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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
5 points

Current SLP grad student here (and a person who stuttered a lot throughout my childhood)- It’s always helpful for parents and family to acknowledge the stutter, but remind the child that it does not d...

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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
1 points

If he didn't stutter people would find something else to mock....

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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
1 points

Yeah- kids can be so mean. Sorry you had that until high school, I can only imagine how hard it must have been....

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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
2 points

Oh man, I hope that teasing is nipped in the bud quick smart. At 42 I'm still dealing with the trauma of high school....

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commentr/StutterNov 27, 2021
10 points

As a kid everytime someone brought my stutter up it made it worse. In my very unqualified opinion, I think the best thing you can do is just make her feel like it doesn't matter, treat it like a non ...

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commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
2 points

Yeah it's just sad people do this, I don't even see a reason, there's no way you can feel better about yourself mocking a speech disorder, unless you're like the worst person ever with the lowest self...

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commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
3 points

why do they do stuff like that, also when they ask debit/credit, you show them your card it has the credit logo on it, written credit in letters, but they want you to say it out loud just because :/ ...

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commentr/StutterNov 26, 2021
4 points

I see lot of Americans are very nice towards stutterers and they don't care it too much. But when I was living in India, I faced lot of probs from teachers and students in college life. One asshole te...

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commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
1 points

omg i just remembered, a girl once heard me stuttering when i was talking with my friend and then she told me that i sounded like a DJ record 💀cuz i repeated the sentence when i was talking. That’s a...

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commentr/StutterNov 25, 2021
2 points

In my school I got beat up for my stutter, shit sucks but I feel anybody who is slightly different has a rough time in school. Go to the gym and stick to your group would be my advice! It gets much be...

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
2 points

Hey man! Everyday people would laugh at me for my stutter. It's okay to laugh at disabilities as long as it's a *speech* disability apparently. Try asking them why they are laughing? Why are they la...

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
3 points

I used to get bullied in elementary for it than ppl stopped as my stutter got better but in my junior year my stutter got bad so a kid sitting next to me in tech made a joke about it, I just put the k...

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
4 points

I agree. I would also recommend going up and doing the oral report, and not trying to hide your stutter. Being vulnerable is the best thing you can do. I remember in high school I was in a History cla...

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
3 points

I used to get bullied for it in year 7 to 11. I just didn’t care, because it’s just low, like would say “is that the best you can come up with” and stuff like that. Now in year 12 and 13. Well all th...

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
1 points

I’m sure the two other people that made fun of someone with a disability will have fulfilling and good life’s, and are not complete assholes and will grow to hate there former self....

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
2 points

I have nothing to add to these wonderful responses, but for me this was my five years of high school, every fucking day. (Australia doesn't have junior high. It's seven years of primary, five of secon...

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
2 points

I am sorry for what happened to you. Kids / Teenagers can be so cruel. It get's better with time. I am 23 years old, stutter since I can remember, and only during school time there there dumb shitty p...

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
5 points

making fun of someone's disability is below pathetic, that idiot's reputation went down the drain. Also don't care about what others say, focus on yourself....

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
9 points

Hurt People Hurt People. If someone has to put you down to make themselves feel better, that is on them.....NOT you. You are an AMAZING HUMAN BEING and I agree with many of the comments in here.....

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commentr/StutterNov 24, 2021
5 points

These cretins would've found something else to make fun of even if you didn't have a stutter. Most bullies do what they do because of their own insecurities. I know it is difficult, but try to stop ca...

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