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commentr/StutterAug 27, 2022
1 points

In a pinch sure, but if you use it as a trick everytime you block it will generalize and gunk up your speech pattern even more than it already is. Just about all abnormal behaviors in our speech come ...

Anticipation & AvoidanceIdentity & Disability
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postr/StutterAug 26, 2022
19 points

I wish there was a treatment for stuttering

I wish there was a treatment for stuttering I fucking hate not being able to talk, interact and socialize as much as I want, having to constantly worry about teachers making me do class presentations...

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commentr/StutterAug 24, 2022
2 points

I wish us stutterers had more resources. I have always been treated I can do anything I want and the stutter is just a stutter. I think I had some developmental delays and it is all connected. I fe...

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commentr/StutterAug 22, 2022
3 points

Uhm it's not anyones fault for being born with a speech disorder. It's not something you just "work on and fix". There are periods when you do work and make progress for a certain period of time, but ...

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commentr/StutterAug 21, 2022
1 points

In my case...after the group discussion was over, I had stayed back to inform him that I had a stammering problem. But he didn't allow me to speak and went on to "professionally" ridicule me and asked...

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commentr/StutterAug 21, 2022
1 points

In my case...after the group discussion was over, I had stayed back to inform him that I had a stammering problem. But he didn't allow me to speak and went on to "professionally" ridicule me and asked...

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commentr/StutterAug 21, 2022
2 points

Years back I wanted to do architecture. Mainly because I thought I'd be "drawing" alot. And to my surprise. Architecture requires ALOT of talking. With clients, designers etc. And it's stressful other...

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commentr/StutterAug 21, 2022
2 points

I know I’m not supposed to say this here and this may be deleted, but professional therapy along with doctor prescribed, non-habit forming pharmaceuticals targeted to treat anxiety is a very helpful w...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2022
1 points

I can relate to it, faced similar in group discussions, though I used to inform prior that I have a stutter so be patient with me, but not everyone complies to it, nor the interviewer considered it. I...

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commentr/StutterAug 20, 2022
1 points

Just to clarify...I couldn't find the TA requirements. I messaged you my university name as well. >Yeah, I got that joke thing but still when I know I am talking to the person who is responsible f...

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commentr/StutterAug 19, 2022
2 points

I've had that thought too...stuttering as a big "fuck you" to the idea of capitalism....

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Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 19, 2022
3 points

Have you ever thought how a fluent speaker would feel like? He/she can tell what ever they have in mind and everyone would think they are intelligent or dumb. A person should either be completed (flue...

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Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2022
2 points

I’ve made posts like this before and I 100% believe we as stutterers or someone in the SLP/medical diagnosing field should come up with differences between degrees of stuttering. Instead of being comp...

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Severity & FluctuationMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 11, 2022
1 points

thanks dude, although I disagree with your last statement; stuttering is not normal. It’s exceedingly rare...

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Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2022
2 points

I agree with you about everything. I understand why there are organizations geared towards connecting stutterers, I really do. At the same time, I can’t help but think there are more dire issues to be...

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postr/StutterAug 3, 2022
2 points

sign language

sign language Can one's stutter be so bad that he/she opts to learn and use sign language instead? (Sorry if it's a silly question, I stutter myself)...

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Helplessness & AgencyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
1 points

Tourretes. I have both a stutter and tourretes, and my only noticeable thing is my stutter. I can fully suppress ticks but my stutter pretty much ruins my life....

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
3 points

>even though it’s physically uncomfortable and exhausting, would you tell them they had to? It's not that you "have to" it's that you should. My son has a physical disability. He can walk short d...

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commentr/StutterAug 2, 2022
9 points

if it were any other disability where someone *can* technically do something, even though it’s physically uncomfortable and exhausting, would you tell them they had to? some wheelchair users can walk...

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Quality of LifeMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterJul 31, 2022
1 points

No the statistics show that 20% of stutterers are women...

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Medicalization / Neurodiversity