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There's a term, PWS. It means person who stutters. This is an example of Person First language and comes from the greater disability world....

As long as you put in the work, the stuttering thing can actually be a competitive advantage for you. Here’s the thought process people might have: “Oh, he stutters.” “Oh, he knows his stuff.” “Oh...

To specifically answer your last paragraph of should you introduce yourself as a stutterer — yes, I did for a couple years and it helped me a lot. If a gender-nonbinary person wants to be addressed ...

I'm 26(M) and didn't start looking at my stutter positively until I was...about 23 and I'm annoyed I didn't start sooner but it's amazing the amount of pressure is lifted when you honestly stop giving...

I completely agree on more positivity. I think we can all agree that stuttering can suck at times and bringing issues here is %100 okay but to doesn’t need to define our lives! Live life the way you w...

thats the hardest part for me. i cant make acknowledgement of it even tho i know my friends know i have it. its almost like i cant accept it. that would be a huge step for me. every day is a struggle ...

Reminds me of times when someone also said that he doesn't mind my stuttering. Knowledge wise I know that it isn't such a big deal, but when the situation comes... well, you know....

I was nervous about stuttering in front of girls. I found out that I stutter less in front of them. I have to be in a relationship for a few months, before it becomes really noticeable. They never se...

Over time people stop noticing the stutter. Between online dating, texting, and you maturing, dating will be less and less of an issue. It took me until I was 25 to realize that people don't care abo...

Stuttering has never impacted my ability to get relationship, and in the age of texting, selfies and online flirting, it gets less and less an issue. My stutter I would consider not too noticeable at...

He is talking about the National Stuttering Association (NSA) Big difference from the National Stuttering Foundation (NSF) The NSA is a self help organization. There are local chapters all over the ...

Though not a medical field, recently earned my doctorate in clinical psychology. Over 1k hours being a psychotherapist, who stutters, so far. I agree that no field is unattainable because of a stutter...

You shouldn't let your speech limit your career choices. And I wouldn't know which professions will fit you because that's based on self-discovery of who you are as a person, personality, goals, etc. ...

I'm a person who stutters and I will be a neurology resident in a few months. The specialty choice really depends on what you want to do. I worked with an ER doc who stuttered and he did his job well....

Well, PWS means person who stutters. By giving ourselves a label "stutterer" we unconsciously give ourselves a set of rules that we have to follow (for example, if you associate "stutterer" with some...

What do you mena by PWS? I will deffinetly read Redefining Stuttering!...

It is the same for me. Personally, I think it is connected with that when I go a few days without talking my thinking goes back to "Stuttering is a big deal!", but when I speak day in and day out I am...

Hi! I would never discourage anyone from pursuing medicine. It truly is a noble calling and to see your patient come back after having responded to your treatment, there's no better feeling in the wor...

For context, I’m 40. I’ve always worked in creative spaces and let my stutter influence those jobs through the years. Eight years ago I set things up for myself to work in only web design. It happen...

Hi. I did make a post here around that time, whining about my existential crisis lol, so yes you may have see me around. Not much has changed since then. I'm still in limbo, taking a year off to "find...