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commentr/StutterSep 7, 2018
8 points

I had a Spanish teacher that did that do me one time. She kept asking me why I couldn’t talk normal....

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 7, 2018
9 points

A teacher should know there are kids out there who stutter. And even if not s/he should have at least have the manners....

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Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterSep 7, 2018
15 points

Random rant

Random rant This is basically a rant but I had to release my anger somewhere. Background info: This Indonesian teacher from a different school came into our school today to see how our school languag...

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Frustration & AngerStigma & Bullying
postr/StutterSep 6, 2018
2 points

Stuttering in the headlines, misunderstood yet again: "Kavanaugh stutters and stammers before admitting there are no laws that govern the male body"

Stuttering in the headlines, misunderstood yet again: "Kavanaugh stutters and stammers before admitting there are no laws that govern the male body" [https://thinkprogress.org/kamala-harris-questions-...

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Feared Words & NamesAvoidance & SubstitutionHiding & Concealment+3 more
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2018
14 points

"Stuttering is the only thing that good people think it's still okay to laugh at" if I wasn't crying before I sure did then....

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2018
2 points

Thanks for your advice man! It was helpful :) I'm not really embarrassed about my stutter. I'm just afraid of making other people uncomfortable. The majority of people out there are nice and sympath...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentAnxiety & Social JudgmentStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2018
2 points

Speech therapy asap. Not to be dramatic, but the life of a stutterer can be a very cruel one....

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Seeking TherapyStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 30, 2018
1 points

Hey i have same experience during high school and my english teacher just did the samething. Afterwards my speech gone to hell and my social life and stigma everything grades. Oh my god today i reali...

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commentr/StutterAug 29, 2018
0 points

That advice is that link is so psychological damaging to the poor kid. You're making his stuttering a taboo subject, which will cause feeling of shame for him. You can't just ignore something like a s...

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Shame & EmbarrassmentStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2018
1 points

I take so much issue with this, I don't even know where to start. I guess with the presumption that the majority of stutterers don't have a familial link (citation???). Or maybe with the weird hardl...

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Genetic & Family FactorsMedicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & Bullying+1 more
commentr/StutterAug 24, 2018
3 points

Just had an Icebreaker for a physics club today, about an hour ago. Basically, we were in smaller groups and that part went fine. I was pretty proud of my fluency for that (haha), but after a few minu...

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postr/StutterAug 23, 2018
25 points

My girlfriend's experiences

My girlfriend's experiences Before starting this, I as well as my girlfriend both stutter (I know, we got lucky lol). She didn't want to make a Reddit account so she wanted me to post it for her. She'...

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Feared Words & NamesHiding & ConcealmentExperiential Association+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2018
2 points

This is really exciting, you will do great! College is a big change for everyone, and it's a crazy big change as a stutterer. I think for most of us we get in a bubble in high school and that earlier...

School & WorkEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeHope & MotivationStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2018
5 points

I've just graduated from a federal agency's academy. I'm still terrible on the radio sometimes but a few of my instructors know good agents with stutters. Most of my commands are pretty decent though....

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Employment & CareerStigma & BullyingAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2018
2 points

You are 21 and many feel unsure at that age. You are not alone. You seem to already have social skills. Continue to network and exercise your social skills. And read those social books too, to find w...

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commentr/StutterAug 15, 2018
6 points

I feel like there's awareness that stuttering exists, but usually in a very negative light, like it's funny ...

Identity & Disability
Stigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2018
15 points

Unfortunately, stuttering is one of the only disorders/disabilities that I can think of that is still openly made fun of. It's important to spread awareness but also not think of yourself as a victim....

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsCommunity & Support
Stigma & BullyingDisclosure & Telling OthersValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2018
3 points

Not enough people stutters and those awareness days are just cute nice things but you don’t care about all other days. Those days are useless. Enough with the victimhood mentality. ...

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Stigma & BullyingHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2018
8 points

Only about 1% of the world stutters. We can't expect awareness to be terribly high, especially when it's not present until someone speaks (and actually stutters during). "Stuttering" has a colloquial...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & BullyingResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2018
10 points

I'm totally with you on this being frustrating. I think it comes back to a misunderstanding of what stuttering (the disorder we have) is. Sure, people are disfluent sometimes. I trip over my words but...

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Anxiety & Social JudgmentMedicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & Bullying