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I didn't stutter at all until I was about 10 years old. I had a lisp when I was under 5 years old but I didn't had other problems with my speech. Now I'm 35 years old and my stuttering is sometimes ve...

I think if you have predispositions to stuttering then either stuttering starts simultaneously or with random 'triggers' like being intimidated, hearing others stutter and etc. But stuttering itself i...

Tons of people who stutter have relatives who stutter, so it really seems like there's something genetic about a lot of cases even if no one's been able to pinpoint any specific gene. Also the fact t...

It's not 'contagious' among normal speakers who don't have stuttering predispositions but among stutterers who have....

Idk because my cousin has a stutter and her little brother has been talking good his whole life but he’s been closer to her this year and now he’s starting to stutter...

Either genetic, unlucky, or possibly head injury. Or maybe picked it up when you were young from someone who stuttered...

There are a bunch of different theories, but no one really knows for sure. It's probably a combination of all of them tbh. Mine definitely is genetic to some extent....

My dad and a couple other members of my extended family had mild stutters that just went away eventually. I guess it happens for some people. No luck for me sadly....

Stutter runs in my family. 2 of my brothers had it, one kinda severe but it went away by itself around the age of 16-18 for both of them. Mine didn't though. It happens sometimes....

I lived in a townhouse for a few years, and it turned out my landlord had a stutter! It was worse than mine, even. We don’t keep in touch but I really like him. Also, when I met my husband, I found ...

benzo and alcohol abuse definitely made my stutter far worse temporarily. but after i stopped it got much better again i think it's unlikely to be the sole contributor to developing a stutter. it is ...

The only fear I really share with you is the genetically inherited stutter, because there is a great chance I've got it the same way even though my father and grandpa has/had a different kind of speec...

how did I get here

how did I get here Reddit suggests things all the time...how tf it know I have a stutter!? Like legit stutter. I've stuttered since I was 5. I'm 31 now. How does everyone deal with theirs? Like with r...

That's just not true. It's like saying the only person who can cure my broken arm is someone who's broken their arm. We often think of our stutter as something that we own and have exclusive knowled...

No, why would I risk having a child who stutters on the account of if it’s genetic. How am I going to pick up my child from school if I can’t say his or her name? How am I going to support a family &a...

Thanks for your reply. There must be genetic differences in people. I know many people who don’t stutter even when they don’t sleep well and use recreational drugs....

When I did stutter and this occured, I increased my daily reading aloud. I did read as much as necessary. Typically that was 3-4 hours. These situations occurred less and less over time....

Since stutterers are way above average intelligent, our kids will be highly intelligent which matters more than stutter....

Stuttering isn’t really a genetic law. Do either of your parents stutter? Mine don’t....

It's definitely genetic in my family. Way more family members don't stutter than do, but there are a few in every generation as far back as I know....