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Just responding here to say that I have been stuttering severely since I was 4 years old (im in college now) and in my experience almost all of my teachers in middle school and highschool were willing...

In middle school and high school my teachers were willing to work with me to give presentations 1-on-1 instead of in front of the class, or to submit alternate assignments instead of verbal presentati...

Teachers are obliged to provide accommodations for kids who stutter, was my understanding… Common examples are giving the presentation one on one with the teacher, video recording it in advance…...

Need advice as a parent

Need advice as a parent Ok. So, my child stutters and always has, always will. That's fine. They are who they are, and they are awesome. However, I'm starting to get upset with their school. Twice now...

Highschool survey

Highschool survey Hello, I'm a high school student in a class called AP Research, which is where we research a topic for the whole school year. I chose to research how a speech disorder affects a high...

What exercises HELPed you

What exercises HELPed you So basically I'm writing this to know what exercises you guys have tried to reduce or control your stuttering and it actually worked? So I have two weeks off and I really ...

Here’s what I’ve observed after 40 years of working with PWS. They are typically wired “to go fast.” Using fluency or “handling” techniques is a temporary overlay that often works for a short while… ...

Stuttering need a real world training ,daily in front of public. Breathing techniques are the only one which works....

Being famous and rich as a stuttering person is easy. Being a common person and stutter is shit: professors humiliated me and gave me bad grades. No matter how I studied, I used to stutter while speak...

Influencers or channels for preteen who stutters

Influencers or channels for preteen who stutters Hello! LMK if this is not the right page for this question. I have a preteen who stutters and she never felt self conscious for real but now that she’...

The honest answer is, it depends. In college, if you have classes that force you to give presentations or randomly call on you, or (god forbid) make you read aloud, those are going to be stressful mom...

Is it a big deal in the real world?

Is it a big deal in the real world? I graduate in May and im terrified. About stuttering in college,a job, meeting new people it sounds awful is the real world more accepting than school is?...

I have the same issue, tomorrow is my first day of the semester and the instructors will ask us to present ourselves😆😆 I'm already very stressed about that, but it will pass I don't think the instru...

Also just thought of this, maybe try emailing your teachers/professors and tell them about your anxiety and stutter and see what your options are, maybe they’ll let you record a presentation on your o...

Not necessarily, developmental stuttering (not due to trauma or injury) can show up anytime during development, including the teens and early 20s. It's not as common, but not exactly rare either....

I think you have it right in your post. It happens when you are under stress, feel rushed, or when you get caught up in your anxious thoughts. The techniques that sometimes work, don't work. The tru...

Google an article called Why Do Teens Develop A Stutter, at the Speech-IRL blog. It's good overview of the reasons this sometimes happens. Short answer, the brain is still growing a lot in this peri...

I dont know why no one has mentioned this, but early intervention with speech therapy has proven to be highly effective in overcoming speech impediments for kids. Without such early intervention, adul...

New research study: "Pragmatic Language Skills of Turkish Speaking Children Who Stutter" (2025, 3rd January) Conclusion: Children who stutter may face challenges in communicating effectively

New research study: "Pragmatic Language Skills of Turkish Speaking Children Who Stutter" (2025, 3rd January) Conclusion: Children who stutter may face challenges in communicating effectively Here is a...

Sometimes I've known the answers of a question the teacher asked in a classroom but I don't answer due to stammering and low confidence....