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commentr/StutterMay 16, 2018
1 points

J'ai écrit un petit livre qui s'appelle "Signaux proches et lointains", plusieurs années avant mon diagnostic. Une espèce de coffre à trésors où je conserve de nombreuses expériences, parfois anodines...

Community & SupportIdentity & Disability
Personal StoriesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2018
1 points

I got notified of this post on discord ... I wanted to chime in I've got some thoughts (for reference, I'm also a stuttering SLP) Here are some initial thoughts: 1) There is a definite need for goo...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Seeking TherapyTherapy ExperiencesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 14, 2018
4 points

Hello! The course is in the idea stage right now. I'm trying to figure out some things that people specifically want to know so that the course can be as helpful as can be! That's what brought me to ...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Therapy ExperiencesMedicalization / NeurodiversityAuthenticity vs. Masking+1 more
commentr/StutterMay 11, 2018
1 points

This is a bad fabrication of representatives of STUTTERING CURE business. They want you to believe that you are sick with a CHRONIC stuttering illness, need a life-long treatment and keep attending (p...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Cure Claims / Alt-TreatsMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 8, 2018
1 points

And why is that exactly? Unlike other disabilites, stuttering is not a disability. No one in the history of time has been granted disability because they stutter. No science exists to explain the ca...

Identity & DisabilityMeta
Medicalization / NeurodiversityNot About Stuttering
postr/StutterMay 8, 2018
6 points

What you people think of this video? He is saying that stuttering is a habit, like nails bitting, and he seems pretty sure about it. I think he is spreading a false message to the masses and thats why majority of people, imo, doesn't think about stuttering as big problem.

What you people think of this video? He is saying that stuttering is a habit, like nails bitting, and he seems pretty sure about it. I think he is spreading a false message to the masses and thats why...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2018
2 points

But its defined as neurodevelopment speech MOTOR disorder Thats what i dont understand , of it really was , then we wouldn’t be able to speak fluently in any situations ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 5, 2018
4 points

Because stuttering involves the part of the brain associated with communication, not speech. Your brain is able to produce all the sounds fine, it’s not a speech disorder. It’s only when trying to com...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMay 3, 2018
2 points

There is some great advice here! Completely agree about being expressive and implementing the non-verbal parts of speech. As a stutterer those can be difficult to remember, but play a big part. > ...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 27, 2018
1 points

He says he's not bothered by it, the speech therapist at the school isn't concerned about it. As far as disabilities go, it's probably one of the least impactful. If I were you, I'd lay off the thera...

Identity & DisabilityCommunity & Support
Acceptance & PrideMedicalization / NeurodiversityValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2018
7 points

There's a term, PWS. It means person who stutters. This is an example of Person First language and comes from the greater disability world....

Identity & Disability
Identity & Self-PerceptionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2018
2 points

The hot-head in me wants to tell them off, and sometimes I do that. When I catch myself I always try and just educate them about what stuttering is, what it's not, what helps, what doesn't. Sometimes ...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Frustration & AngerMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 22, 2018
1 points

I've honestly never had a bystander butt into a conversation that I'm having with a friend or acquaintance and tell me to "spit it out" or anything like that. I feel like my gut reply would be like "...

Coping & AdvocacyIdentity & Disability
Self-Advocacy & BoundariesMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 14, 2018
3 points

Doesn't seem that abnormal really. Stuttering isn't like cancer or anything where it impacts a ton of the population, NSA is a pretty small org in the grand scheme of things....

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
2 points

Do you think it is psychological or development based? Because surely if it was just psychological we could in theory stop whenever we wanted? ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Trauma & PsychologicalMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterApr 13, 2018
7 points

We don't know how exactly stutter comes about, and it seems to behave in very fickle ways. There's not really much we can say about that. :)...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Cycles & RandomnessMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2018
2 points

Curing? No, it's not about curing. It's about managing. There is no "cure" for stutter. Also, NLP is [pseudoscience](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuro-linguistic_programming), so I'd not recommend ...

Therapy & ProfessionalIdentity & Disability
Cure Claims / Alt-TreatsMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2018
1 points

The head injury certainly could have caused it. We don’t know enough about what stuttering is let alone why it happens or what really causes it. I wish i could say more here. ...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Neurological & BrainMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMar 22, 2018
1 points

I absolutely agree with nukefudge , stuttering is not to be blamed on the stutterer. Its not his fault , he isnt doing it voluntarily. But what i meant was to reduce the tension in stuttering to the m...

Speech & StutteringIdentity & Disability
Blocks & StoppagesPhysical TensionMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterMar 21, 2018
1 points

We're just facing in different directions here, I think. I can see what you're saying. I can also still see someone getting the wrong idea from the above. Let's just leave it at that, since both are...

Identity & Disability
Medicalization / Neurodiversity