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commentr/StutterSep 5, 2024
6 points

From speaking to many pws and therapists who have clients who tried fluency shaping. Imo it's a flawed system because it teaches reinforces that stutters is bad and therefore if you stutter you are ba...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Positive Therapy TechniquesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2024
1 points

I never said I was an expert, I came here to learn something. I just said I was surprised at how much people on here seem to be upset about having a stutter compared to people I know in real life. May...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityValidation & Empathy
postr/StutterSep 5, 2024
3 points

Lets fight

Lets fight War analogy for stuttering In the analogy, stuttering consider as a war that we should win. Now blocks and other types of disfluencies are the enemies. And you are the fighter. At prese...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 5, 2024
0 points

Fwiw, I feel like worse things have happened to me. I’m an adult onset stutterer. It sucks. Truly sucks. But I’ve experienced situations in life, profession and health which hurt me far more. That’s...

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Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / NeurodiversityValidation & Empathy+2 more
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2024
3 points

I think the experiences of most people on this sub who actually have stutters would completely disagree with you. Maybe learn from what you’re reading on this sub, instead of implying that we are all ...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2024
1 points

No not very common, I said it's pretty common. And it's normal because lots of people have stutters. That's why no one really cares about your stutter unless you're like in school where everyone with ...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Medicalization / NeurodiversityValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2024
3 points

It’s not my experience at all that stuttering is “very common and normal.”...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2024
0 points

No I was just browsing here because I was curious about stutters, what causes them etc. I have more of an issue with mumbling, I don't pronunciate words very well. It was surprising to me to me so man...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterSep 4, 2024
-1 points

I'm just browsing this sub out of curiousity but I didn't expect that people would be so self conscious about their stutter. Some people talk with weird accents, some people don't pronounce words prop...

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Validation & EmpathyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterSep 4, 2024
15 points

Stuttering just makes me mad

Stuttering just makes me mad Actually, it’s not the stuttering that makes me mad. It’s society. Why do we have to suffer over this? We’re not in physical pain. We’re not physically disabled. We ca...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Hiding & ConcealmentMindset shiftVoluntary Stuttering & Exposure+2 more
postr/StutterSep 2, 2024
14 points

A silly thing people will say

A silly thing people will say Has this ever happened to you? Someone hears you talk on a day when you’re stuttering a lot, and then the next time you see them, you happen to be having a fluent day, a...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2024
1 points

It depends on the person. For me, acceptance is pretty magical. I’ve even gotten to the point where I think stuttering is beautiful because it allows other people to know it’s okay to be different and...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Situational VariabilityAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 1, 2024
1 points

I didn’t see your post, but I do wonder something - maybe the downvotes came from people who misunderstood or feel overwhelmed at the idea of “accepting your stutter”. If your stutter manifests with...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 31, 2024
4 points

So... fixing your self-esteem isn't a one and done thing. This will probably take a lot of work and effort from your side. If it's possible for you to see a therapist, that may be worth trying, althou...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversitySelf-Advocacy & BoundariesDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
2 points

Nah i think a stutter is difficult but its not the most difficult thing a man can go through For example lets take tourette syndrome into the conversation. In my opinion as bad as a stutter can be i...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
1 points

Are you autistic? If not, then you're not on the spectrum. But you do stutter, and some people do consider speech disorders to be disabilities. Not every disabled person is autistic, not every autisti...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
1 points

The spectrum you’re referring to is the autism spectrum, and you’re not autistic because you stutter. Stuttering is a disability but autism is a completely different thing...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 29, 2024
1 points

Someone on the spectrum can include stutter. People who are not on the spectrum can still have a stutter. Stuttering/Speech impediment ≠ On the spectrum On the spectrum ≠ Stuttering//Speech impedime...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterAug 29, 2024
3 points

Am I on the spectrum?

Am I on the spectrum? Can stuttering or speech defects in general, be conisdered as a disability? If so, as a person who stutters, am I "on the spectrum" ? Because I've heard that stuttering is mostly...

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Neurological & BrainIdentity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 28, 2024
2 points

That’s why I’m creating a Gacha Life Mini Movie called: “I stutter, nothing else”. It won’t be seen as weak, dumb or comedic affect. It’s about a girl who has a stutter and because of it she never fit...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesMedicalization / Neurodiversity