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commentr/StutterDec 19, 2025
23 points

I have a child and she doesn't stutter. No one else in my family stutters. I don't think it is necessarily hereditary....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 19, 2025
1 points

I’m not sure if you can even call it a stutter. It’s genetic, passed down from my mom.even my mom she does reading classes and she reads for hours nonstop nobody notices she has it It’s barely notic...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringAnticipation & Avoidance
Genetic & Family FactorsRepetitions & ProlongationsHiding & Concealment+1 more
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2025
1 points

No they don't but my older brother does, although not nearly as severely as I do. I find it interesting that most people who stutter are male (I'm a woman.) My middle son stuttered a bit around age 3,...

Causes & VariabilitySpeech & StutteringParent & Caregiver
Genetic & Family FactorsRepetitions & ProlongationsEarly Concern & Onset
commentr/StutterDec 18, 2025
1 points

A mix of a few things like reading out loud 2+hrs daily, gave myself 20mins sessions of positive affirmations , expanded my comfort zones...

Causes & VariabilityCoping & AdvocacyEmotional Experience
Genetic & Family FactorsFluency TechniquesHope & Motivation
commentr/StutterDec 13, 2025
3 points

My wife and family. Only one in my family that stutters...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 12, 2025
5 points

I’ve done that many times 😂 i dont know if you’ve tried this before but try reading poems out loud to yourself and/or to others. It definitely helps OUT try reading least once a day it helps to get y...

Community & SupportCoping & AdvocacyCauses & Variability
Advice OfferedFluency TechniquesGenetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
4 points

I gave a presentation yesterday and some of my friends still think I'm just nervous, as well as the teacher. Told them I am a natural stutterer. I speak like this and I can't control it. I was confide...

Emotional ExperienceIdentity & DisabilityCoping & Advocacy
Anxiety & Social JudgmentIdentity & Self-PerceptionSelf-Advocacy & Boundaries+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 10, 2025
4 points

I believe it’s a genetic trait which can be triggered / switched on by trauma. Both my bother and I stutter and we had a pretty abusive father. Lots of children have had abusive upbringings but do n...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalNeurological & Brain
commentr/StutterDec 9, 2025
1 points

I’m a senior security architect, and consider myself to be high functioning, but I also accept that I have a genetic, neurological condition which is classified as a disability which affects my speech...

Identity & DisabilityCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Identity & Self-PerceptionGenetic & Family FactorsNeurological & Brain+2 more
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2025
2 points

Something that helped my daughter was letting her read aloud into a recorder and play it back. Hearing herself really boosted her confidence over time....

Parent & CaregiverCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Home SupportGenetic & Family FactorsSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterDec 8, 2025
1 points

Something that really helped me growing up & wished my parents did more. Was have me read poems or books out loud. Poems help more due to the flow and rhythms. Have him read out loud at least once eve...

Parent & CaregiverCauses & VariabilitySchool & Work
Home SupportGenetic & Family FactorsSchool & Academic Life
commentr/StutterDec 7, 2025
1 points

My son stutters and I stutter. My daughter doesn’t stutter...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

I am 48 years old and had countless speech therapists in the past. And Yes, I even stutter when I'm reading out loud alone. I can tell you 100% that some people who stutter do not overcome it....

Therapy & ProfessionalCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Therapy ExperiencesUnhelpful Therapy TechniquesGenetic & Family Factors+1 more
commentr/stutteringDec 6, 2025
1 points

What if you do stutter when you are alone? I read out loud when I'm alone and I still stutter when reading, sometimes I cannot get certain words out and I skip them....

Anticipation & AvoidanceCauses & VariabilitySpeech & Stuttering
Experiential AssociationGenetic & Family FactorsRepetitions & Prolongations
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

im not a parent, but i stutter and i am the only person in my family who stutters...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 6, 2025
1 points

I have no kids, but I'm the only one in my entire family who stutters. So even if she didn't stutter, there would still be a (small) chance your kids would anyway!...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
2 points

Mid-30s man. My kids are 7 and 4. So far, they don’t stutter. I pray they never do....

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
4 points

I'm seeing people saying in the comments there is a genetic role in stuttering, but no one on either side of my family has ever stuttered expect me. Zero issues with stuttering or any speech impedimen...

Causes & Variability
Genetic & Family Factors
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
4 points

Both my brother and I stutter, so there’s a genetic component there in my family, but trauma can switch it on too for those with “the gene”. For us, I believe it was an abusive childhood that trigger...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsTrauma & PsychologicalIdentity & Self-Perception
commentr/StutterDec 5, 2025
4 points

Got 3 kids. None stutter. While there may be a genetic component to stuttering, don’t let that stop you and your partner from building the family you want together. And like another poster in here s...

Causes & VariabilityIdentity & Disability
Genetic & Family FactorsIdentity & Self-Perception