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commentr/StutterJul 6, 2023
3 points

I can relate to everything you said totally. I've also been described as too sensitive throughout my childhood. It was only on this sub that I read about the concept of HSP, highly sensitive person. I...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2023
14 points

I've read a research in the past that around 80% of PWS can be classified as HSP (highly sensitive person). So yeah there does seem to be some correlation at least....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2023
4 points

A lot of work is based on managing feelings about stuttering, anxiety etc (the iceberg), reducing avoidance, desensitization, educating parents/ teachers on how best to support a kid who stutters, re...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesMedicalization / NeurodiversityPositive Therapy Techniques
commentr/StutterJul 6, 2023
3 points

This is great! no one better than a PWS to work with PWS. I'm an SLT in Ireland (I don't have a stammer) so we are colleagues!...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Therapy ExperiencesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
1 points

Some people don’t look at stuttering as a big deal. Also not all kids coming from a stutterer will stutter, so why not take a chance. Having kids is a blessing no matter what disability they’re born w...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2023
2 points

I found a research study from other researchers who investigated spontaneous recovery: "*Those who had incorporated stuttering into the self-concept were much more likely to have remained stutterers,...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 28, 2023
1 points

Wendell Johnson is an evil man who stuttered himself. He must be hung! Together with Van Riper, he was a “founding father” of the stuttering cure business in the USA and then, all over the world. The...

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Medicalization / NeurodiversityCure Claims / Alt-Treats
commentr/StutterJun 27, 2023
3 points

>he doesn't have a disability he has a slight speech impediment, Some very good suggestions have been added here, but this comment stuck out to me. I know you have the best of intentions here but ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityIdentity & Self-PerceptionAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
1 points

You’ve written a lot:-) Let me try to be brief, but precise. 1. People who stutter are just like all other people on the planet. We all have different mindsets, life experiences and desires for self-g...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Avoidance & SubstitutionMedicalization / NeurodiversityNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
2 points

Yes, the system is not gonna change willingly. It will fight to protect its pockets! Corporate lies gather a lot of money for the system’s budget. It needs millions of stutterers to keep believing tha...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
2 points

Fellow questioning life dude! Yeah. I have, it has a nice concept. It might be true and we might be living on just corporate-fed lies but that's what gonna be and not gonna change anytime soon. But t...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
1 points

Just follow the money! “Stuttering cure” is a small part of a humongous medical system living off a lot of lies:-( Have you seen THE MATRIX movie? Watch it again and you will find a lot of answers ab...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Medicalization / NeurodiversityResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2023
3 points

You have an excellent knowledge of the conventional information pushed everywhere by the system! But have you ever thought about those researchers? Have you ever met them in person? I have. They all s...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterJun 19, 2023
1 points

There is no need to classify your stuttering unless you want to classify it as “I may occasionally stutter”. Be careful of the labels you put on yourself the mind tends to want to live up to them and ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2023
5 points

I’ve never marked it as a disability before, but by all means you should feel free to. Stuttering is a disability, even if it’s not visible....

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAccess & Rights
postr/StutterJun 13, 2023
5 points

Applying to a job

Applying to a job Recently started looking for new employment and my partner told me to mark I had I disability on the application. But I've never done this before and honestly never even thought it w...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityEmployment & Career
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2023
1 points

Yes. Some studies suggest Stuttering could be on the autism spectrum along with Tourettes....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2023
2 points

>7+ years of trying but no matter how much I tried it never went away That's the problem with it. It doesn't go away like other issues. Otherwise, atleast half of us would have been cured somehow ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJun 13, 2023
3 points

YES!!! Anything that detracts from the norm in our society is a disability. The inability to orally communicate limits the individual in many ways. Though many stutterers find success academically and...

Identity & DisabilitySocial & RelationshipsSchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityQuality of LifeEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJun 13, 2023
47 points

Do you think stuttering is a disability?

Do you think stuttering is a disability? Hello everyone! I have a question for you. Do you think stuttering is a disability? When filling out job applications for the voluntary self identification of ...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAccess & Rights