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100% tell them from the beginning. Tell them ahead of time if there's a way (if you're talking via email or anything, it's easy - "btw, I should let you know that I stutter. It doesn't interfere with ...

100% this is the way to think. They may be confused or embarrassed at first, but that's literally momentary. It's not really any different than if you had an accent they hadn't heard before. Keep tal...

Don't let it define you. You are not your stutter. You will find friends who like you for you. You'll find lovers who love you for you. We're lucky, we're in a time where a lot of conversation is do...

I have a moderate stutter & I sat next to a person with a severe stutter in high school. During start of the semester introductions, he ofc had trouble saying his name & when I had trouble say...

It’s easier said than done, but don’t let people do this shit. I got to turn this around on someone once and I’ll never forget it. I sat down next to a girl at dinner after a volleyball game and int...

It’s usually used as the butt of jokes, whenever it is used. I always use the “you wouldn’t make fun of a guy in a wheel chair, so why are you making fun of the way I talk” and that often times shuts ...

In this boat for the last 5-10 years now. I find that if I tell the person I’m meeting up front that i have a stutter than it’s a lot easier to introduce myself (name and all) and get the conversatio...

Just break the ice. Say I have a speech impediment so don't mind me and henceforth you can speak the way you want. If you stutter they'll understand unless they're assholes....

I agree! Learn to tell people “please be patient bc I stutter” and then go about your introduction 🙂 People will probably think you are hella courageous. You got this!...

To make people feel bad, I tell them, I have a neurological condition that affects my speech but thanks for noticing. I'm not lying and people feel bad for using me a joke....

Yes but it depends on the person though. If he or she was being a bitch to me and making fun of me about it then *THEY'RE DEFINITELY GETTING IT!!!*...

I hear you. It's really hard not to let it get to you. I tend to overcompensate and push myself to be the one they have to listen to but I still end up having to teach people how to listen. What I d...

My duty is done Sadly, there’s a lot of truth in it as well. If you can’t stand up for yourself verbally it’s significantly more difficult to put a stop to it. Most people still feel very uncomfor...

I know you might get in trouble but honestly I'm proud of you for sticking up for yourself! Way to go! As someone who stutters I understand the frustration when I can't talk because other people are t...

My son is a person who stutters. He’s 18 and will be going to college in Fall 2022. He’s done speech therapy when he was younger. Anyway I’ve always told him he has other ways to communicate with p...

It helps to advocate for yourself. Tell the staff you have a stutter....

Well kind of yes I was crossing an army check point and I did not have my id card so i planned to tell them that I’m an army brat and i live inside the cantonment(i do this alot lol), but little did ...

I was at a cool, really hip secondhand store. The clerk was very happy to see me and "ooh hello hello! How Nice of you to be here today! welcome! did you find anything at your liking? I hope you di...

Nope. Only time I ever mention stuttering is if they bring it up. Otherwise most people I’ve encountered seem familiar with stuttering and tend to let me speak....

My stutter is pretty intermittent so I usually wait and see if I actually stutter, and then pause to briefly explain (e.g., "Excuse me, I have a speech impairment" \[pause, breathe, restart problemati...