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commentr/StutterFeb 21, 2022
1 points

Hence the classification of a communication disorder. Is there any point in discussing research in genetics, brain imaging, and neurobiology with you or are you going to repeat just think your way out...

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Neurological & BrainResearch & ResourcesFluency Techniques+1 more
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
3 points

Encouraging her to speak and say everything she wants to say is good. Being patient and unbothered by stuttering is good. I don't think you need to ignore it or pretend like it's not there with her, b...

Identity & Disability
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
18 points

Please please please get a speech pathologist who *specializes* in stuttering. Those not trained in stuttering can do more damage. Stuttering is more of an anxiety thing. Most SLPs are trained to a...

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commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
2 points

I agree that both sides are necessary. Stuttering is big....

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Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
1 points

I would say that language doesn't affect the amount of stutterers, but it may have some impact on the severity. I've heard different languages have different filler sounds....

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Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
1 points

I doubt it, all languages have people who stutter and no two people stutter alike. I'm not sure a psychologist is the right person to treat the physical aspects of a stutter. The issues that can a...

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commentr/StutterFeb 14, 2022
0 points

Because a blind person is never able to see anything, while every stutterer can be fluent at least some of the times, under certain circumstances and stuttering also doesn't have organic causes most o...

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Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 13, 2022
5 points

ABA with children? If so, talk about how exposing them to someone with a different style of speaking is a wonderful opportunity for them to build tolerance for anyone who communicates differently f...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & Disability
Home SupportMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 12, 2022
6 points

Stuttering is a disability - a horrible disability. It is a neurological problem where our brain has difficulty synchronizing our speech. There is nothing to be ashamed of. If we did not see well o...

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postr/StutterFeb 10, 2022
11 points

Stuttering & Mental health

Stuttering & Mental health TLDR; there is currently no cure for stuttering. If you are a stutterer and are having difficulty with: addiction, depression, social anxiety, general anxiety, or othe...

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Trauma & PsychologicalAnxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-Perception+3 more
commentr/StutterFeb 9, 2022
5 points

I personally don’t like the expression. As someone who stutters, I can’t help but think- so what if I (or someone else) did stutter? Does that lessen the validity or value of what was said? Is it less...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversitySelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
commentr/StutterFeb 8, 2022
1 points

In the UK it’s a “disfluency” which is a massive kick in the balls since there’s a very obvious difference between a lisp and a block that last 5 seconds. Edit: “disfluency” means it’s not a “disabil...

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postr/StutterFeb 4, 2022
5 points

Shattering the Myth that it’s Not OK to Stutter (podcast episode)

Shattering the Myth that it’s Not OK to Stutter (podcast episode) Stutter With Confidence #62 with Voon Pang Shattering the Myth that it’s Not OK to Stutter New Zealand SLP and stuttering advocate ...

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commentr/StutterFeb 4, 2022
1 points

Well still good for u but like I said there are no cures so far while he is too bold to claim that he can cure stuttering and it seems he doesn't deserve many creditibilities....

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Cure Claims / Alt-TreatsMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2022
2 points

I am having sympathy from your bad experiences but since SLPs couldn't help you, why a layman can instead help you better than SLPs? I'd say maybe some of his methods can make some senses but still h...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityCure Claims / Alt-Treats
commentr/StutterFeb 3, 2022
2 points

Plz don't give any credibilities onto Lee Lovett and he is just a layman about stuttering who neither was trained in SLP nor achieved board certificates and his conclusions are very not evidence-based...

Identity & DisabilityAnticipation & Avoidance
Medicalization / NeurodiversityAvoidance & Substitution
commentr/StutterFeb 2, 2022
4 points

I'm not sure Musk has a psychophysiological stutter, do we have a diagnosis of that? If we assume he does, both of these people still stutter, so they haven't cured it. They've minimized their blocks...

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Medicalization / NeurodiversityResearch & Resources
commentr/StutterFeb 1, 2022
16 points

I think you’re right that doing internal work to improve ourselves can definitely improve our speech! Thanks for the inspiration! However, I don’t think Elon Musk stutters. I think he clutters and f...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & Variability
Medicalization / NeurodiversitySituational Variability
postr/StutterJan 28, 2022
14 points

Blackness, Stuttering, and Music with JJJJJerome Ellis

Blackness, Stuttering, and Music with JJJJJerome Ellis Today Proud Stutter podcast [released](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/proud-stutter/id1588336626?i=1000549286232) a special episode. The s...

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commentr/StutterJan 26, 2022
10 points

Read "Redefining stuttering" book by John Harrison. According to him, stuttering is psychological disorder, atleast for most people. Also, PTSD is a nice "ELI5" way of describing it....

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Trauma & PsychologicalMedicalization / Neurodiversity