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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
1 points

I think it'd be great if someone who stutters becomes a SLP because you can grasp the situation better than anyone else, being in their shoes. I do hope it may your may come true, though. Good luck!...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
1 points

Speech therapy didn't do anything for me and I think it's clear why: I can speak, the issue is mental (or maybe neurological). I don't blame myself, I'm just looking for ways to improve this condition...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
1 points

Well, first of all, "subconscious" isn't a well-defined term. That's why I mention the model thing. Lots of non-fruitful things floating around in that regard. We shouldn't be "self-conceptualizing" i...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
2 points

I think this will give you even more credibility. It seems like stutterers need to learn to live with it and accept it more than fix it. The word “fix” just makes it seem like it’s a problem. Somet...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
3 points

Lots of SLPs stutter. Look up Eric Jackson at NYU. He is an SLP, does research on stuttering, and is a stutterer....

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
1 points

I think it's important for you to realize that it's not you who's doing this. You have a stutter, and that's what's going on. When a stutter happens, you're aware of it in that instance. It's not th...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
5 points

Also, some of the biggest contributers in the field of stuttering were researchers who stuttered! (But you'll learn all about that if you pursue becoming a speechie! 😁)...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
4 points

Hi! Im in my 4th year of SLP study in Australia and wanted to let you know that I've met several SLPs and SLP students who stutter. You can absolutely follow this career path if its what you want to d...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
1 points

THAT IS AWESOME!!!!! You need to check out my podcast episode with Courtland Crain. He is a PWS and he is on a journey to becoming a speech language Pathologist. He is also on YouTube. You posses...

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postr/StutterJul 8, 2020
15 points

Thinking of becoming a speech therapist to help people like me. Is this possible since I stutter?

Thinking of becoming a speech therapist to help people like me. Is this possible since I stutter? I’m going to be a senior in high school and my girlfriend has hooked me on the idea of becoming a spee...

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commentr/StutterJul 8, 2020
7 points

I feel this. Specifically being afraid to have children because it will be more responsibility and necessary times to speak. I also worry about my stuttering being passed down to them. I don't wan...

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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2020
2 points

I wish I could relate, mine is clearly not fake lol. But it's a good oportunity to educate those people. As they are the ones getting the topic, they won't mind a brief explanation about how stutter ...

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postr/StutterJul 6, 2020
34 points

I want a restart

I want a restart I want a restart. I'm okay with living a life in which I happen to stutter. But I've attached too many emotions to it that it seems almost impossible to unwind all those knots. it see...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
4 points

Literally how I see the world mate. Might have something to do with me reading a lot of Marvel comics too lmao...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
133 points

Imagine being able to say whatever words you want in whatever order with whatever expression you want when you want. It's legitimately a superpower people take for granted...

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commentr/StutterJul 5, 2020
2 points

I'm speaking quite generally, talking about my lived experience. I just don't think there will be a cure. Personally, my stutter is significant better when I'm in a more positive mental state. So keep...

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postr/StutterJul 5, 2020
18 points

Hello

Hello I just joined and I never meet more people that stutter, it is nice to know that I not the only one with the problem By the way I am from Mexico and also I stutter when I speak in English...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2020
5 points

The "cure" is all mental. My theory is that a stutter usually persists into adulthood with continuous negative feedback. If you can let go of that mentality, which is extremely difficult, you can "cur...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2020
1 points

I am a 74 years old PWS -person who stutters I fall apart in real life social settings but I am a dynamic salesman....go figure. I’ve been to Hollins College program...

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commentr/StutterJul 4, 2020
8 points

My 2 Cents: I am 49 years old, master's degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, married with 1 son AND a national trainer. My stutter started as a result from a traumatic dog attack at the ...

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