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Honesty haven't mentioned to people as much as I should.. I've hated it for so long that in my head it's this big ugly thing that I'd rather not bring up I even get anxious just thinking about telling...

I know how you feel, but how often have you just admitted to others that you have a stutter when you're speaking ad get stuck on a word? In my experience people find the honestly endearing more than ...

President Biden

President Biden I may be wrong but why is it that Joe Biden hasn't come out and admitted he has a stutter?... I feel like he is hiding and it's making it a lot more difficult for him. What are your th...

Before the call begins can you tell the person that you stutter via email so they know what to expect....

I did it in most of my interviews. It just became part of my answer to "tell us a little about yourself." If you're comfortable doing it, do it. The only thing I might change is to not call it a spee...

I mention it. Sometimes I mention it more for them than for me. I also give a couple lines on what they can expect. "Hi, before we start I wanted to let you know that I have a stutter, so you may hear...

Job hunting

Job hunting Do you guys mention your speech problem during a job interview? I mention it to let the person know that I am not nervous, and that I simply have a speech problem. Any tips you guys have, ...

I started fingerspelling my name using ASL, if it gets to bad. Or before, during introductions i’ll ask for a little bit of patience with my speech as there’s not really much i can do seeing as my nam...

Yes! Disclose your stutter right off the bat. It demonstrates confidence....

Do you ever disclose your stutter at the start of the phone call? That could take some of the added pressure off of you and also gives the listener a heads up. There’s nothing to be ashamed about. I...

That's where you come in! Take this wonderful thing called social media that lets us communicate nonverbally and use it to tell people about your stutter! Tell people about groups like the National St...

Its something we are all born with. Something is not how it should be in our brains. Nothing major just. Its not something that will dissapear or solutions for. The best way to deal with it is make yo...

That's great to hear! If your son isn't worrying about it, then he's set. I see. There have been cases, albeit rare, of PWS getting pulled over &/or being mistaken to being on drugs. I have a st...

There's plenty of people who stutter (PWS) who attend college and do fine. I do suggest if your son takes a speech course or any course where the professor requires a presentation to be made to tell t...

Hey there! I also have a developmental stutter, and have identified with it my whole life. I only started tackling it when I was in college as it really got in the way of life. Until then, I could avo...

What I did in college (after struggling two years) was tell my professors I stuttered, and to not treat me differently. I also let my classmates know I stutter and apologized beforehand. 90% of the ti...

I met a girl who had a stutter like me, it took while for introduce myself to her, but everything went well, we spoke about school stuff, she was cute, i wish I could get her number, I wish I could sp...

A positive story

A positive story Hi all, I have been lurking on here for a little bit now as a way to see what other people go through with their stutters, and it has been great to see people going through the same ...

Tips on how to deal with special situations? Like different options on how to introduce stuttering before/during a job interview, how to handle laughing people during presentations, ......

It's terribly difficult to control other people's actions. It's not really something to strive for, to be honest. All we can do is focus on what we want to say, and carry it out as reasonably as we ca...