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Legally: yes. The ADA legislation is designed to protect all Americans with disabilities including us. Use it to your advantage. Read it, understand it, and use it if you are victim of discrimination....

If you see it as a disability and let it limit you, you loose. Kinda how i look at it....

I am,or I was,I really don't know why I stopped.I had a quite successful gaming channel on my native language,and since my fellow countrymen aren't exactly fond of accepting differences,especially not...

Thanks for sharing your story homie. Here's mine. I have been stuttering ever since I can remember. From kindergarten til third grade, I went to speech therapy. But I had other issues with my speech...

Adversity makes us all stronger. Stuttering is just another card in the adversity deck that everyone gets dealt when they are born. ...

It's not severe under most circumstances. My confidence grew by surviving many situations at work etc where there was a possibility of me looking like a fool because of my stutter. I eventually found ...

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...

Be a good role model and show that you're listening and interested in what he has to say. Don't fidget or shuffle papers. It's not necessary to maintain eye contact if it feels awkward, just pretend t...

Personally, like a couple of people here, I don't mind when people finish a word that I get stuck on. I usually laugh when that happens and naturally say a quick sorry, and carry on. Some people are m...

Most people who stutter appreciate it if you let them finish their words/sentences. just sit patiently and wait. And no need to give a big smile or overly friendly supportive look, that often increase...

This is an excellent response. I agree with everything and I feel like I have a lot in common with your situation and how you view your stuttering. I have actually started meditating a little bit on m...

I believe that I stutter because I don't want to stutter. edit: I have this unmanageable fear that the other person will judge my speech that I second guess myself. /edit I'm so wrapped up in my head ...

Stuttering When Alone and other questions

Stuttering When Alone and other questions Questions for stutters: ARE YOU OKAY WITH YOUR STUTTER? WHAT DO YOU THINK CAUSES STUTTERING? DO YOU STUTTER WHEN YOU TALK OUT LOUD ALONE, OR TO ANIMALS? I...

I'm 29 and still have hangups over my speech... but man, it gets easier. If you can, see a speech therapist. Talk to your friends about your stutter, talk to people at work about it if it's botherin...

I don't "advertise" per say. But if I happen to stutter then I kind of just brush/laugh it off ("wow that was a mouthful, let's try that again" etc). If you treat me differently because of something...

How has your stutter made you a better person?

How has your stutter made you a better person? Stuttering is usually seen as a giant negative, especially from people who stutter themselves (myself included). That being said, what are some ways tha...

Stuttering & Self-disclosure: Opinions?

Stuttering & Self-disclosure: Opinions? Self-disclosure is to reveal to an audience that you stutter before starting a speech/interview. Many speech pathologists advise stutterers to disclose thei...

Might it be that you don't feel any stigma when with friend's and family? I'm like this, but I don't care as much who hears me stutter if I know them really good....

Look at the bright side, now everyone will know you stutter and they will never ask again. I read this advice in here saying to "think about the next sound" if your really stuck, helped me some. Reme...

If I am comfortable enough, and remember to take a deep breath and do all of my speech techniques while also not focusing on what my audience thinks, I am able to speak with pretty good ease. I have t...