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commentr/StutterMay 9, 2022
9 points

There are tons of people who stuttered in childhood and grew out of it. That doesn't mean he didn't anything in particular for it. Even if he did, that doesn't mean it will apply to other people. His ...

Identity & DisabilityMeta
Stigma & BullyingNot About Stuttering
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2022
14 points

Stuttering is one of those things people just assume you're retarded and don't even care if they made a mistake. Literally no one gives af, it's up to us to figure it out for ourselves...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2022
2 points

You don't need to take others' false perceptions of stuttering srsly. Just keep in mind stuttering is just something wrong with your neurological internal circuits that function for articulations, no...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & BullyingNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterMay 1, 2022
3 points

I’m sorry they treat you so poorly :( My grandparents could be real assholes about my stutter. My grandma on several occasions washed my mouth out with soap as punishment, I think she was a bit nutty...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment
postr/StutterMay 1, 2022
25 points

I have little fond memories of spending time with my relatives

I have little fond memories of spending time with my relatives When I was a kid, my relatives often tease my stuttering and make fun of me. My grandma laugh at me whenever I stutter. I had no way to s...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHiding & ConcealmentShame & Embarrassment+3 more
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
1 points

Don’t let it get to you. From my experience it’s ignorance on their part. If they seem to mean well I’ll say I’m not slow it’s just a speech impediment so they don’t do it to another stutterer in the ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
1 points

This is absolutely true. My dad stutters: he's an absolutely brilliant man, but he often gets treated like he's dumb because of the way he speaks. He's a university professor/research scientist, but a...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionStigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
1 points

I lived in Beverly Hills and if anything, people can be very snobby and judgemental if you have anything "wrong" with you. If you're not skinny, rich, normal, and usually white, you stand out like a s...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
3 points

I dont think most of the world sees stuttering as a real thing some people struggle with their whole lives....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & BullyingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2022
3 points

I'm 17 I'm in the same position as you that's why i don't have any friends and i already lose my confidence. because of stutter my life is hard i can't express my feelings or just talk like a normal p...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
2 points

Write the main doctor an email telling them what happened. People intern for the connections and letters of recommendation from supervisors. It’s a fair thing to reach out and tell their supervisor ab...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
6 points

I own a business - these girls would be fired immediately. If one of my employees offended someone by making a comment about their ugly outfit or cracking a rude joke; fine.. Do I condone it? No. Unpr...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
1 points

They never blurted out laughing. The girl facing away from me right as I stuttered looked at the other girl (who was facing me) and put her head downtown toward the keyboard and moved like she was gig...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
1 points

I agree, it's not worth making someone lose their job over something like that but in the future, if it happens again, it may be worth it to get their boss involved and just say hey, this is both extr...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
7 points

I doubt they would get fired. But it is going to be a learning opportunity for them as well. Next time they will think twice before laughing at a person with a stutter....

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
8 points

> "No point - they’ll go back to college and say “Some stuttering motherfucker got me fired” or something" I'd be glad. > Doesn’t matter - won’t teach them anything The unprofessional idiots ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Stigma & BullyingFrustration & Anger
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
9 points

Just petty. No point - they’ll go back to college and say “Some stuttering motherfucker got me fired” or something. Doesn’t matter - won’t teach them anything...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
10 points

Not necessarily get them in trouble, but they do need to understand that laughing at a person with a disability is not cool. Would they laugh at a person in a wheelchair? A blind person? I had a simi...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Stigma & BullyingAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
21 points

I can definitely understand. I’ve had a waitress laugh in my face while I tried getting my order out. It makes me feel really incompetent. Because I know the reason I sometimes sound this way, most ot...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySocial & Relationships
Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & BullyingQuality of Life
commentr/StutterApr 28, 2022
10 points

I don’t really want an apology. I think the ginger got the point when I looked at her. I don’t want them to get in trouble either - they’ll be sorry they got caught, not saying shit....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying