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What helps me? Challenging my stutter and proving my negative thoughts wrong. Just today, I was tasked with swapping $10 in coins for a $10 note at my local convenience store (a big deal for a stutte...

Well, I'm a girl who stutters. Nice to meet you. Now you've met one. See? We exist! lol...

I know that there are a lot of couples who met through the McGuire Programme. I guess for some that common life experiences and the common goals to overcome their stutter, connects them more.. For it ...

If i was comfortable and had the confident when I speak I’d be laughing as we struggle to order our food...

Psychiatric nurse here, can affect it on some occasions like introducing myself to new patients, their family members or other staff; answering phone calls; calling next-of-kins (especially when the p...

I don't have the numbers, but I'm willing to wager that the number of people who stuttered into adulthood and then stopped or lessened by "growing out of it" is less than the number who stopped via a ...

>and the > >best advice > > I can offer is for a stutterer to expose themselves to more speaking situations to desensitize yourself from the fear of speaking. that's a great a...

One thing you should know is your stutter will probably get better with age. I went to law school with a stutter myself, though mine was not as severe. There are challenges, but keep in mind that th...

No, that is not how language-speech development works. As a speech therapist who stutters I have had to educate some parents who question me treating their child....

Thanks everyone! It’s just been an insanely difficult week for me and this particular manager I don’t like so it was really frustrating when he mocked me. Normally though I do laugh at it too....

Whenever someone mocks my stutter, I just acknowledge their half-assed imitation of it and move on to the next subject. I don't feel hurt, nor do I hate the person. I simply just don't care at this p...

I once acquired a stutter through watching Pan's Labyrinth, as a kid. Specifically this scene: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1JhTRWqhKc Couldn't talk right for months until I eventually unlearned th...

36M, Working as a scientist and having frequent telephone conferences, giving talks or having to win customers and particpants for projects. I didn't start my job doing all these things, but grew in d...

That is interesting and tough. I'm going through something similar. I say everything I want to say and definitely don't hide my stuttering, but I still struggle in other ways. I have a lot of avoidanc...

Congrats! You wouldn’t be the first SLP who stutters, and you won’t be the last. You’ll be able to bring a unique perspective to the field and in connecting with patients/students/clients. Good luck t...

That’s awesome! I wish I could major in Communication Sciences and Disorders but I was terrible in biology. Best of luck!...

Yes and no. I don’t try to hide my stuttering anymore and I’m not as embarrassed, but I feel like I stutter more than I used to. I feel more frustrated rather than embarrassed....

Congrats to you! You’ll be making a big change in people’s lives, and you should be proud of that. We’ll all be r-r-rooting for you!...

If you think all those people stopped or lessened because they did some special thing that caused their change in speech, I've got bad news for you. Stuttering is extremely variable and individual. M...

Gotcha. I know these things are really hard man. I’m big about not being held back by stuttering, but If you are too overwhelmed with anxiety you could ask your teacher to present privately, after cla...