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I am not a stutterer but a close friend is. I never brought it up because I felt if my friend wanted to talk about it or acknowledge it they would. It's worked for us!...

You, being exactly the person, as conveyed through your post, are already everything your student needs! ! My son stutters, and it’s people like you he’s grown the most from. It’s a gift:)...

Question. Is it ok to mention a person's stutter ?

Question. Is it ok to mention a person's stutter ? Like, to assure them that it's no big deal. I met a guy recently at work,he seems really interesting. Do I just pretend he doesn't have a stutter, or...

I don’t have anything else to add on top of what anyone else here as said, but thank you so much again for coming here to ask!...

Yes, as others have commented, please do not ask him to read aloud. It can be very difficult and overwhelming to read in front of people. Try to connect with him before the tutoring sessions start. ...

Well all that you can do is just take it easy because to deal with stuttering in school is very hard, you can't do nothing about this, just if you have magic to cure his stutter but nobody can't, all ...

Student that I tutor has a stutter

Student that I tutor has a stutter Hi all, I'm a high school student who tutors on the side, and most of my students are also high school students. I've just started taking on younger students (think...

Yeah the important thing is that you're getting the words out! :) Filler words are fine as long as it helps you....

Nobody can care for your stutter, while they have lots of other things to do. You believe thar they may react you badly, as somebody else reacted you badly in the past. All people are different. What...

Let’s say a person has cancer. That person would have an oncologist to manage their cancer, but they would also have a pcp to manage their health, a psychologist to mange their mental health because ...

That’s amazing! I still have issues with this. I always put myself down thinking it’s pretty pathetic that I have issues introducing myself at my age. Just joined this page and I’m so glad that I did!...

As Dan Savage would say — better to know they’re an asshole right away than to waste any time or feelings with them. I’m sorry that happened to you!...

I have a friend at my school who’s an engineering major. We both stutter and I met him in a philosophy course. He’s one of the only other people I know at my school who struggles with the same thing. ...

Hi there! Thanks for the quick answer, I generally have to agree with most of the things here, especially so with the music. With the point about blaming yourself, you shouldn't beat yourself up about...

Exactly. Even if you didn't stutter, these people would find something else to be shitty about. There are probably a lot of unhappy workers there....

It's a usual thing. We all get to face such situations. Just don't let yourself down just because you can't say some words properly. If anybody gets annoyed or dislikes your speech then I think it's h...

Damn, i sure as hell hope I won’t have to deal with this later in life. Stay strong man. You’re not alone in this....

Man. I would have served some serious ass kicking if anyone did that to me. Just hearing about something like this drives me crazy. I’m sorry you were treated like that. I’ve struggled through simil...

Well good for you for opening with it - that is scary lol Sounds like this guy was a douche and all this is more of a reflection of him and his issues. Does suck you had to deal with it and it may af...

Wow, this really made me upset. Don’t worry about people like this man, they shouldn’t treat you like that. You did your best and that’s all that matters. I would however email HR like the other perso...