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commentr/StutterFeb 5, 2025
2 points

Fully agree. Stuttering is a result of genetic mutation in FOXB2, GNPTAB gene which is clearly a disability....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2025
1 points

Oh, so the post was about his stutter being a disability. Sorry, I understood it wrong...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
8 points

Stuttering impacts people quite differently. If it’s not disabling for you, then it’s not a disability....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
28 points

I fully agree. The sentiment needs to change if we want more research to be done. If people don't care, then researchers don't get funded. Another thing on this point, even some people that stutter ha...

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commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
0 points

Old enough to know better. It sounds like you might be hyper-focused on stuttering. As such, you're not seeing the portrayal of other disabilities. Stuttering is often triggered by anxiety. So, yes...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightMedicalization / NeurodiversityPublic Awareness / Media
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
12 points

Just wished people would treat it as a real disability or impairing in the same way people think someone without an eye, without a leg etc. is seen. There should be also disability benefits from the g...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAccess & Rights
postr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
92 points

Stuttering is a disability and I'm tired to pretend otherwise.

Stuttering is a disability and I'm tired to pretend otherwise. Yeah I know that's the 1000th thread about this, but really I hate it how stuttering is not treated seriously by society. It's always moc...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & BullyingShame & Embarrassment+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2025
1 points

If you really give it a thought, you're just trying to get a justification so that you remain in your comfort bubble It's not okay to stutter, same like it's not okay to be fat, It's changeable if yo...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHelplessness & AgencyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
1 points

Cures don't really exist in medicine at all unfortunately. However, I believe we can get to a point where its managed, just like somebody with diabetes is managed with insulin. I hope that makes sense...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
2 points

You don't even understand the points I'm making in the post. You're more concerned with just self promoting yourself. But hey, I'm glad you've made improvements mate....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
0 points

I'm an SLP and I stutter. Fluency should never be the goal, as stuttering is a neurological difference and not curable. The goals are around making it easier to communicate with others, reducing avoid...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & ProfessionalCoping & Advocacy
Medicalization / NeurodiversityTherapy ExperiencesFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
1 points

Stutterers do not have cerebral palsy, speech therapy could really help them to be more fluent using techniques etc. However, the goal now of speech therapy is to get the patient comfortable with thei...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Medicalization / NeurodiversityFluency TechniquesAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJan 31, 2025
2 points

Is as system mechanism when we using effort it start you can look at it in youtube look for william parry stuttering and watch his vidoe you will understand in my opinion its the most realistic theroy...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2025
4 points

The 80-85% number comes from twin studies. So basically this means that if one twin stutters, the other is 80-85% more likely to stutter due to genetics.. What's interesting is that in my family my da...

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Genetic & Family FactorsMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2025
1 points

Some does to make you happy. I see stutterers are far less in numbers ,even 5% in the entire the population of autism. This is what I observed...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 30, 2025
12 points

I don't know what you mean by being responsible here. Nobody said anything about being or not being responsible. But are we to blame for our stutter? Is our anxiousness the culprit? My point is no. Th...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityMeds & Substances
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / NeurodiversityHarmful Med Outcomes
commentr/StutterJan 29, 2025
5 points

This is very innovative and based on sound research evidence. For anyone reading, the key to improving or even overcoming your stuttering is to tackle the approach-avoidance conflict. This is usually ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterJan 28, 2025
1 points

For the last three years, I’ve been encouraging the stuttering community to engage with new [research studies](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/15dltbl/megacollection_tips_to_improve_stutteri...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityMeta
Research & ResourcesMedicalization / NeurodiversityNot About Stuttering
postr/Stutter_remissionJan 27, 2025
1 points

Do you think feeling less nervous and more confident would actually make you speak more fluently? Why or why not? Or, why does this depend on the person?

Do you think feeling less nervous and more confident would actually make you speak more fluently? Why or why not? Or, why does this depend on the person? [This research ](https://www.frontiersin.org/j...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Anxiety & Social JudgmentMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJan 24, 2025
2 points

Yes I think you are right, in that, young children can be corrected faster. I think this might be partly due to their strong cognitive interference when they grow older (when their neocortex is fully ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / NeurodiversityOnset & Life-Stage Changes