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commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
13 points

I've met two girls who have stutters. Both here in Japan who were students of mine at Children's English school. I also have a stutter but it doesn't affect my ability to do the job. Both over time i...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
2 points

My experience with speech therapy in Sydney was disappointing. My stutter is very severe around people but when I am alone or when i am talking to AI like chatgpt call i am 100% fluent mine was sel...

Therapy & ProfessionalSchool & Work
Therapy ExperiencesAccess & AffordabilitySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
3 points

Oh god. Middle schoolers are savage. I do preschool/elementary special education. Not a bad field for a person who stutters. I work with a lot of students who have their own struggles so everyone is v...

School & Work
School & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
5 points

I used to tutor middle schoolers and it was ruthless at times. Teaching elementary or HS is definitely not that bad for a stutterer....

School & Work
School & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
12 points

Teacher here with a mild to moderate stutter. It’s not the worst. The education field is actually very accepting of different disabilities...

School & Work
School & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2024
50 points

I had a really good day and yesterday I learnt my grades for college and I got a High Distinction for my 10 minute presentation, stutter and all! :)...

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Severity & FluctuationSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2024
11 points

I was super insecure and constantly embarrassed and traumatized about stuttering as a kid, but I was a little bit more confident by the time I got to high school because I found myself in a really sol...

Anticipation & AvoidanceSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
Hiding & ConcealmentAvoidance & SubstitutionSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2024
3 points

When I was a teen, I'd buried my head in the sand too. It's already tough being a teen, but being a teen with a stutter is like a baptism of fire. Especially when you're at that age where you just wan...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
School/Clinical AdvocacySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 12, 2024
3 points

Yep, she has autism, adhd, and dyslexia which all make school suck for her. I am trying to make it better for her but it is hard....

Causes & VariabilitySchool & Work
Trauma & PsychologicalSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2024
1 points

Show him the note from your speech therapist as proof of your stutter? Just so that they don’t interpret your ‘apparent stutter’ as a lack of preparation and that it doesn’t count against your final m...

School & WorkSocial & Relationships
School & Academic LifeDisclosure & Telling Others
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2024
1 points

I do have a note from my speech therapist that I used in high school to do my presentations alone, but not sure if this is possible in university. The examiner said he has been working with me for a ...

School & WorkTherapy & Professional
School & Academic LifeSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJul 10, 2024
1 points

I'm afraid that's the grade I'll be recieving :( I was completely tongue tied and unable to speak in the presentation. Much much more than i'm used to. The examiners said they "won't fail me" :/ ...

Speech & StutteringSchool & Work
Blocks & StoppagesSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterJul 9, 2024
4 points

Ending the university lecture cycle

Ending the university lecture cycle I've stuttered since I was young ( I used to carry around a pencil and paper and pretend I’d lost my voice lol), so you can imagine university lectures were a night...

School & Work
School & Academic Life
postr/StutterJul 9, 2024
17 points

Let’s gets better

Let’s gets better Hello everyone, I am looking for someone to connect with for 20-30mins everyday so that together we can practice and get better at speaking. Please let me know if anyone is interest...

Community & SupportSchool & Work
Advice RequestsSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJul 9, 2024
1 points

Need help for my interview

Need help for my interview Hello everyone, I am looking for someone to connect with for 20-30mins everyday so that together we can practice and get better at speaking. Please let me know if anyone i...

Community & SupportSchool & Work
Advice RequestsSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2024
3 points

You could ask the professor directly? I got to record my thesis presentation and play it as a video. I just had to get a letter from my speech therapist....

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
School/Clinical AdvocacySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 4, 2024
3 points

Whatever you decide to do: stay or go it is fine. Speeches scare fluent and dysfluent alike. If you stay: Do you think you could write yours out word for word and read it aloud? I know a lot of p...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportSchool & Work
Preparation & RehearsalAdvice RequestsSchool & Academic Life
postr/StutterJul 4, 2024
5 points

Toastmasters not for me

Toastmasters not for me Hello, I just signed up to become a toastmaster member and it is the most nerve racking thing. No one around me stutter. Their speech for the most part is fluent. I can’t help ...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 1, 2024
81 points

I am a woman who stutter (severe stutter). My life is a nightmare. I don't have a job. My parents and other people never understood me. School was a nightmare. I don't understand why stuttering men th...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentSchool & Academic LifeEmployment & Career+1 more
commentr/StutterJun 30, 2024
1 points

Had very similar experience with friends that I hadn’t seen in 10 years. One is a director in university , and another became a kidney specialist in a top hospital. And here I am not able to say their...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Feared Words & NamesAnxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life