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Do you have minor fluency issues? I considered law school, but I feel like my stuttering is more severe than what would be acceptable in a position such as an attorney. For my masters capstone, I had ...
I’m the same. I only have a serious stutter if I’m nervous, sick or tired. Otherwise than that you probably won’t know....
That’s really sad to hear, I remember “graduating” from the schools speech thing and in less than a a year I was right back in it. I understand that schools can’t really afford to focus on small parts...
I've only met one or two stutterers during my life. Many people who have speech impediments are only afflicted by mild fluency problems in certain situations. I, on the other hand, have stuttered my e...
Studies have shown that at very young ages the distribution of male and female stutterers is about even. As they grow through preschool years the females are able to pick up language skills faster tha...
Well compare it to other ‘1%’ diseases like schizophrenia, you don’t really meet them that often because you know someone has an illness if u become really close. You never know, your friends may also...
I agree with this, There is no way it's 1%. I also live in a big city and I have only ever met 2 people who stutter. One of them is a coworker who I currently work with and the other guy came thru the...
It is true that 1% of adults stutter. You may not notice because they're either quiet or are good at hiding it....
No, I'm not nervous and speaking slowly doesn't necessarily help!
No, I'm not nervous and speaking slowly doesn't necessarily help! Hi fellow pws, I have been reading a few of the comments and I find it odd that people have been playing stuttering off as a nervous r...
From 2012 to 2016, he definitely aged a lot, physically, and I could definitely see that impacting his stutter. He was known as a "gaffe machine" for his entire career. The "Barack America" gaffe is...
Biden is one of the lucky ones in that he seems to have more or less gotten over it in adulthood. I’ve actually been wondering if some of his gaffes can be attributed to it coming back with old age. I...
Sometimes, during important speaking situations, people who stutter may access some speaking strategies that reduce stuttering. They may not even be aware that they are doing this but in this situatio...
This 100%. I can give presentations, interviews, tell anecdotes and not stutter once. Try and tell my friends what I did on the weekend and it's terrible. Having said that, it's so temperamental...
I stutter all the time, and unfortunately the severity is unpredictable. I’ll never forget the time I gave a class presentation and didn’t stutter a single time, but I also usually stutter when I’m ju...
Stuttering only under anxiety?
Stuttering only under anxiety? Hi, Is it possible to say that we stutter only when we re under stress? When we re angry, sad or excited? I dont have a BIG stuttering problem, i d say on a range of 1...
Anyone seen a significant difference in fluency after weight loss/gain?
Anyone seen a significant difference in fluency after weight loss/gain? I’ve lost a good deal of weight in the past year, and unfortunately my fluency has gotten worse on the whole. I’ve only recentl...
I had a group presentation 2 days back. I couldn't finish it and i stuttered severely throughout. But im happy i got through it. I have missed some group presentations calling in sick, but i always re...
Oh I’m not silent. I say yes to every speaking thing and try my best to build a bullet proof mentality especially around my speech, which is arguably my biggest insecurity. But stuttering didn’t help ...
I am really grateful that (at least so far) he is completely unselfconscious about it. The boy’s talking cannot be stopped, regardless of if he’s at school, at home or wherever. I think he actually s...
The addition of people is _all_ the difference. :) You see, it's a different mode of performance. That's just how communication works - it engages us differently, and we have to engage other capaciti...