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I do this all the time when ordering in coffee shops!!! I always say ‘ocha’ instead of mocha and pretend they misheard LOL!...

Practice telling stories in the mirror. Practice telling stories more often. Talk more slowly. Be confident in what you’re saying. It’s happened to me too many times, but it gets better with confiden...

Definitely take up space, but by talking regularly and clearly, probably in a way that *seem*s slow. Many PWS speak fast in an attempt to “get it over with”. It’s also completely possible to use int...

Definitely a technique I have used, though I've also had comments about "no need to talk so loud," or "use your inside voice" when I have been carried away....

One helpful thing is to take up space with your voice. Your goal should be to talk a little louder than normal talking but still within range so people don’t get mad about your noise. Enunciate your s...

Unfortunately, the best thing is going to sound contradictory, but it’s what’s suggested by SLPs who specialize in dysfluency, or are PWS also. Let people know you stutter. Bad blocks happen becaus...

You said it yourself - people think you might be having a seizure. *New people do not know you stutter*. Please get/make a nametag to wear on a lanyard with your name and just the relevant info. I a...

I think there’s so much resistance to disclosing in some way bc people think it makes them look weak. When in fact, not being to ask for the exact meal you want, make a casual joke, explain why you t...

>disclosing is extremely helpful Disclosing also helps prevent miscommunication. For example, here's someone with speech impediment saying "don't have a good day. have a great day" to someone they...

What did you think of The King's Speech (2011) ?

What did you think of The King's Speech (2011) ? For those of you who haven't seen the movie, I highly recommend it as it accurately pictures **how society behaves around speech impediments, especiall...

Do you block and have avoidance behaviors(switching words, avoiding eye contact, avoiding conversations, etc? those things are almost entirely due to anticipation anxiety. Unfortunately, the way to ...

Anytime I hear about someone faking a stutter it makes me want to spontaneously combust. I’d give anything to be able to fake fluency....

You should probably try antidepressant for depression and Abilify for stuttering....

Lot of stutters are good at hiding it for obvious reasons...

I blocked on my name often in high school. I did this: 1. Avoid my name 2. Start with other words, like “hey, I’m ***” or “my name is ***” or “what’s up, people call me ***”. 3. Slight under my ...

I am also a PhD student, but with a stutter. 1) When I experience negative emotions I usually withdraw and watch tv/netflix, or scroll on reddit. But aside the technologies, only sleep makes me feel...

I can't say what I've actively chosen to use any kind of tech in order to cope with negative emotions from my stuttering, but I realize now in hindsight that I've been using video games and long dista...

Some people are able to pass for fluent the rest of their lives without much effort but that’s the minority and even then, most of them simply become covert stutterers. They can swap words around and ...

If you can speak fine when alone but have silent blocks a moment later when someone enters the room, of course that particular thing is psychological. *that doesn’t make it less real, impactful, se...

Are you wondering if people like to distract themselves by using their phone or playing video games? Of course we “sorta feel better” after doing one of those things - but it does nothing to address ...