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Could be. It's hard to tell as he clearly has some social-communication quirks that are pretty intense. For example, is the lack of eye gaze from Aspergers or a secondary behavior to prevent an over...

I start college in two days

I start college in two days I am nervous that on the first day of class there is going to be an icebreaker where they make us go around the room and introduce ourselves. That happened a lot in school....

Exhausted by Stuttering!

Exhausted by Stuttering! I'm a 21 year old university student with a stammer since age 6 and I am absolutely tired of it. How do you go through life when you can't even communicate? Naturally I am fun...

Yeah this is kinda the whole point I have been trying to say about dopamine and I always reference one paper when speaking about this. That paper is called [The Dopamine Dilemma](https://www.ncbi.nlm...

Do you hide your stutter in general? If you're embarassed saying "upper person", you may as well just say "boss" instead. No reason to change your language if the result isn't an improvement....

Tfw you cant call your boss "boss" because you block on the B so you refer to him as "upper person"

Tfw you cant call your boss "boss" because you block on the B so you refer to him as "upper person" When I talk to my coworkers when I need to refer to my boss I say upper person. Get a weird look eve...

Have your mom tried to correct your stutter, during regular conversations in past years? The fact that she's a quiet person, could mean they she hides her stutter also?...

Running into problems that I can’t avoid anymore.

Running into problems that I can’t avoid anymore. Ok so I want to start out by saying I have a mild to moderate stutter. I’m 18 and going off to college soon and for the most part stuttering has given...

_When someone mentions depression and suicide, I have to mention r/depression and r/SuicideWatch. You're not alone. Get help. Get medicated. Get better._ ---   >**I mask it quite well w...

Which Career should i choose ? And whats your career or job as a person who stammers?

Which Career should i choose ? And whats your career or job as a person who stammers? Im a moderate (sometimes severe).i just wanted some advice on what career is suitable for stammerers , im a senior...

Depression / Suicidal Thoughts

Depression / Suicidal Thoughts Bit of an intro first. I'm British, 25 years old and I've been stuttering pretty badly since I was 15. I've reached a stage where I mask it quite well with word substitu...

It's a two way street. We know how frustrating it is. Personally I hate being told that. The thing is, that hyper-awareness is very real and arguably just as damaging as struggling to communicate. ...

Wow I can relate to this. I know that “look” too! It sucks. If anything I feel like my dating life would be much better if I didn’t stutter. ...

Prior to getting the job I had now, I went through a lot of interviews post college, so I dealt with a lot of interviews. Sometimes my stutter was good, and sometimes it was bad. It really just depend...

I do work with some YA fiction! Not as much as I do romance, but my most recent big success was with a YA series dealing with social issues (I do cover design, marketing, branding, and promotion). So ...

Question about a book I'm thinking of writing

Question about a book I'm thinking of writing Hey guys, I'm a covert (and sometimes not so covert) stutterer, and have been for pretty much all of my life. I'm 48 now, so that's a long time. ;) I'm a...

Career choice and stuttering is an obstacle

Career choice and stuttering is an obstacle I have been working as a software engineer for about 12 years now . Originally I am from India and I make good money in USA. I have a son who is 3 years old...

I stutter in a weird way, it comes and goes and mostly presents as not being able to get my "S" or "M" sounds out. I do a lot of public speaking at my meetings (religious), whether it be from my seat ...

I am here to tell you, don't be scared. I have worked in hospitality for 8 years now, and I have a stutter. Sometimes I cant even get my words out. But its no issue. I have worked in bars and restau...

I've been avoiding retail and customer service jobs like the plague!

I've been avoiding retail and customer service jobs like the plague! I work full time in a non-speaking position (dream job for a stutterer, right?), but I want to earn a little extra cash to knock my...