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Thanks for answering! I understand that people have good intentions, so my frustration is rarely directed at the people saying they stutter. I think it is more of a frustration with the situation. I w...

I just had someone very close to me who I’ve reconnected with, be very surprised at how severe my stutter had become. His attempt at consoling during a talk we had was to say that he also stutters. ...

I’ll second the general consensus of “it depends.” It’s covered under the ADA, but whether you feel it constitutes a disability in your personal life is up to you....

I have a moderate stutter and it's usually fine but sometimes certain medications make it severe. I would put yes for a disability even if I only ever had to deal with it occasionally. It will protect...

It can be. If being mute is a disability, so is stuttering if you think about it. If it's mild, it's more of an annoyance....

It's usually measured on an individual basis. It can be a disability if it's severe enough, or just a speech disorder. Those with a speech impediment usually cannot file for disability income for exam...

I personally don’t think trying to express your words in a way so that you don’t stutter is harmful. If anything, I’ve found that it has increased my useful vocabulary and has made me verbally quicker...

I get annoyed when people without fluency disorders say they stutter

I get annoyed when people without fluency disorders say they stutter I was put in speech therapy at 18 months old for mixed SSD (articulation disorder + phonological delay) and fluency disorder (stutt...

I've heard it from both sides. I've heard that avoidance can make your stuttering worse, and I've heard that using synonyms and techniques to avoid stammering improves your stutter because when your s...

I've heard it from both sides. I've heard that avoidance can make your stuttering worse, and I've heard that using synonyms and techniques to avoid stammering improves your stutter because when your s...

There seems to be some sort of theoretical component to what you're saying in this video. Please elaborate. • What's this about "authentic self"? • Where's this notion of the P's coming from? • Did...

I am a therapist and have a stutter (and currently doing my masters in Speech Pathology) and in my opinion a psychologist could help with the negative impacts of having a stutter (self concept, anxiet...

Well, my psychotherapist has helped me accept it as a part of me and that there's nothing wrong with me. I grew up often believing there was something wrong with the way I talked. But, it just happens...

That really sucks. In my mind I said: "I'm not fucking nervous, hell, I stutter, just that! Is it so difficult to understand that shit?"...

I am 53 years old and only recently told by my mom I had a stutter as a kid.

I am 53 years old and only recently told by my mom I had a stutter as a kid. I never made fun of people with stutters, and I always stuck up for people that did stutter. Now I know why. I did make f...

I really love what the other two commenters have said. But yes, I feel the same as you. I often respond to younger stutterers who post on this subreddit looking for guidance, support etc and I feel li...

The hardest part about stuttering to me...

The hardest part about stuttering to me... Is even though as a grown adult I have managed to reduce the associated shame over time and logically can understand that it's not something that makes me so...

I'm 31, almost 32, having stuttered since I was 5. I've never dated or even been close to that. I'm basically where you're at right now in thinking that I'll be alone, and I'm struggling with that rea...

I’m sorry you went through that. And yes I also have that pattern of trying to make myself as non threatening as possible. Taking up space - standing straight, looking into someone’s eyes, asserting o...

“I wonder if stuttering is a manifestation of an unconscious intention not to assert oneself/speak one’s mind due to some trauma we’ve experienced.” I agree. I only started stuttering after my dad p...