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When you said, you can't think or focus on anything when you have to, it stuck out to me. I wasn't diagnosed until 38. I had no idea. My doctor suggested it. After reading about it, it made sense ...
Yeah, totally. I'm not saying every stutterer's a genius, but that fear makes us over-prepare....
I agree with the OP that many stutterers are smarter than average. From a young age, the constant mental gymnastics and vocabulary it takes to minimize stuttering is a cognitive exercise. All day ever...
Does anyone suffer of brain-fog too?
Does anyone suffer of brain-fog too? In my opinion, for someone who stutters it's mandatory for us to keep one's mind full of knowledge. We need to have thoughts about possible everything, because tha...
I see this was deleted, but either way, I think I better understand where you're coming from. I saw you mention you're in couples therapy, and really that was the main thing I was going to suggest, so...
The Evolution of My Stutter
The Evolution of My Stutter Hey everyone, I wanted to share my experience with how my stuttering has evolved over the years. I know this might sound a bit unusual, but this is how it happened to me. ...
Reading out loud
Reading out loud So, I’m in my 9th year at school, I go to a very very small school so we know each other well, but it’s like the teachers DONT understand that reading out loud and doing presentations...
Honestly the ADHD groups are great for a lot of things, but not this one. I've tried in the past and it basically boiled down to them empathizing with the attention thing and how it is so hard to list...
"But the way you’re expressing that frustration, the visible impatience, the asking him to repeat himself multiple times, the fact that you’re letting your facial expressions betray your frustration. ...
If you're interested in advice, and feel like you have your own issues with ADHD and such, I feel like honestly you're better off asking a group to help you with your own issues, like an ADHD group. ...
Frustrated with spouse's stutter
Frustrated with spouse's stutter Look. I love them and I want to be a good support. I'm asking for feedback in a genuine attempt to figure out how to navigate this sensitive situation in a productive ...
UPDATE: It's been like two years now, and coffee really has helped me to stutter less consistently enough to merit more consideration. Granted, I have inattentive ADHD, so coffee itself does doesn't...
Ah, gotcha. You probably don't have inattentive ADHD then? I think that's one of the things that makes it so that coffee doesn't make my hyper, just helps me focus, and it connects whatever neurologic...
Stop hiding, just do it (2)
Stop hiding, just do it (2) As said in the last post I've shared, this week i had a presentation, it was on yesterday (Wednesday 26Feb to be specific), So it wasn't a presentation it was more like gi...
Amazon Job interview
Amazon Job interview I just finished my final round with Amazon. The first two interviewers were great—really helpful and seemed to like my answers. The last interviewer was tough. I stuttered the mo...
I have so much anger about everything. I don't know how to deal with it.
I have so much anger about everything. I don't know how to deal with it. I feel an incredible amount of anger and bitterness towards the world. I'm angry at how people mock others, make fun of disabil...
This is the case with everyone, even non stutterers. There’s a very small of percentage that aren’t affected by social situations, people that can absolutely say whatever in any scenario, make a compl...
Talk to yourself as much as possible (without looking like a weirdo ofc), practice as much as you can on parts of speech you struggle with, practice your future stories and conversations you’re going ...
Honeslty I'm not too familiar with modern techniques. Educate me on NLP if you will. I haven't had a speech session in nearly a decade but I remember my SLP practicing easy-onset and mindful breathing...
Looking for novel ideas for requesting interview accommodations to answer interview questions?
Looking for novel ideas for requesting interview accommodations to answer interview questions? I am wondering what type of accommodations people have requested and implemented in the past that have ma...