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Yeah but I think people still have biases. I am afraid I am seen as less confident just because I have this disability...

Im very socially awkward and have a very bad stuttering problem

Im very socially awkward and have a very bad stuttering problem I’m normally alright with conversation and barely used to stutter when I was in college but now it’s gotten even worse, I’m very social...

I've never met someone with a stutter. Is it THAT rare?

I've never met someone with a stutter. Is it THAT rare? I'm a stutterer but I haven't met anyone with a stutter in real life yet. Of course I've seen a lot of people that stutter on the Internet, but ...

I got my first tattoo today

I got my first tattoo today It's the stuttering awareness ribbon with the quote "I speak freely, not fluently." Underneath, just thought it would be good to share it here!...

You stutter, I stutter, a lot of people stutter, if 99% of people around you stuttered you wouldn't care, it's the fact most people don't that makes you feel insecure and awkward when you do, I can't ...

Do you stutter around people who also stutters?

Do you stutter around people who also stutters? Hi, I noticed that I am fluent around people who stutters. However, I stutters a lot when I am around fluent people who makes me less confident. Do yo...

Yea I’ve noticed exactly what you mentioned OP. Even the word “stutter”, isn’t designated to mean a speech impairment or speech disorder. Which kinda doesn’t leave space for pws in society. Language d...

Reality is what you make it. And even the ADA says it can be considered a disability but it’s not necessarily a disability. We can agree to disagree at this point....

I disagree that it isn’t a disability. It is recognized and covered under ADA as a disability. Now, for you if it helps to think it is not a disability but more empowering, you should continue you to ...

Your first sentence. Stuttering isn’t a disability. It’s not “a lot lot harder to get dates”. I wholeheartedly disagree with that sentiment and even more so when it comes in the form of advice to othe...

We are rare and underrepresented. Your friends don’t live all aspects of your life, they see you sometimes. They probably mostly see you at your best when you are having fun. They can’t comprehend you...

Dude you’re making such a large generalization that you’re undermining peoples experiences just because they DO have a partner. You sound bitter af. All my relationships include various stuttering sev...

Why is stuttering really so misunderstood/noticed with everybody and all general societies?

Why is stuttering really so misunderstood/noticed with everybody and all general societies? I am still quite young and was taking to a friend a while back about my stutter since it’s not anywhere as s...

God knows what you're going through brotherman. It sucks, but it has made you stronger your entire life. I have a bad stutter and it sucks, I know. But it has molded your heart into something special....

Friends. Sorry to hear that you are facing rejections due to a genuine disability. Please permit me to share some perspectives as an older man who has had stuttering all his life and at some point sa...

It's a common thing with people with disability/special ability . We are aware that our problems will form the core part of anyone's beliefs about us and thus it's extremely important for us to recogn...

Researcher (PhD in chemical Engineering) but switched after I reached a dead end in science since no university wanted to hire me as a stuttering professor - and sitting in second row while other, not...

There's a post from me in this sub from a while back that outlines that. In the end though it's habit, I'm mid 50s, I kicked the stutter very late in my 20s. Tough time before then....

I’m a commercial agent, so I act as a middle man between negotiations and give advice to clients. It’s tricky when I’m just speaking on the phone, especially when people can get quite frustrated if we...

This is always so hard to explain to younger people. Almost everybody adult in this sub has been in this situation I’d imagine. I also completely understand how you are feeling. When I was your age I...