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commentr/StutterMay 2, 2023
2 points

I stutter and am in school to be a Speech-Language Pathologist. It is very unlikely that an SLP will see you just to "make a diagnosis". Stuttering is usually not something that needs to be diagnosed....

Identity & DisabilityTherapy & Professional
Medicalization / NeurodiversitySeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterMay 2, 2023
10 points

I don't think stuttering is medically diagnosable!! You dont need a doctor to tell you if you have a stutter or not,you just figure if you're not as fluent as the everyday person with random uncontro...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterApr 29, 2023
2 points

What can we change to improve stuttering? (only when we know this, we are able to accept the things we cannot change, change the things we can, and use the wisdom to know the difference)

What can we change to improve stuttering? (only when we know this, we are able to accept the things we cannot change, change the things we can, and use the wisdom to know the difference) **Question: W...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Helplessness & AgencyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 29, 2023
1 points

Who knows. Perhaps stutters are a glitch in the matrix? The programmers of this world really need to do their jobs better...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
3 points

There was a character in the recent starwars movie trilogy named "DJ" who had a stutter. Although he didn't get a lot of screen time I did wonder why his character had to have a stammer? I felt like ...

Identity & Disability
Public Awareness / MediaMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

Well there used to be Porky the pig but people pulled that off because it was " offensive " to stutterers. That was a character which represented stuttering as just a character trait rather than a pro...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityPublic Awareness / Media
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

One has to take into consideration that the experience of stuttering is vastly different from one person to the next. Someone who has a 1 second block or a repetition may seem like an eternity or eve...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 25, 2023
1 points

It depends on the severity of your stutter. Honestly I don't know why this issue is overlooked in this sub. I am not gatekeeping or something like that but severe stuttering is a very different experi...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 19, 2023
1 points

This is incorrect and doesn't apply to all PWS. I'm a severe stutterer who stutters in all situations, every day, on every word. I do not have days or situations where I am "fluent" (though I can be r...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainSeverity & FluctuationAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 18, 2023
1 points

>*"I am conducting a study for my PhD dissertation as a doctorol candidate. I'm researching how voluntary stuttering sometimes doesn't lead to desensitization, like fewer unhelpful (intrusive) thou...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Voluntary Stuttering & ExposureMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 12, 2023
2 points

Facts. These people who claim that it’s just as simple as accepting it… 1. Do not have a severe stutter and never witnessed its absolutely debilitating effects. 2. Dismiss any other factors of stutt...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2023
5 points

I think you may be misunderstanding what we mean when we say "accepting". You may be thinking it means "just live with your stutter and you can do anything an abled person could do!", but part of "acc...

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / NeurodiversityHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 11, 2023
1 points

Keep trying optimism isnt the answer either you dont need to be happy u need to understand that stuttering is a disability and it will. Be there everytime u talk....

Identity & DisabilityEmotional Experience
Medicalization / NeurodiversityHelplessness & Agency
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2023
1 points

Our society is ableist. Naming everything quickly and without thought a disability isn't wise and will most probably lead to discrimination because people are ignorant. Stuttering is considered a disa...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / NeurodiversityStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterApr 10, 2023
1 points

There is no research being done. We are 1% of the population. Which includes children and older people with strokes that 100% recover by themselves. The amount is less that 1% of the entire human po...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Research & ResourcesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 6, 2023
1 points

I think it’s good that you’re getting help for him now because of how he’s currently feeling. That does have to be scary for a kid. However stuttering *is* often a condition where it begins at a young...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & Disability
Early Concern & OnsetHome SupportMedicalization / Neurodiversity
postr/StutterApr 5, 2023
14 points

Tips to improve stuttering from two PhD researchers (do an individualized approach, approach the cognitive perspective of your stuttering, what works for one doesn't necessarily work for others, learn to ride the waves up and down, build tolerance against fluctuations, turn them into advantages)

Tips to improve stuttering from two PhD researchers (do an individualized approach, approach the cognitive perspective of your stuttering, what works for one doesn't necessarily work for others, learn...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Fluency TechniquesMindfulness & BreathingAcceptance & Pride+1 more
commentr/StutterApr 3, 2023
1 points

When I compare xqc to someone with a severe stutter (such a person could not even stream on twich because it would be super cringe, 1 word in 20-40 seconds and so on), than I can say "he can speak pre...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 2, 2023
1 points

I've heard him flare up when talking to people he doesn't know well but respects. Maybe his is a combination of low to mild stutter, and that he's very comfortable in the streaming/quasi public speak...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 1, 2023
4 points

I've been dipping in and out of the research for decades. Way back when, it appeared the scientific consensus that stuttering was purely psychological. Now over the years, I've watched that be replace...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainTrauma & PsychologicalMedicalization / Neurodiversity