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Just responding here to say that I have been stuttering severely since I was 4 years old (im in college now) and in my experience almost all of my teachers in middle school and highschool were willing...

Right now, I'm mad, so I wanted to take a moment and gather thoughts & ideas. I have before & this teacher just doesn't seem to *get* it....

In middle school and high school my teachers were willing to work with me to give presentations 1-on-1 instead of in front of the class, or to submit alternate assignments instead of verbal presentati...

Teachers are obliged to provide accommodations for kids who stutter, was my understanding… Common examples are giving the presentation one on one with the teacher, video recording it in advance…...

Need advice as a parent

Need advice as a parent Ok. So, my child stutters and always has, always will. That's fine. They are who they are, and they are awesome. However, I'm starting to get upset with their school. Twice now...

I thought the same! I got married and have a 10 year old who doesn't stutter. Before then, I thought about it just like you. If your kid does stutter you can apply everything you know and help the kid...

Having a stutter doesn't mean it's hell. Since you have experience with a stutter , you can effectively help your child...

It's easier to educate a kid with stutter if their family already encountered this prob. Weakness can be counter attacked from very age of 3 or 4 and then the kid gets complete confidence to face the ...

As some who stutters, I would advice few things. Let not anyone point to him that he stutters, you or the whole family. That creates negative impact on the children's mind and further increases th...

If the professor is not on board, go higher up the chain to a department head. Ask for it to be done one on one with the professor and not in a room full of students. You can possibly do it under the ...

For the future, you should also contact you contact your campus disability office for an assessment. I don't know where you are from but most places these days have quite robust accommodation options....

Be kind to him and supportive, speech therapies also contains behaviour of parents towards the child, it is critical. Parents and child both have to do hard worl over here, it is your duty that your c...

As a man who was at the age of 3 and now 34 still with the speech impediment. Worst thing is to panic and please be patient and tender when he tries to speak or habe any retention. There is no cure al...

My brother and I both stutter. When my brothers teacher had made some not so nice comments regarding my brothers reading out loud, he came home in tears and told my mother. My mother called our speech...

Therapy is great, but she needs to meet other kids who stutter. The National Stuttering Association has some great resources: westutter.org/families/ Also the Stuttering Association for the Young: sa...

Great initiative. Two things: 1) Wherever you can, create a space where she can speak without feeling judged, where she can take all the time she needs and feel listened, regardless of fluency. This ...

Tell your parents to get an IEP in your school, this may excuse you from presentations and give you alternatives....

Thanks for the response. I appreciate it. No IEP (yet). His school has only been in for 3 weeks, but I’m hoping to speak to his teacher soon to learn about resources available. Sadly, I don’t think th...

I stutter (severe) and my 7 yr old stutters (mild?), but he also has speech apraxia. It can be difficult to understand him as well. During Pre K and Kindergarten, he used an AAC device, which is ba...

Does your daughter have a speech language, Patholoist (SLP)? If they do get a meeting with her ASAP. Also, I would like to direct you to The National Stuttering Association's website (https://www.wes...