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commentr/StutterOct 22, 2019
1 points

Yes, I know exactly what you mean. We all grow up in a society that tells us stuttering is bad. A lot of people who stutter and SLPs work on changing these attitudes but we won't be able to change soc...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCoping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMindset shiftFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
5 points

Kids for the most part can be total assholes. I found my small niche of friends that accepted me just fine. After I became an adult I realized in the real world, 99% of people don't care. The other 1%...

Identity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Acceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & BoundariesStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

hear that. But when people speak about controlling stammering and fluency techniques, the feeling is that stammering is not ok. That you should be proud of all of yourself, including being a person wh...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Acceptance & PrideAvoidance & SubstitutionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

Sorry for reposting what i just wrote but this answers your question: I am very much part of the #ok2stutter movement, born out of the social model of disability, that does not look at a person as bei...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / NeurodiversityPublic Awareness / Media+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

I don't think the two are mutually exclusive. I am very much part of the #ok2stutter movement, born out of the social model of disability, that does not look at a person as being disabled but rather a...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Mindset shiftAcceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

How do you reconcile thinking clients should accept their stutter and be proud of who they are and teaching techniques to control it?...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Acceptance & PridePositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

Yeah, I can agree with that. Basically, if we try to reject it, or the knowledge of it, we make an unconquerable enemy of it, since we can't change reality that way. It's more healthy to just integrat...

Identity & Disability
Authenticity vs. MaskingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 21, 2019
1 points

To me, its accept, positive thinking, and allow. It's to accept that you have a stutter, and not trying to hide it from people. Address it with people you meet, either before it happens or after it ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceCommunity & SupportIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionHumor & Community ToneAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2019
1 points

I work in the Parks Dept at the Visitors Center. Lots of phone calls, radio communication, and customers. Also, I have to leave the recorded prompts for our phone line. It’s my dream job so I am extra...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 20, 2019
6 points

I love this post. I stutter and am an author and writing teacher. I've just done almost 20 Skype chats this weekend with students. I stuttered during some of them (badly a few times...it gets worse wh...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkCauses & Variability
Acceptance & PrideEmployment & CareerEnergy & Biological Rhythms
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
4 points

Yeah I'm not that kind of person and it doesn't actually bother me. I give it as well as I take it...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
5 points

I'm a psychiatrist. I actually don't stutter at all when I see patients or talk to nurses, but I do struggle on the phone when I have to call pharmacies, government agencies, etc. I cope by trying not...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterOct 19, 2019
55 points

Shout out to all the sexy stutterers out there who don't let your speech get in your way! Do you find it hard to complete jokes because of your stutter but do so anyways? Well that's some big dick energy right there! Rise up stutterers, rise up and say whatever you like.

Shout out to all the sexy stutterers out there who don't let your speech get in your way! Do you find it hard to complete jokes because of your stutter but do so anyways? Well that's some big dick ene...

Coping & AdvocacyEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Mindset shiftHope & MotivationAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

Psychologist. Was scary at first during my training/practicums. I'm over caring about my stutter, I just let it happen if it does - some clients ask about it which is great cause it leads to discussio...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
2 points

I’m a pharmacist too. Did retail for a while and it gave me a lot more confidence. Currently work for the government in a position where I frequently give presentations in front of large groups of peo...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PridePublic Speaking
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
3 points

I’m a Worship Pastor so I speak/sing in front of large groups of people each weekend. I stutter, everyone knows it. Nobody cares. It’s a great place to work 🙂...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Public SpeakingAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
8 points

Wildland firefighter. Talking on the radio is challenging at times, but I own the stutter. It doesn't own me....

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
3 points

I work as a pharmacist. Pretty much what other people have said. You just have to own that you have a stutter in any job you do, or any part of life. Many of us who stutter find that, counterintuiti...

School & WorkIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Employment & CareerAcceptance & PrideFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
18 points

Insurance agent 👍 when I give low prices people don’t care about my stutter 😂...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
Employment & CareerAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterOct 19, 2019
36 points

I have a stutter. I'm a teacher. Really, I know I have a stutter. My students know. My teachers and administration know. Parents know. Nobody really cares, and I feel like they don't care because I ...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeAcceptance & PrideAuthenticity vs. Masking