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commentr/StutterOct 7, 2022
4 points

Sigh, that is sad and very judgemental. Do these people actually know what Autism is though? A close family member has it and I've lived with them so I know the signs. It's a lot more than just bein...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2022
2 points

My roommate literally had me take an Autism online test because I had a stutter and was smart; and he wouldn’t let it go. When I got a score that was pretty much the lowest possible, he had a hard tim...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2022
9 points

Hey thanks for sharing your story! My boss also thinks I have autism because I don’t speak a lot due to my stutter. Stupid isn’t it?...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2022
2 points

In my opinion it means, you don't associate yourself with other non-stuttering people. When you do that It means you accept yourself as a stutterer and know that everyone has their own way of talking,...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2022
5 points

It means to live with it. If you beat yourself over stuttering then that means you haven't 'accepted it'. I know stuttering sucks and no one would ever choose to have it, but we're born this way and i...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterOct 7, 2022
28 points

Has anyone ever had an acquaintance think that you had autism because of your stutter (being quiet/shy/awkward/introverted/etc when communicating)

Has anyone ever had an acquaintance think that you had autism because of your stutter (being quiet/shy/awkward/introverted/etc when communicating) I (30m) recently found out that one of my high school...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionAnxiety & Social Judgment
commentr/StutterOct 7, 2022
7 points

I'm so used to it and I don't even notice it unless people make me aware of it or when I'm tired. I think mostly accepting it as in 'it is part of me and I can't change it' and then you are becoming l...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2022
1 points

Practising being confident for the first time can easily come across as being an asshole, it was a balancing act for me once I came out my shell that's for sure....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2022
2 points

You can deal with this by working on your speech, and becoming a better speaker.(succes is the best revenge) Try to find a speech therapy that works for you, for me my thirth speech therapy was a home...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesAcceptance & PrideIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2022
3 points

I used to be the shyest most awkward person youve ever met. After so long of living of like that i just said fuck it. I would like to say im not an asshole but i dont put up with shit and will snap ba...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2022
6 points

I would love it if I met a fellow stutter in my real life. I’d probably give them a hug. That brings said, I’m not a social butterfly and I do come across as an asshole. Mostly because I’m quiet and...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2022
18 points

I have not met anybody that stutters, but can tell you for sure, sometimes i am an asshole, i guess you are right, sometimes you are just fed up with stuttering that your additude changes, atleast for...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Identity & Self-PerceptionValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterOct 4, 2022
4 points

Bro, I haven’t thought about me never being born but what i always though of is “Am i a mass murderer in my past life? Am i the Devil’s Subordinate in my past life? Did what i did back then affected m...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional ExperienceCauses & Variability
Identity & Self-PerceptionHope & MotivationGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2022
1 points

I have grown up with bad teeth, and also a speech impediment, both in tangent. I always liked that song Unpretty by TLC, even tho it’s not necessarily about stuttering, just about being different and ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2022
2 points

That story is awfully hard to read/hear. It’s like scaling an emotion mountain to perform a daily task. I’ve buried all my excruciating stutter memories deep inside a forgotten mental well. Yes, sema...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2022
3 points

At times i hate my stutter but at the same time i’m blessed to have people who are patient when it comes to me stuttering; especially at work. Whether that be my coworkers or customer (i work at a pha...

Identity & DisabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & PrideRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2022
1 points

Thanks for the alternate opinion from a female! Didn’t know we had those in this sub lol. All of what I say only pertains to me and for what I believe is my future betterment. I do however sorta agree...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterOct 3, 2022
21 points

Imperfection

Imperfection No matter how much I try to be positive and just let go of my stutter I always had a feeling that I won't be like others and I'm not normal. From past 2 years I have been feeling like tha...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Sadness & HopelessnessIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2022
2 points

Sometimes you just gotta do it, and not think about it. Stutter or Not, STAND YOUR GROUND! And when you’re done ordering (Fluent or not), don’t revisit the situation in your head, it’s gone forever, i...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftHope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterOct 3, 2022
7 points

I think the reason we stutter is because that when we hear ourselfs talk we get nervous and the mind automatically start stuttering for some reason, if you want to hear how fluent you are, you should ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightCycles & RandomnessIdentity & Self-Perception