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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
3 points

Be patient. That's all there is to it. You say time is limited, there's VERY few situations where people can't wait any extra few minutes...

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
1 points

give them extra time to speak, make sure no ones interrupts them when they speak, don't make them communicate through another medium (typing, writtng)...

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
4 points

lol that probably hurt a lot of people šŸ˜‚ uh u can always ask them to type it out (but be polite lol)...

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
2 points

Talk by yourself a lot. It really helps to ease your anxiety of speaking and decreasing stuttering. You need to have more conversations with anybody you have a chance with. I know you mentioned that a...

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commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
8 points

— Read a lot. It helps to know synonyms ;-) —Learn foreign languages. Because sometimes, sounds that we cannot say in our language, we can say in another. Plus, it's okay to struggle with words when ...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
1 points

You just have to be patience with him. He will stutter less and less the more he gets comfortable with you....

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
3 points

Completely agree, there is nothing worse than assuming someone’s preferences when talking. I am the kind of person who is more than happy to talk about my stutter to people who want to listen. Try and...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
3 points

Just act like he's normal and you even notice the stutter. Also don't make weird faces when he gets a block...

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
5 points

Don’t look away if he has a block. Don’t smile either or say ā€œit is okā€. Keep eye contact, and wait for him to finish his sentence, then continue the conversation....

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commentr/StutterJun 24, 2024
5 points

just one thing I would like to add is make him as comfortable around you as possible..usually guys carry trauma for long time. this may actually make him stutter less. also ask him on what alphabets o...

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commentr/StutterJun 23, 2024
11 points

Best thing is to ask what he likes and doesn't like. I used to hate when people finished my sentences when I was younger, now, 99% of the time I don't care at all, unless I need to make a clear statem...

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commentr/StutterJun 23, 2024
4 points

Don’t finish his sentence for him. If you are introducing him to new people, have an action plan. Ask him if he would like you to introduce him or if he’d like to introduce himself. A lot of us (prob...

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commentr/StutterJun 23, 2024
3 points

To begin with, don’t try to finish sentences for him. Be patient with him. If you have ADHD, there is nothing to worry about or worry about hurting his feeling. Don’t make fun of him when he stutters ...

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postr/StutterJun 23, 2024
19 points

Please help me be respectful to my new bf who stutters

Please help me be respectful to my new bf who stutters So i recently got a boyfriend who happens to have a stutter. Its not very heavy (he said he's had speech therapy for years and it used to be much...

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commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
0 points

if they don't respect us because of our stutter i wouldn't want there respect anyways If I didn't have a stutter. Win win...

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commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
3 points

I get it. Some people don’t take us seriously. But how I look at it I can either feel bad for myself or I can fight back. I choose to fight back....

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commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
6 points

I dont want to work hard to prove them wrong. I want to workhard to make my life better. WHY DO WE NEED TO WORK HARD SO OTHERS ACCEPT US? I AM TIRED OF LIVING LIFE TO PLEASE OTHERS....

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commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
3 points

If a person tells you to hurry up or don’t respect you, that person don’t worth your time. I think that if one person wants to listen you, she will do it no matter what I think the people will respec...

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commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
2 points

I allow myself too and if people comment on it or try to finish my words for them i have gotten better at putting them in their place and telling them off... i also block as well not just stutter it i...

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commentr/StutterJun 22, 2024
4 points

I agree, I’ve done a lot of this AND I don’t think we should have to work harder to be treated as equal, intelligent, and capable. Can you think of another group of ā€œdisabledā€ people who are told jus...

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