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It's been 2 years since I posted this. Since we started speech therapy, my son's stutter improved a lot. His teachers get surprised when I tell him that he had a stutter and continues to take speech t...

In junior high, I did a presentation over The Outsiders, which I really liked, and ended up stuttering terribly throughout the whole thing. I already felt stupid during my presentation, but felt worse...

In my experience, If I'm giving a presentation in front of my class (everybody knows i stutter as they know me for a year now), It is easier to recover from a stutter because everybody was already exp...

I’ll do it when I retake it. I didnt disclose it when I did the toelf years ago and I did well...

You're supposed to disclose your stutter beforehand and provide a certificate. Not on the day of the exam, but much earlier. Happened to me as well, even I got a 6...

yes I think about this all the time, especially when in class and no one ever raises their hand to answer a question. I would always have my hand up if i didn’t stutter...

Unfortunately because of my stutter and severe anxiety in a negative feedback loop I had an absolutely terrible time in middle and high school. ESPECIALLY middle school because my stutter peaked and t...

This happened to me as a kid when we were volunteering at an old folks home. Everyone laughed INCLUDING my teachers. Then I got told on my report card that I don't participate enough in class. GEE I W...

I disclosed my stutter in an oral exam and it ended up giving me a higher grade than what I thought I should have got. Cant complain though....

Frustrated with my IELTS results

Frustrated with my IELTS results I did the IELTS last week and I scored 8, 8.5, 8 and…. 6 in speaking. which was the section I prepared the most. I dont feel I stutter (too much at least but for sure ...

One advice I can give you as a parent is to stay on top of your child’s IEP and make his speech therapist your best friend. I am not sure why your son has an option of recording videos for presentatio...

Hi Weary_Traffic3385, first of all I want to thank you for your hard work as a parent to ensure your kid has his psychological needs met, and also for trusting his instincts and preferences as an indi...

If possible, you could talk to other kids parents and ask them to tell their kids to talk to your son, so he might get more comfortable around them and start to communicate. Stuttering is not a big d...

I understand this. With kids you never know what’s going on. At this age they also don’t like to share their troubles. Studies may have saved my son … he is so focused on grades that the surrounding n...

Thank you for sharing your experience. This has give me a lot to think about. Parents mean well (usually), but sometimes they mess up, even when they think they are doing the right thing. He does cu...

Ok that makes me feel some better. This might be just developmental thing around puberty. I can remember being way self conscious and easily embarrassed at those ages. Its rough. He's in band, which ...

Excellent point! He is in middle school band! He seems to really enjoy it and works really hard at it. And he's looking forward to high school band too, so that's been a really great experience for hi...

I’m a senior in high school right now, and his situation sounds pretty similar to mine when I was his age. I was talkative around my family because words seemed to just naturally come out better aroun...

Do not recommend speech therapy?? Umm not a good advice. A good speech therapist can truly make a difference. Yes they may not improve your stutter but self advocacy, confidence, awareness can all hel...

Once I started puberty around grade 8, something flipped in me and I became mega self conscious about my stutter. I definitely drifted down the popularity ranks and avoided people and class more. Star...