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I first realized that I wanted to do medicine when I was in high school. Stuttering was one of the main reasons I decided to pursue medicine. I always wanted to know how and why stuttering occurs and...

Hello! Fellow stutterer here in pharmacy. I do agree with you as well- by practicing for a interview I can almost get smooth speech. As a general... more personal question: I am looking to get into ...

Anywhere it's frowned upon to use profanity. Years ago I fell into a terrible habit of throwing an obscenity into a sentence instead of a dozen umms leading up to the word I'm going to stutter on. Say...

I'm an engineer but worked an IT job as an internship. Did phone calls, customer service, support for engineers, etc... It's not that bad. The greatest obstacle is fear and not enough confidence. Gett...

Yeah, I mean, I'm not looking for a hand out, but my stutter is on the severe end of the spectrum. I didn't go to college or university because I was just plain afraid, job interviews are a nightmare,...

> The other thing he says is that he will not he able to get a good job because of his speech. He is not alone in feeling that way about him stutter. It isn’t a hard barrier to good paying jobs b...

The other thing he says is that he will not he able to get a good job because of his speech. And the therapist said that another one of his patients has a stutter worse than my son's and he is a Vice...

What exactly is going through your head when: * You are in the act of stuttering? * People react to your stutter? The below questions are a little more "obvious" type questions but still have validi...

A key point of getting any professional level job, experience helps tremendously! So, good job on already seeking out an internship! As a small background to emphasize where I'm coming from. I alread...

Damn dude you got your shit figured out, thats awesome and you are by no means screwed at all. Take advantage of the fact that you are so ahead of the game. Dont let stuttering be something that makes...

I have been a web developer since 2002, and my stutter has had barely any impact on my career as far as I know. We spend most of our time communicating by typing anyway, and as long as you can stumbl...

Combating a speech disability and getting a job in the IT field

Combating a speech disability and getting a job in the IT field Hello, I am 17 years old and have stuttered almost my whole life. My dad stuttered when he was younger and said that he doesn't know ho...

I work as a Blood Transfusion Technologist and process blood to be used in the ER, Maternity Ward,OR, etc., so you can imagine how important quick and clear communication is. Honestly, I have also had...

I find that when things are going bad for me, I blame my stutter, and when things are going well, I forget I even have it. Right now I'm having a hard time at work, and finding it difficult to switch ...

Honestly... putting myself in situations where I HAVE to speak clearly has helped me a lot. I got a job out of college working in a loud manufacturing setting (a paper mill), and I basically spent at ...

>you'll have no issues getting a job Varies considerably by stuttering severity. People who have a stutter with hard extended blocks (for example) rarely interview well and find employment/advanc...

It is so much better as a stuttering adult than it was a stuttering kid. :) As a general pretext everyone has said great things so I’ll skip them as best as I can. You can view your stutter as a “j...

As adult you are most likely going to care less about your stuttering, which makes things easier. However, depending on the severity of your stuttering, finding a decent job and SO can still be a big ...

Just never give up. You have a voice. Find a group in your area where stutters meet. Like a support group. Learn skills. Practice talking in the mirror. Watch the debates- watch how all the politician...

It gets better. I am 23 and have been in a constant state of "what is gonna happen when I get into the real world" panic for all of college and am on the tail end of it. You realize that people don't ...