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I feel trapped

I feel trapped I really need help. I genuinely do. I’ve tried, I really have I tried to stay positive and to stutter with confidence when I speak, but no some people are just unbelievably rude, to t...

Be the change you want to see my friend. If we all make the effort to educate society we can make that change....

Nah. We are in the position to educate people who don’t know about stuttering. Doing this spreads knowledge of the disorder and hopefully leads to at least one of us not being made fun of or thought...

Wishing ill on others due to our disorder is WILD. Alternatively and REALISTICALLY we can educate society on neurodiversity and acceptance. Someone makes a comment to me like, “Oh did you forget ...

Applying to be detention officer

Applying to be detention officer I’m a 19 year old who stutters, and im interested in becoming a cop when im older. Im doing everything I can to not let my stutter impact my goals of doing so. I recen...

Damn, I wish I had a friend like you growing up. I think you need to let your friend dictate his own pace. It's a personal struggle with so many moving parts that if too much is expected of him, it ...

Need advice

Need advice Hi everyone, I’m just going to dive into my query. My close friend stutters, especially in situations where there are a lot of people around, which makes him more conscious of it. 1. How...

What I did was ask her (once we were comfortable enough to share these things with each other) was what was/is the hardest thing you have dealt with or deal with currently. After I listened to her and...

Im going to just come out and say it, your partner probably already knows you stutter, and it hasn't come into conversation because they are just being polite. Talking about it will break some ice, t...

Someone thought my name was easy to say

Someone thought my name was easy to say My job changed POS systems. A technician came in to help create us a login. He asked me for my name and I spelled it out for him (so much easier than saying my ...

how to make your family members and co workers at job aware how stuttering making your life very difficult

how to make your family members and co workers at job aware how stuttering making your life very difficult ...

I would agree about voicing your opinion. People dealing with speech impediments dont really need opinions, we only need support and understanding. Kudos to you for seeing that already, your girlfrien...

You will have to either do it or leave the course. If he knows you have a speech impediment, there is a chance he will not hold it against you. Since he will know this is something you cannot avoid....

Try pulling your professor aside and having a conversation. If he is understanding, there might be a way to avoid reading out loud....

Thank you and it’s not problem! Funny thing is that HE cuts me off more than I would him. My biggest trigger is people cutting me off after they asked me to answer/ I have the floor. I mean it really...

At least "as for stutterers, wait for them to begin speaking and let them finish" should certainly be included in awareness seminars about disabilities in general. how hard can it be to include that o...

Yeah I hate it too. I usually say “no, I just stutter” and that comes out quicker than my actual name 😂 I love the look on ppls faces too...

I try making eye contact. Sometimes I do great but other times i block so much my head won't stay still lol. Does it make you flow better if you don't make eye contact? I've been stuttering 40 years...

Medical doctor, working in the NHS, UK. There was a time when I thought a “real” doctor shouldn’t be “broken”, that patients wouldn’t take someone like me seriously if I can’t speak perfectly. That ...

Medical doctor, working in the NHS, UK. There was a time when I thought a “real” doctor shouldn’t be “broken”, that patients wouldn’t take someone like me seriously if I can’t speak perfectly. That ...