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I like to convince myself it’s not in hopes I diminish the effects of it on my life, but it’s absolutely a disability. I don’t list it on job applications or anything. But it definitely disables me fr...

:( When my stutter was at its HORRIBLE PEAK back when i was about 12-22, i really wasn't able to answer a phone. I'd pick it up... want to say "Hello"... but nothing would come out... like a sock w...

I know you will stutter like hell at first but after you get comfortable it will be way less so just go and talk to them. Also they are your family so there is a 90% chance they know you already stutt...

It’s worse than physical bc the last one can be lightened by some fool, as cane eg. While in former there is no tool....

Yes it is it can be a silent disability or physical disability for the physical disability part now there’s no such thing as a bad stutter in my mind but if someone is stuttering to the point where th...

It’s a shame you feel that way. I know how shit and isolating it can be having a stutter but theres so much we can do to still live a happy and fulfilling life. For me one of the main things to keep i...

If your struggle to express yourself verbally impacts your life negatively, it’s a disability. There’s a spectrum of “types” of stuttering, and it impacts us in different ways....

It’s definitely a condition that’s affecting our daily lives. When I was filling out applications before I always put “no” in the disability section, now I put “I don’t want to disclose”....

The value of you in society will be determined by your ability to speak, your ability to write and the quality of your ideas; in that exact order. So yeah, it's a disability....

Depends on the severity for me. If it interferes with everyday stuff like talking to people, hinders your job, then I 100% consider it a disability....

In my country, disability is defined by the ability to live unsupported. We can do that. Moreover, we get a break from it whenever we are alone. We are not in pain all the time, we can enjoy life acti...

It’s literally a textbook disability. We can’t speak fluently. Maybe if you have a very mild one you would say it’s not but someone with a very severe stutter is impacted by it immensely and can’t eve...

I was able to get mine recognized as a service connected disability by the Department of Veterans Affairs… So… That’s a big “yes.”...

The treatment is psychology basically where it is no known cure but may be able to help you accept your stutter.  There's no real known be all end all technique so to speak and I think the best ones a...

I'd argue stuttering is a physical disability for the majority of stuttering folk. Certainly feels physical to me lol...

Well, disabilities are mostly things that stop you from living a normal life like others. Stuttering is no different—it makes life harder. And knowing there’s no cure for it just makes it even worse. ...

Well, it is essentially a disfluency that you have no choice in having or not. It’s not a disease, and there is no cure yet. However, you can learn to control it. All in all, I consider it a disabilit...

Yes, it interferes with normal life and sometimes it greatly hinders your ability to function at your level because it holds you back....

First of all, love the House reference. I don’t know if he’d agree with chasing love, but then again, he did chase after Cuddy! It’s amazing how something so normal to a fluent speaker is such a win ...

A disability, by definition, is an impairment that limits major life activities. Speaking is 100% a major life activity, and stuttering impacts our ability to speak and communicate effectively....