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commentr/StutterOct 28, 2024
3 points

Wrong according to both the Old Testament and New Testament disabilities whether it is a stutter or blindness are given by god....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 28, 2024
4 points

Yeah me too when I pray I don’t stutter at all , And I also think it’s a trial a very hard one. Most people think it’s not so hard to have a stutter compared to other disabilities but I think the har...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Stress & Fight/FlightIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2024
4 points

I like to mention it because a lot of people are not really familiar with stuttering ( especially blocks) and definitely have outdated ideas about why people stutter. People still believe I stutter B...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Disclosure & Telling OthersMedicalization / NeurodiversityPersonal Stories
commentr/StutterOct 27, 2024
4 points

I’m not trying to troll you or anything by saying this. But why so many speech therapists? A good one that you stick with should be able to provide you with strategies to manage stuttering. Look to se...

Community & SupportTherapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Advice RequestsSeeking TherapyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 25, 2024
1 points

Based on the most recent DSM diagnostic criteria, for many it’s *very* different from needing glasses or a hearing aid....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2024
3 points

That’s why as a student OT and a stuttered I’m fighting to bring more awareness, like having people with lived experience sharing and in positions of power to increase awareness and minimise ableism w...

Identity & Disability
Public Awareness / MediaMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
1 points

I feel like a broken record and reading you repeat that is frustrating. ALL I wanted to get across was that because stuttering is a disorder, there is no cure. For diseases, there are treatments, cu...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
1 points

That's what I exactly said in my previous statement to you that it's not a disease so there's no need for a cure....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
3 points

This is just a copy-paste of your other comment. I was responding to Ok\_Word, not to you, but it still applies. You can overcome stuttering or find helpful tricks to "mask" it. But you cannot cure...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
7 points

Claiming you discovered a way to overcome stuttering is just the same as saying there's a cure....

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Medicalization / NeurodiversityMindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
-3 points

I believe there’s no need for a cure since it's not actually a disease. I also haven’t mentioned the word 'cure' in my statements because I don’t see it as a disease....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
1 points

I believe there’s no need for a cure since it's not actually a disease. I also haven’t mentioned the word 'cure' in my statements because I don’t see it as a disease." The reason I've mentioned the w...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
8 points

Glad that worked for you, but it will not for everyone. Stuttering is a complex neurological disorder. And you are not a medical professional. So if someone takes your advice and it doesn't work, they...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
3 points

People mistake curing stuttering with suppressing it. There is no "cure". You can learn different methods to speak differently or ease into their words, but there is no pill, injection, or medicine ...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
3 points

There is no one-size-fits-all approach to helping stutters. My stutter growing up was FAR worse than it is now. Everyone has different challenges with it and varying degrees of difficulty and how it...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
2 points

First, I want to share a perspective that helped me tremendously: I realized that stuttering isn’t a disease. A disease is typically something you experience consistently, like a fever or diarrhea, wh...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Medicalization / NeurodiversityMindset shiftAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
-11 points

And you really thought I hadn't dived deep into all those wiki pages and research papers? When I said I overcame my stutter in a year, I meant I went through everything out there, and let me tell you,...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Medicalization / NeurodiversityMindset shift
commentr/StutterOct 17, 2024
33 points

Okay. Maybe you don't know much about stuttering as a disease: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttering Glad that you found something that has worked for YOU. But don't extrapolate that for everyone ...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
1 points

[**I did.**](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1g4mser/comment/lsaculk/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) I replied to u/teamcoltra above you. Feel free **to argue with my state...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityNot About Stuttering
commentr/StutterOct 16, 2024
1 points

**That wasn't me.** I didn't downvote you. *Or go through your profile.* To be honest, ***this is my first time to this subreddit.*** I came to this post, *because it was* [*crossposted*](https:/...

Identity & DisabilityMeta
Medicalization / NeurodiversityNot About Stuttering