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commentr/StutterJul 15, 2023
5 points

Yes, I stayed a lot more alone and presentations and oral exams were hard, but I always talked to the professors before and explained my situation. They understood and treated me fair....

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifePreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2023
2 points

Feel you or at least it's fucked up that, at least, in my country there's no certification, so I have to give a notice to the professor and hope they'd believe me and understand the situation......

School & WorkAnticipation & Avoidance
School & Academic LifePreparation & Rehearsal
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2023
3 points

Hello, thank you for your response, I'm currently finishing the first year of university and I keep having this feeling that for us it is more difficult than other, but at the same time I invalidate a...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2023
7 points

Sorry to be a smartass, but I’ve only ever been a person who stutters, so I don’t know how it would have been if I didn’t stutter. Anyway, yes, it can be tough. Unless you make a serious effort to a...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & WorkEmotional Experience
Identity & Self-PerceptionSchool & Academic LifeHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterJul 15, 2023
3 points

I work in public education and am going to school to be a teacher too. Honestly sometimes the stutter is an advantage, not a lot but sort of. I have to speak slower to be understood, little kids and...

School & WorkCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeSituational VariabilityAcceptance & Pride
postr/StutterJul 15, 2023
17 points

Did you find university more overwhelming being a person who stutters?

Did you find university more overwhelming being a person who stutters? ...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social Judgment
postr/StutterJul 15, 2023
14 points

Can i be a kindergarten teacher?

Can i be a kindergarten teacher? Hello! I have a moderate to light stutter and i have been thinking about becoming a kindergarten teacher as i have always liked children. I decided to apply to univer...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
3 points

Same here! I've been stuttering ever since I was 4, and now I'm 18. Just graduated high-school after 12 years of read-alouds and presentations. 😭...

School & Work
School & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 14, 2023
2 points

My stutter got worse when I started graduate school as well. I was quite nervous especially because I was an international student in a new country. And yes, I completely understand feeling down becau...

School & WorkEmotional Experience
School & Academic LifeAnxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2023
4 points

I did my masters and current working on my PhD. I kept introduction short lol. It also helps to understand that if you're doing this in w class with more than, say, ten people, almost no one is going ...

School & WorkIdentity & Disability
School & Academic LifeAuthenticity vs. Masking
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2023
1 points

In chess tournaments everyone carries a badge with their name on it, the anxiety related to stuttering in this case is gone...

Emotional ExperienceSchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2023
3 points

I'm sorry to hear that you're facing challenges with both the pressure to get a summer job and the difficulties in social situations due to your speech. It can be tough when we feel like our speech is...

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commentr/StutterJul 11, 2023
3 points

I say just work on the fundamentals such as, eating healthy, fitness, and most importantly good communication. Obviously its going to take some time to see the result but anything such as striking a c...

Emotional ExperienceCoping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Hope & MotivationFluency TechniquesSchool & Academic Life+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 11, 2023
1 points

Hi there. She is doing ok. She has made a lot of progress already working with a speech pathologist who has experience with stuttering or disfluency. We are lucky though, she attends a county run earl...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & WorkSocial & Relationships
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commentr/StutterJul 10, 2023
5 points

Im only 20 so I dont think that i know everything and i could change view on this, but also for me the feeling of not be able to accomplish enything is real and devastating. Im scared to talk to anyba...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Anxiety & Social JudgmentHelplessness & AgencyIdentity & Self-Perception+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2023
16 points

Yes and its made me fuck up so many things in my life. I became a loner in middle and high school. I was the 'weird' kid in high school. I started using drugs. I barely graduated high school with C's ...

Social & RelationshipsAnticipation & AvoidanceMeds & Substances
Loneliness & IsolationAvoidance & SubstitutionRecreationa substances (e.g. Alcohol, Cannabis)+1 more
commentr/StutterJul 7, 2023
1 points

He seems to understand some things. Like if I say do you want water, he’ll open his mouth and look around for the cup. Or if I say time to go down, he’ll sometimes look down and brace himself to go on...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Early Concern & OnsetSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 5, 2023
1 points

3 kids. No sign of stuttering. I also want to note that schools have changed a tonne since I went. There is far more understanding of disabilities and kids seem a lot more progressive. I don’t know wh...

Causes & VariabilityParent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Genetic & Family FactorsSchool/Clinical AdvocacySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2023
1 points

Exactly, we all were well aware of how we felt about our stuttering well before college. We’ve all had to do speeches in high school...

School & Work
School & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJun 29, 2023
3 points

Stutter here since 2nd grade. Went to therapy through my junior year of high school, which gave me lots of fundamental tools to help me though blocks, but the best tool I've ever come across to actual...

Coping & AdvocacySchool & Work
Fluency TechniquesSchool & Academic Life