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commentr/StutterNov 20, 2024
2 points

This is non-sense. Let's tell the person with tourettes to just "Accept" that they are going to tick and say random shit in front of people. Let's tell the epilepsy person to just accept that theyre g...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterNov 20, 2024
25 points

Accept stuttering: We should accept the things we cannot change. Accept our neurological differences: Do not underestimate our natural error-proneness and hypersensitivity

Accept stuttering: We should accept the things we cannot change. Accept our neurological differences: Do not underestimate our natural error-proneness and hypersensitivity ...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2024
1 points

This is a bad take. Not all cancer can be treated or cured, and cancer kills and/or negatively impacts more lives than stuttering does. Also stuttering is more of a neurological disorder…any issue in...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2024
1 points

You can cut away a cancer, you can't cut away stuttering....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 18, 2024
7 points

That’s because it’s not a disease. It’s a characteristic of a person just in the same being left-handed is. The sooner a person who stutters understands it’s not going to fully ever disappear, the soo...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 17, 2024
10 points

If you are reading this and wondering why your stutter doesn’t feel like a hidden talent to sneakily manipulate and control people, that’s good news. A stutter is rarely able to and *should not* be ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 16, 2024
2 points

M23, I would identify my stuttering as severe. Stuttering is a natural variation in humans, it is not your fault. Stuttering is not your burden alone and people who you talk to have no choice but to l...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityIdentity & Self-PerceptionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+1 more
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
8 points

>Nobody speaks totally fluently, even non-stutterers. That's just semantics. You definitely know what they mean by "fluent". They mean "speech without no stuttering disorder". Now there's regular stu...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionSeverity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
9 points

I agree, I personally disagree with this rule. There is no cure that we know of, but there are ways to manage and reduce occurrences to the point they rarely happen. I feel it’s ridiculous we can’t ...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
37 points

How can we back up claim for stuttering? It's extremely under-researched disorder....

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityNot About Stuttering
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
11 points

>I'm guessing because Rule 3, "Posts promoting the treatment must include research or evidence based practice. No cures." What does promoting means? If they're not taking any monetary benefits from i...

Identity & DisabilityMeta
Medicalization / NeurodiversityNot About Stuttering
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
2 points

I can only tell you my experience. I would say that although speech therapists are well intentioned, most have never stuttered at all and don't fully understand stuttering. They don't understand the...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Seeking TherapyMedicalization / NeurodiversityHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 13, 2024
2 points

Stuttering is curable. Take a Dale Carnegie class. You'll see that everyone is nervous about how they appear to others. 8 classes and 3 books. Changed my life....

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Medicalization / NeurodiversityPreparation & Rehearsal
postr/StutterNov 12, 2024
6 points

Verbal & Emotional abuse (a cause of stuttering?)

Verbal & Emotional abuse (a cause of stuttering?) Hello, When i (58m) was in 3rd grade i developed a debilitating stutter. Was so bad at one point that i could not even spreak when i would answer th...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Experiential AssociationTrauma & PsychologicalMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 12, 2024
1 points

I hope you’re okay I know what this is like you then go into a YouTube wormhole looking for help for stuttering and what it means and how to find a cure. But then again everyone’s stutter is different...

Community & SupportIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Advice RequestsMedicalization / NeurodiversitySeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2024
8 points

Stuttering is baffling. It's something your mind should be able to do without thinking, like walking, using your arms, etc, yet it stumbles there for some reason. AND ITS DIFFERENT FOR EVERYONE! I th...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Cycles & RandomnessMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2024
1 points

>The post itself is long-winded and reads like a "holier than thou" preaching. What a shame. I am not going to shell out my time for this. You can either re read the post and try to find the actual m...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2024
1 points

Similar to what I said to OP, I can inform you that there is NO cure. This doesn’t mean there is no hope for an improved fluency. Everyone should definitely work with speech therapist and other nece...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2024
1 points

There are different levels of stuttering for all ages, genders, etc. When I went to a stuttering clinic, there were different age groups with different levels of fluency difficulty. Stuttering is a ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityGenetic & Family FactorsSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterNov 11, 2024
-2 points

What can I say, username checks out? >Therapy helps a lot, Indeed. And since your mind is not an amputated leg, you should also have the belief that shit can indeed get better because it hasnt been...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHope & Motivation