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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
2 points

Hebrew (native) - My stutter is mild to moderate. Russian - Moderate English - Moderate to severe since I use it rarely. I tried to learn Spanish - what a difficult language for a person who stutt...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
2 points

There is a genetic component and it can be passed down generations. My dad had a stutter (he outgrew it at 20), and I have a pretty severe one (neither of my two siblings do). For a long time I did ...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
6 points

Bad stutterer here and raise 2 kids in their late 30's now. They have poked fun at me but they never had an issue with their speech....

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
4 points

I'm 41, a radiology IT consultant, and have stuttered my whole speaking life. I would not go that route. It is an impediment but doesn't disable any of us (although it sure seems like it at times)....

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
2 points

I used to stutter only in one language, but now I stutter in two... But I still stutter mostly in the first one. Both are basically a mother tongue for me, as I was raised bilingual, but after some li...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
5 points

My first ever block I remember was when I was at the gym one day working out when I was a junior in high school, I was tryna say “You still using this machine?”. It ended up coming out as “Y-y-y-y-y-y...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
5 points

I stutter (my dad stuttered as a child) and I have an almost 4 year old son. He does not stutter (yet), but he has been diagnosed with Apraxia. He also has a significant expressive speech delay beca...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
5 points

Parent of three. I was a severe stutterer as a child. None of my kids stutter. There are genetic factors, but don't think of it as hereditary. Although stuttering can cluster in families. Speech is ...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
3 points

My dad has a pretty severe stutter that (as far as I know) has not gone away or improved over the 40+ years of his life, and I have a moderate one that is not improving either (late teens). I don't kn...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
7 points

I've never had a stutter and my son's mom never did either, however my son has a severe stutter along with adhd. No issues with stuttering in either of our families either, so I'm gonna say it's not a...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
5 points

I have heard that stuttering may be hereditary. I have brothers and an uncle who have a nearly unnoticeable stutter. I am a moderate stutterer/clutterer. I was first diagnose with speech impediment...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
2 points

I think for me I've got worse as I got older, or maybe as I got older I was faced with more experienceies where I had to try and make a conversation ,...

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commentr/StutterJul 13, 2021
1 points

Thanks for all the input, I guess the general census is your stutter remains , but the odd few seem to fair better when speaking another language.....

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2021
3 points

At the time I'd say it was moderate on average, severe on a bad day. Now (a lot of speech therapy later) it's consistently mild. IMHO your time and money is better spent on therapy....

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2021
1 points

It’s good that it worked for you though. How badly do you stutter without it?...

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commentr/StutterJul 12, 2021
1 points

I'm experiencing this at the moment. I thought I was rid of my stutter, but it has come back completely. I have 1 other friend with a stutter, we bond over it. But I have been finding it really diffic...

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commentr/StutterJul 11, 2021
3 points

It is happening to me, since a couple of months I feel more difficult to maintain a fluid conversation. I blame almost not seing people last year because covid...

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commentr/StutterJul 10, 2021
3 points

You shouldn’t limit yourself just because of your stutter. I have a moderate to severe stutter and I work a job that involves a lot of interacting with customers face to face as well as a lot of speak...

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commentr/StutterJul 9, 2021
4 points

Growing out of it will prob never happen, I'm sorry to say.. I'm 58, had a damn lifetime of this... I've mentioned on other posts, I'd be a completely diff person with a diff life if it wasn't fo...

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postr/StutterJul 9, 2021
15 points

Stutter Pet Peeves

Stutter Pet Peeves Here's a small list for me to vent my frustrations out. \-When I know what I want to say, but it won't come out. \-Sometimes I struggle to pronounce words because of my stutter...

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