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Always try to give people the benefit of the doubt. Not for their sake, but for yours. Maybe they don't have any experience with a pws. They don't understand the impact of their actions. Simply lookin...

Yeah ive def done that afew times years ago. But Unfortunately with my bad experiences as a youth with bullys they only pressed the issue if I said that. As a teen I learned that it was easier to star...

I have a zero tolerance approach to anyone laughing at my stutter. I am happy to be a confrontational about it haha but I find people just aren't self aware about what they are doing. I treat it the...

Why would you hide it from your wife? I ask my sister to book appointments or call in take out all the time and there’s no shame there. It sounds like your wife is understanding so I’d make the most u...

Don't let them get a word in, even if you're blocking at the same time. Put you're hand up to say you're not done talking. Don't be a wussy...

Sometimes I feel bad when I tell someone "It's not the phone, that's my speech." and they proceed to sincerely apologize and I can hear in their voice that they're embarrassed. Then I remember that, i...

I had a friend with hearing difficulties so she relied on reading lips. We mostly communicated online but every now and then we'd meet up for social occasions. But with my stutter, she struggled to re...

Being social is more than talking. In my experience this I what I did Talk less, be a great listener. People love talking about them selves, they all have a "i won't shut up about this topic " button...

Well, look at the specifics first, bc like any law, there are important details that can change outcome for you. But the main thing is that unless the vibe of your restaurant is “we encourage asshole...

You shouldn’t be apologizing. “Hi, I’m your server and I have a verbal dysfluency meaning sometimes I pause or repeat. (Make eye contact, smile, and continue slowly on exhale)…Our local asparagus is...

i can relate, i know people mean well when they tell me to "slow down" and "just take your time" but really that's just not how it works, this is a rlly big issue in my life that apparently no one wit...

So (I’m currently in college now) I haven’t asked for an alternate assignment bc I don’t want to feel different than everyone else. What I do is just say before hand “hey I stutter so bare with me!!”,...

Personally, regardless of situation, I wouldn't apologize for stuttering (not that it's an option anyway). I stutter. That's that. If I was in a wheelchair I wouldn't apologize for not being able to w...

Emailing professor about alternatives to class presentations in college

Emailing professor about alternatives to class presentations in college I have a presentation coming up soon and I was wondering if it was okay to ask the professor if I could do a one on one presenta...

HELP: Disclosing a stutter in a professional and NEUTRAL connotation

HELP: Disclosing a stutter in a professional and NEUTRAL connotation Hello, Fellow Stutterers of Reddit! I work in a very professional, 3 Michelin star restaurant. I am having a problem at work. I am...

Six tips to improve stuttering (replace "I can't do this" with "I may stutter, but that's okay"; acknowledge that stuttering is not a personal failure; focus on prosody)

Six tips to improve stuttering (replace "I can't do this" with "I may stutter, but that's okay"; acknowledge that stuttering is not a personal failure; focus on prosody) Tips: 1. replace "I can't do ...

The other day I had someone who I was having a mild disagreement with make fun of my stutter. I called him an asshole and asked him if he makes fun of diabetics and kids with polio too? Actually, I l...

If I could say what I was thinking on the situation, I’d get permabanned, so I won’t If she’s mocking you for stuttering, then she’s the problem - not your stuttering fit Report her and hopefully sh...

Tips to improve stuttering (a psychotherapy approach: guide how Stoicism can inspire stuttering intervention - by PhD researchers Seth Tichenor, J Scott Yarrus, Amy Connery, Andrea E. Cavanna, Ross Coleman et al)

Tips to improve stuttering (a psychotherapy approach: guide how Stoicism can inspire stuttering intervention - by PhD researchers Seth Tichenor, J Scott Yarrus, Amy Connery, Andrea E. Cavanna, Ross Co...

I'll happily call her and give her a piece of my mind. Stutter and all. I'm sorry you had to deal with that. I stopped reading because these situations anger TF out of me....