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I discussed this topic recently with some people who stutter and some who don't. The bottom line that came out was "Everyone is afraid of being judged." Public speaking puts you in the spotlight and "...

I'm a 29 year old registered nurse. I remember being your age. It's hard. I wish I could tell you it gets easier, but it doesn't. I feel like we get tougher/learn coping mechanisms. When I'm having ...

I am 24 and have stuttered my whole life. Here is how I choose to look at it now: For everyone else, speaking comes easily, but not for me. No. I have to be stronger than everyone else because I h...

I know this might sound cliche, but having a stutter will make you a better person. It teaches you to be less judgmental and more supportive for others. Do you play video games? I once heard a metapho...

Been stuttering my whole life myself and im now 22 years old. To make it better at the age of 15 was maby for me the "top point" of how much i cared about my stuttering. After that you just seem to ca...

I don't consider my stuttering to be a disability; just "the way I talk." Does it interfere with my functioning at times: yes, have I been teased about it: of course; but I never thought to label it a...

I personally don't view my stuttering as a disability. Some people have their "thing" they have to deal with. For some people that is depression, bipolar disorder, autism, cancer, cerebral palsy -- th...

Agree with this. Actually, I think disfluent speech is in and of itself not the biggest issue. The issue is that there is a societal assumption that disfluent speech = lack of confidence, reduced inte...

The ADA definitions I feel are tricky for stuttering. Employers are not permitted to discriminate against persons with disabilities if the person is able to perform the job with reasonable accommodati...

Legally stuttering is a disability. However, it is a case by case basis a lot of the times due to stuttering effects people differently. Society has yet to accept it as a disability. For physical d...

I consider it a disability, even though many people I have talked to who also stutter do not see it as so. To me, it affects my day to day life and has the potential to affect me in my career as wel...

Personally, if I was filling out a form or something that asks if I have any disabilities I wouldn't put stuttering. I have thought of it as being a disability though because it is disabling in some w...

I think I might stutter but only when anxious?

I think I might stutter but only when anxious? I find that whenever I get nervous or anxious, I end up stuttering slightly around people. I've read that stuttering isn't caused by anxiety but the othe...

Commenting for later. I'll share my story after work, it is quite similar to yours! Edit: Here I am. So, I also have a stutter since I was a child (am 22 now, in third year of university). I pl...

Just opening up about stuttering.

Just opening up about stuttering. Hey guys, my name is Archie. I've had a stutter all my life, it developed from a stammer to mostly blocks. I never talk about it with anyone and thought it would help...

Thank you for the insight! How severe is your stutter, if you don't mind me asking? It seems like you're a very confident person and you don't let your stutter define you, which is how it should be re...

I feel that I don't need to highlight it myself. I don't see a reason to do that voluntarily. If i stutter when talking to someone, and they ask me about it, I don't hesitate to answer their questions...

To those of you who stutter: what is the ideal way for someone you don't know well to converse with you?

To those of you who stutter: what is the ideal way for someone you don't know well to converse with you? I don't stutter, and have only known a few people with very mild stutters (I didn't notice that...

This was a fantasic reply, you gave all of us more useful information then I ever thought anyone would. I noticed you said that you are a fellow Brother In Iron haha, I'm glad you got into lifting, I...

small talk is hard. I can only go it when im in a group of friends and I can pick my moments. But being boring and quiet and worse than being stammering and engaging. It's a mental hurdle a lot of us ...