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commentr/StutterJun 4, 2025
2 points

Practice helps, I think as well people tend to be more impatient nowadays (especially in school with phones and social media). I'm 20 with a stutter and now in college to be a high school teacher. I w...

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commentr/StutterJun 3, 2025
3 points

Reading out loud in general is useful. If you're already pretty fluent by yourself, it means the nerves are simply getting to you when other people are around. That's something very common as public s...

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postr/StutterJun 3, 2025
5 points

Can reading more help my stutter?

Can reading more help my stutter? Hi all, I’ve stuttered consistently since I was a kid, I’m now 16. My stutter when speaking has greatly improved through much practice, and now, it’s only somewhat no...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
2 points

I just completed my Software Engineering degree yesterday. During my university, I also used to give presentations infront of the whole class. Some went decent but some went so bad and horrible to an ...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
2 points

I feel pretty confident when teaching because they're so young, I need to speak paused and slowly, we sing songs and dance so no one has really noticed I stutter...

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commentr/StutterJun 2, 2025
2 points

Go and practice to Toastmasters if you can before you start the new semester/school. It's safe space to practise. I know manu stutterers who have done Toastmasters....

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2025
2 points

Nice to see a fellow teacher :) I'm at high school. How do you manage it? Not sure but I think kids are relatively more tolerant compared to teenagers....

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commentr/StutterJun 1, 2025
1 points

I promise you dieing is not the way to make things get better. I know you mean something to many people even if you don't see it. As far as the stuttering I know it's challenging. Every day I feel l...

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postr/StutterMay 31, 2025
3 points

Will be teaching a student who stutters in the fall

Will be teaching a student who stutters in the fall Hello. I'm a high school teacher at a small private school and a student who stutters will be joining our school in the fall. I will be teaching him...

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commentr/StutterMay 30, 2025
1 points

Congrats on your 4.0 GPA, I agree with the idea that stuttering limits the potential we have or things that come as automatic to those that are fluent but difficult for us to do. We are 1% of the worl...

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commentr/StutterMay 29, 2025
1 points

I'm from northern Utah. Growing up in the 90s, I was able to receive speech therapy from kindergarten until 12th grade. Unfortunately, my stutter lead to severe bullying, fights, and school suspension...

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postr/StutterMay 29, 2025
9 points

stuttering drags me down

stuttering drags me down i dont remember when it started but i found myself stuttering since i was 7, now i'm 18 and it's getting worse. i remember in grade 7 when the teacher asked me a question that...

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commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
2 points

You got this!! I just completed a speech class where I had to give 3 speeches and scored B’s and up on all of them although I stutter. I’d say just practice everything over and over as much as you can...

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commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
3 points

Ok, it takes practice. Maybe go somewhere if you stutter it won’t be as a big of deal? If that makes sense? I know it sucks, trust me. There are days where I hate talking. But you are this young kid ...

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commentr/StutterMay 25, 2025
3 points

You are a brave lad, and trust me when I say that everyone in your class knows this, but doesn’t talk about it openly. You may be creating a bigger positive impact on your classmates than you’ll ever ...

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postr/StutterMay 25, 2025
30 points

Big presentation tomorrow!

Big presentation tomorrow! So, tomorrow I have a presentation infront of my class, my stutter has been so bad lately that I have been skipping school when ever I’ve had presentations, but tomorrow I’m...

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commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
2 points

Sorry to hear this you need to learn to not give a fuck about what people think of your stutter. It is not your fault you stutter and you should not have to blame yourself for something that is out of...

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commentr/StutterMay 24, 2025
3 points

I don’t want to ruin your night, but last year i got accepted to Med school and it was going fine until presentations started and reading etc. I dropped out and i’ve isolated myself ever since, i wou...

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postr/StutterMay 23, 2025
2 points

What to do with stuttering

What to do with stuttering Hello, the text may have errors because I am writing through a translator. I'm in the 10th grade and I started stuttering when I was 4 years old. We have a test in English o...

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commentr/StutterMay 22, 2025
2 points

My favorite teacher in high school stuttered! He was one of the most popular teachers in the school too. One time a kid made fun of how he spoke, and he turned and stopped the class and told the kid ...

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