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I like the mini series I Claudius. Stutter becomes the last effective Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The Praetorian guard didn't kill him because they thought he was retarded, thus a pup...

I feel your pain, and I think just about every stutterer does about the name thing. But about changing it... Honestly I wouldn't because it's a nice name and you'll likely have the same trouble with t...

Since you love your name, do you have a middle name you can go by that's easier to say so you don't have to actually change it?...

Can't Say My Own Name.

Can't Say My Own Name. I am one of the few who stutters on vowels and h sounds with vowels after them. My birth name is Ylvie (ill-vee) which contains a very sharp vowel sound. Today an adult came up ...

I know where you are coming from. I have stuttered my whole life but can really remember it being a problem in the 3rd grade. I have come a long way and have become very fluent in my daily routine/ ac...

According to the definition we're disabled but I honestly don't like to think of it that way. I think that I'm no different than any other person who walks by me on the footpath. ...

Many SLPs stutter! If you look at organizations like the American Institute of Stuttering, at least two of their clinicians are people who stutter. Also, if you're familiar with "StutterTalk" podcasts...

I would actually be more inclined towards a person who knew my struggle if I were trying to get help. I think it's natural to be drawn to that kind of profession if you have problems with speech you...

SLP Occupation Question

SLP Occupation Question I was always interested in this line of work but it felt wrong. I feel like I shouldn't be telling people how to help their stuttering if I stutter too. What do you think? B...

I don't consider myself as "disabled" or "handicaped". I think stuttering is a flaw like many others and it can be cure...

Personally, I've pretty much been through it all in terms of speaking scenarios, and have stuttered in all of them at least once, so that gives me the confidence to just go into those situations. I fi...

I would be careful with the mentality of having to "make up" in other departments. Like being the strongest or smartest to compensate for our stuttering. I've done it my whole life and i dont think it...

I'm literally in the same boat as you. Lifelong stutter but it was never really too bad until the first year of medical school this year. Seems like every day I have to do some sort of speaking whethe...

For me it is not gone an dI still have to think a bit while talking but I have controlled it to a point where I can talk to people in an articulate enough way and can get my point across wtihout havin...

Accepting it helped me the most. You're going to stutter, accepting that eventually is reassuring to me. ...

spot on there, regardless of fluency skills and practice - these things are facts of life for some of us....

No problem. I wrote a lot about how my stutter has made me a more patient, empathetic, open-minded person and I truly believe that. I've noticed I tend to be less judgmental than some of my friends an...

Yep sometimes in social settings i start conversations just so nobody can put me on the spot, I'd rather talk of my own choosing than be forced to talk. Its sweet though when somebody calls you chari...

80% of the time I don't see myself as disabled. My speech is pretty bad but I can still get my point across. The other 20%, when my stuttering is so severe I cannot get a word out, I'd say I'm disabl...

It might have influenced me a little bit, but I wouldn't say it was the primary reason. I just find medicine interesting, and I have a personality where I really enjoy taking care of other people. Stu...