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My husband’s mother has a prominent stutter but neither him or his sister do, I have a stutter but neither of my parents do 🤷🏻‍♀️ It’s a bit of a gamble...

It was a few years back. So I would’ve been around 22 or 23 and my sister is 3 years older....

Look, I am not a parent, but my mother has stuttered in the past and, sadly, it could be passed down. I always think in upsides and downsides. Yes it will be hard for the kid sometimes, presentations ...

My uncle was taught to left hand from right hand because he injured his right hand and lost a part of his thumb when he was 8. He started stuttering, but it went away when he returned to using his lef...

Treat him normally. Always let him finish sentences even if you know what he's gonna say and don't ever rush on him even if you're in a rush for something. Reaching somewhere a minute or two late woul...

40 year old dad — father of four. I also think my life long stutter is due to my very early years and how I was treated. One of my biggest fears with each kid, like yours, was that they would naturall...

Scared Father

Scared Father I will state first that I am 43 and have stuttered since I could talk. There are 2 theories in my family as to why I stutter. One is that it was just a natural thing. The other is that i...

I hate every second of my life

I hate every second of my life I didn’t know so many people had a stutter and I feel like I can add to this subreddit. I’ve had a stutter for all my life, and so has my dad, grandad and so on. I still...

My stutter isn't that bad, blocks mostly (not the repetition type really) and I can read quickly with no problem too. To answer your question, yes, many stutterers find it easier to read than have con...

you said your relationship with your family is bad because of your stutter. why do you think its because of your stutter?...

But maybe it's not just genetic, It could also be cultural(although I very much doubt it). But therapy for stutterers have shown that your attitude to your stutter can harm or improve your influency, ...

My mum had one, so did her mum, and one of my grandads on my father's side. I inherited it, but oddly my brother got off scot free...

My mother has a slight stutter and I’m guessing I got it from her. All my siblings stutter too but it’s not as bad as mine. Also, has anyone stuttering got better and better over the years?...

My dad has a stutter, just like I do as his son. As he was much older than me when I was a kid, he had learned techniques and methods which he could teach me early on, while I was concurrently doing s...

When my kids were younger they had some signs of it. We had both of them tested ana all wa well. They're 17 and 14 now and have no problems. Before they got tested I was distraught that I might have p...

What I was always told was that it can be from genetics or it can come from a traumatic experience at a young age....

That’s so true. Me and my brother have a severe stutter. My cousin has it too. When my aunt’s child got to the age of 6 he developed a severe stutter, that’s when I realized it’s linked to genetics. E...

loads of genes have been implicated in stuttering. Who knows. Stuttering is a mystery to everyone involved....

Stuttering is one of the most complex disorders out there. Having been wrestling with it myself for many years and meeting tons of people both online and irl, I can say with some certainty that it is ...

Yes, it is genetic. However it's not always the case. In my personal case, nobody in my family has a stutter, and nobody before them (grandparents, 2nd cousins etc) have a stutter. It's a large factor...