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Exactly, I just want to say what I have to as fluently as possible and move on through my day. I don't want to "stand out" especially not because of this disability....

Lots of things makes you stand out. Having down syndrome makes you stand out, having neon hair makes you stand out, being fugly makes you stand out, being extremely attractive makes you stand out. Que...

I don't want to be remembered as a stuttering mess. I don't see how being remembered as someone who can't talk properly is a positive....

well tbh, I am an extrovert and love attention. But I dont want stuttering to be the reason why I stand out though. ...

You had a lot of courage to even attempt to do something like that. I could never get in front of a large audience, never. ...

I was on a panel at ComicCon. The first thing the host asked was for me to say my name for the audience. I always stutter on my name, very badly. A couple hundred people watched me block so badly that...

Just had a Skype interview for a research technician job at PSU on Friday. The interviewer knew of me, but idk if he knew I stutter. Wherever I have a block I have this tick to turn my head and look ...

Applying for jobs that require "Strong oral communication skills"

Applying for jobs that require "Strong oral communication skills" I am a covert stutterer and some days are pretty bad while other days I can get by without feeling too depressed. I am seeking employm...

Yes, used to have them a lot. After the McGuire program i have them from time to time when i am not focused on technique....

I too was never bullied in school. I didn't want to put myself out there to be a target so I kept my mouth shut almost all of my elementary + high school years. I do not like my image as a stutterer....

Does anyone else think that speech classes in elementary school only made things worse?

Does anyone else think that speech classes in elementary school only made things worse? It made me really selfconscious about my stuttering and made me not want to speak at all. I think a lot of cove...

I think it makes people more covert and only willing to speak at "safe moments"....

> Don't avoid anything. That's the key. Own your speech and don't let the anxiety ruin your life. You will stutter. You are a stutterer. But how you live with it is up to you. This is an interesti...

Thank you, exactly. Its the everyday things that get to us and at times break us. Covert stutterers are so quick to even deny they stutter. If there's nothing to be ashamed about why not let people kn...

I mean, I don't usually bring it up because I'm a covert stutterer anyway but if the conversation comes up I do remind people that it is protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act. By no mean...

That's the thing, if you have Down syndrome or are severely autistic you're not expected to function in society. With us nobody can tell we have talking problems just by looking at you. That in itsel...

The two most common looks I get back are either confusion or one of concern. It pisses me off but I cannot blame them. You look normal and walk normal, but the moment you open your mouth to talk you ...

Well mate, you decide what your life is going to look like. You can dwell over it and live your life waiting for death, or try to change your mindset. I know that's much easier said than done, but c...

Try to find happiness in other things rather than speaking. I've accepted that I'll never be happy communicating with weird facial expressions and hard blocks. I'll continue my life only talking when...

hey bro. i'm a lifelong stutterer, 30 years old. your outlook on life and every word you typed sounds exactly what I've been living through. just know that there are other people out there that are go...