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Exactly this, it's more of a communication disorder than a speech disorder. Another reason why you don't stutter when you sing is that your voice is constantly on when you song, which makes it less li...

Stuttering is a condition that may or may not "go away" (actually, let's settle with saying "improve", or "come under increasing control") regardless of what the person _wants_. So in that sense, it's...

For me it has been looking at my stutter as a reflection of a greater spiritual/psychological issue. I've came to the conclusion that I created my stutter on some level of mind/consciousness and it is...

The picture on this sub-reddit includes Lenin, I'd be really interested to know what kind of stutter he has. EDIT: I also find it's funny that it's nearly all men, I think the statistics I've read s...

I can see where the discrepancy is. And you make a really good point. But "gamer," "driver" or "golfer" aren't generally associated with something that isn't perceived as normal like stuttering in the...

I know this is an old thread (well, old by reddit terms but this is not exactly a super-active sub) but am I the only one who doesnt care about the term "stutterer"? because i own a car i am a 'drive...

I'm sure Bill Parry is a wonderful man. I've never met him. But the hypothesis is crap. I just leads people who don't know about stuttering to the wrong conclusion. In my opinion it reinforces the ide...

Good point! Psychogenic stuttering I believe is a type of stutter, but it is exceedingly rare. I believe most stuttering is developmental. ...

No I think schizophrenia is an actual psychological disorder with a psychiatric nature. It is essentially a disorder in the brain. Stuttering is different. Psychological and emotional factors affect a...

This is an excellent answer. There is something referred to as "psychogenic stuttering" which is essentially psychological in nature and typically begins after a traumatic event in adulthood. This is...

Nope, stuttering is not psychological. It is a communication disorder. What stuttering itself is I believe is a neuromotor miscoorindation that affects speech. It is not psychological or emotional in ...

Would stuttering be considered a type of psychological disorder?

Would stuttering be considered a type of psychological disorder? For a project on psychopathology, I have to pick a disorder and I am not entirely sure whether it seems viable?...

I hope i'm not coming off as a doomsday sayer. There are several people who have very and emotional reactions to this. and they're being far too reactionary. I'm just confused why SPA is making one ...

Voon Pang wrote a piece on the [stuttering foundation's blog](http://www.stutteringhelp.org/blog/problem-one-size-fits-all) sums up my lingering fears about this. (He's from Perth and practices in Auc...

Thanks for posting this. This is a very odd situation indeed. I'd like to also encourage /r/stutter to support this petition. It will only be stronger for PWS to sign on. I've signed on and left my ...

>To overcome stuttering you must face it. What do you even mean, "overcome"? And who says you've found "the one way" to face something? I don't get it....

It seems that it doesn't encompass all cases of stuttering, so I guess it's case by case. ...

valid observation but my understanding of tourettes is that people with tourettes have no control over it, where i do....

When you talk to yourself you don't communicate. Stuttering is not just a speech disorder, it's also a communication disorder. Talking to yourself is such a low stress activity that you don't hit your...

Do you think Stuttering is a disability?

Do you think Stuttering is a disability? I am applying for jobs and employers are asking if I have a disability. Do you think stuttering is a disability?...