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commentr/StutterSep 28, 2024
1 points

It actually started with his teacher at school who recommended he be tested by the school SLP. The school SLP is the one who recommended we get a private SLP since my son's stutter was so severe. My s...

Parent & Caregiver
School/Clinical AdvocacyEarly Concern & Onset
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2024
10 points

Wow what a good teacher. She gave you something i will take an indefinate amount if time to get. If you still have contact with her never lose it...

Parent & CaregiverCommunity & Support
School/Clinical AdvocacyValidation & Empathy
commentr/StutterSep 21, 2024
16 points

When I was a kid I had a wonderful teacher who took me through giving presentations gradually. She started me out with just 1 person for the first presentation, then a few for the next one, then a few...

Parent & CaregiverCoping & Advocacy
School/Clinical AdvocacyMindset shift
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2024
2 points

I do understand what you were saying and you don’t sound rude at all. You’re good 👍🏼. I was mainly just attempting to expand your statement to include more context from a professional standpoint. L...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & Disability
School/Clinical AdvocacyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2024
2 points

I’m going to look into the logistics of whether the teacher is able to let a student opt out of speaking without some sort of accommodation plan, because I like this as a support from a therapeutic st...

Parent & CaregiverIdentity & Disability
School/Clinical AdvocacyMedicalization / Neurodiversity
commentr/StutterSep 20, 2024
1 points

At this age it’s normal for them to be stuttering so don’t make a big deal out of it. But a tip my Spanish teacher does is to let her know if I’m willing to speak today. For me speaking is a bit optio...

Parent & CaregiverCoping & Advocacy
School/Clinical AdvocacySelf-Advocacy & Boundaries
postr/StutterSep 17, 2024
18 points

What are some things your teachers did (or should have done) to support you as a person who stutters when you were in school?

What are some things your teachers did (or should have done) to support you as a person who stutters when you were in school? Hello lovely people of r/stutter! I am a speech-language pathologist in an...

Parent & CaregiverCommunity & Support
School/Clinical AdvocacyAdvice Requests
commentr/StutterSep 17, 2024
0 points

I appreciate your perspective...I have a super smart and funny 10 year old with a stutter. An assignment at school requires here to speak in front of 20+ people.  She works with a speech pathologist. ...

Parent & CaregiverCommunity & Support
School/Clinical AdvocacyAdvice Requests
postr/StutterSep 7, 2024
9 points

I’m not trying to be the A but can anyone get where I’m coming from?

I’m not trying to be the A but can anyone get where I’m coming from? 17M and each therapy session I have, I feel like shit being unable to speak normally and then being told I’ve been not practicing o...

Anticipation & AvoidanceEmotional ExperienceIdentity & Disability
Avoidance & SubstitutionShame & EmbarrassmentSadness & Hopelessness+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 17, 2024
1 points

Email all of your teachers! I've been using the same email for 4 years now and it's worked great. All of my teachers have been very supportive and accommodated a lot. I don't have to read out loud if ...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & WorkIdentity & Disability
School/Clinical AdvocacyAccess & RightsStigma & Bullying
commentr/StutterAug 16, 2024
3 points

Thank you, I am from India, we did not have any kind of doctor or therapist in the school. Didn't have anything to support students from physical or metal health....

Parent & Caregiver
School/Clinical Advocacy
commentr/StutterAug 15, 2024
8 points

Stutterer and stuttering specialist speech therapist here, you’re already doing the best thing you can do. You’re caring for him and taking his difference into account for how you raise him. Just like...

Community & SupportParent & Caregiver
Advice OfferedHome SupportSchool/Clinical Advocacy
commentr/StutterAug 13, 2024
1 points

Just going through this with my 14yr old daughter right at this moment. She has tics and a stutter. They were pretty good for a while but lately. Off the scale. But it’s mainly just for me and her bro...

Speech & StutteringParent & Caregiver
Physical TensionEarly Concern & OnsetParent Emotions & Guilt+3 more
commentr/StutterAug 8, 2024
4 points

Still in school, high school to be specific. I didn’t really struggle too much in elementary school compared to my later years, but one of my teachers thought I was also illiterate just for my hard ti...

School & WorkTherapy & ProfessionalParent & Caregiver
School & Academic LifeSeeking TherapySchool/Clinical Advocacy
commentr/StutterAug 7, 2024
2 points

One: Unless they specifically tell you, don’t finish their sentences, it will make them feel rushed Two: Don’t say “spit it out” “take your time” or “relax”, it makes us feel afraid and we stutter mor...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
Home SupportSchool/Clinical AdvocacySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 19, 2024
3 points

Hi! I'll just paste what I answered another parent a while back :) Our son started to stutter when he was 2.5 years old. We felt the choice of program (Lidcombe etc..) was very important, and befo...

Parent & CaregiverTherapy & Professional
Treatment DecisionsHome SupportSchool/Clinical Advocacy+3 more
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2024
1 points

Yes. I have done this. Unfortunately, it looks like the school uses an app in the classroom that times how much each student speaks up in a conversation. Their participation is part of their grade. I ...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
School/Clinical AdvocacyAccess & Rights
commentr/StutterJul 13, 2024
3 points

When I was a teen, I'd buried my head in the sand too. It's already tough being a teen, but being a teen with a stutter is like a baptism of fire. Especially when you're at that age where you just wan...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
School/Clinical AdvocacySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJul 8, 2024
3 points

You could ask the professor directly? I got to record my thesis presentation and play it as a video. I just had to get a letter from my speech therapist....

Parent & CaregiverSchool & Work
School/Clinical AdvocacySchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterJun 25, 2024
3 points

It’s going to be hard but you have to stick up for yourself. Don’t know what it’s like in your country/school, but here in Australia and at my primary/high school and university I had provisions where...

Parent & CaregiverSchool & WorkCommunity & Support
School/Clinical AdvocacyAccess & RightsAdvice Requests