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commentr/StutterJul 29, 2025
1 points

7 family members stutter. I got 2 classmates in high school who stuttered. Met 2 random people who also stuttered. However, we are just 1% of the population though,,...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 29, 2025
1 points

Thank you so much for your message. I'm really sorry you're going through the same thing. I've come to exactly the same conclusion as you. I was diagnosed with ASD at 24 (I'm 32 now), and I truly beli...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilityTherapy & Professional
Identity & Self-PerceptionTrauma & PsychologicalSeeking Therapy
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
2 points

Sorry it took forever to get a reply, but I just read your post, and am here to say I too have a late onset stutter. I developed mine when I was 28 (am 34 now) and I also suspect it correlates with a ...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Onset & Life-Stage ChangesIdentity & Self-PerceptionSeverity & Fluctuation
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
2 points

It’s one of those things you immediately pick up on and notice, even if the stutter is slight....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
1 points

Our mind and body are intricately connected to each other. If we are depressed, it will definitely have other changes in the body and there would be epigenetic changes as well but it doesn't mean that...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
1 points

I’m 22F, My uncle stutters and one of my uni colleagues....

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
2 points

I only have met one in my 30 years of life. Many years ago, I was having a bad day at work and a guy tried talking to me, but I gave him a look like I was very annoyed and he walked away. I regret it ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
2 points

what? I have been stuttering my whole life and my name is one of the hardest words for me to say and I can tell you from experience that I would rather confront an a**hole and stutter while doing so,...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerIdentity & Self-PerceptionShame & Embarrassment
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
14 points

33F, I've met a surprising number of other people who stutter. My uncle first of all, but I feel like that doesn't count since we're related. I worked with somebody at my first job as a teenager who a...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsIdentity & Self-Perception
postr/StutterJul 28, 2025
45 points

Have u ever met someone who also stutters irl?

Have u ever met someone who also stutters irl? In my 22 years of living I’ve never met someone else who stutters not in school uni or anywhere It almost feels like an original experience and im alon...

Social & RelationshipsIdentity & Disability
Friendships & BelongingLoneliness & IsolationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
2 points

I just say “yeah I stutter” and usually people apologize. I try to remind myself that many people have never met a person who stutters and, as a knee jerk reaction to something they aren’t familiar ...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 28, 2025
11 points

[I've said this same thing before here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/Stutter/comments/1if8aq9/stuttering_is_a_disability_and_im_tired_to/) I think a big reason why people don't see stuttering as a disab...

Identity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / NeurodiversityAccess & Rights
commentr/StammerJul 27, 2025
1 points

I have beaten my stammer, I know what you are going though. I promise once you beat it you will the confidence of a mountain and nothing will be able to stop you....

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Hope & MotivationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
3 points

For me it was meeting a fellow stutterer who just didn't give a damn that she stuttered. She said what she wanted, maintained good eye contact even if she was blocking, and just really kicked ass in ...

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionAcceptance & Pride
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
3 points

No. I am 53M, and if it weren't for my public school experiences, I wouldn't have had as thick of a skin that I have now. I was teased all through grade school, students and teachers alike. I went ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Shame & EmbarrassmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionStigma & Bullying+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
6 points

Hi, very heartwarming to see a mother that cares this much. I'm 30 now and I've stuttered since I was 4 years old. It's improved as I got older, I had a LOT of trouble with it when I was younger, esp...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & DisabilityParent & Caregiver
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-PerceptionHome Support+2 more
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
1 points

I am curious why you aren't trying to find a job or live in a community that speaks in Hindi? You said in that language you do NOT stutter? This is impressive. I stutter in three languages and I would...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & DisabilitySchool & Work
Avoidance & SubstitutionIdentity & Self-PerceptionEmployment & Career
postr/StutterJul 27, 2025
1 points

The bridge between music and stuttering for me

The bridge between music and stuttering for me Back in high school, my stutter was profoundly bad. I turned to music as both a therapy and a form of communication. Around 17, I dived head-first into t...

Community & SupportCauses & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesSituational VariabilityIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
3 points

Yup, it’s not even stutterers that do it, the population at large. My stutterers flip flops conditionally from mild to severe. Sometimes it’s not even noticeable. I hate people coming up with inst...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterJul 27, 2025
5 points

Yes, if you read anything about the science of communication and language all that matters is if we arnt in rhythm with who we are talking to. Being able to match each others rhythm when speaking is ...

Causes & VariabilityEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Severity & FluctuationAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception