Questions from a person that stutters.

[Desslok]

I have always stuttered, and since I was old enough to remember people's reactions I have always wondered why some people are for a lack of a better term freaked out by it. It isn't like it is contagious or anything, and yet they act like I have the plauge and can't wait to get away. What I am wondering here is that are you(ie fluent speakers) really to busy to take some extra time and listen?

For you that are interested here are some facts on Stuttering.

1.) It will effect 1% of any given population
2.) 95%+ of all the people that stutter are men
3.) We can speak in unison with stuttering.
4.) We can also sing w/o stuttering(ie like Mel Tillus(sp) of country music fame)
5.) Scientists do not know what causes it.
6.) If diagnosed early enough(ie early childhood) it can be avoided.


If you have any questions fell free to ask them.

 

[Keego]

My co-worker intern dude guy (yeah) said he stutters but I never noticed it before.


most worthless post ever. sorry.

 

[Chaotic42]

My roomate stutter very slightly. It's been no real problem for him (it was worse as a kid).

I worked with a guy who stuttered so incredibly terribly that no one could understand him. I think the lack of social interaction drove him nuts. We were nice to him, and I talked to him, but it was hard to hold a conversation with him.

I would literaly take the guy a minute and a half to say 1 sentence. Someone's probably beat the hell out of the guy by now. He used to stalk the girls at work. I felt bad for him, I'd imagine it's the isolation he must feel.

Anyway, I don't look down on people that stutter. It's not like they do it by choice.

 

[Jfur]

are you left-handed? (common apparently in male stutterers)

One of my most beloved mentors, a past college prof, is a stutterer. Stuttering has never been a major issue (from my perspective)

 

[dolph]

though i don't stutter, and i never asked any of my friends that did, i always kind of assumed that if someone that did stutter slowed down they would speak fluidly. maybe that's just because the people i've heard stutter try to speak fast... i dunno.

 

[Kenji4861]

I think you just gotta speak slowly and calm down before speaking.

I know a guy that speaks normally, but when he wants to say so much, he stutters like crazy, actually takes a longer time to get through something.

 

[BFC]

I've stuttered, well, since I've been able to talk. 95% of my speech is stutter free. I do occasionally stumble over worlds that start with the letter m and l, and have what is called "abnormal stoppages" in my speach. Luckly, my stuttering condition is considered "mild". I've been to many speach clinc's over my relatively short lifetime and met people who stutter so bad that it can take them 2 to 3 minutes to say a single sentence. I just can't imagine what it's like to go through life speaking like that

 

[Hagau]

It's weird...I think I stutter a little bit. But only when reading out loud...when I was a lot younger, words that started with "t" would always give me problems...like a sentence starting with "the" or something. I think it's a confidence issue since i was pretty shy in school. But now, i don't really have that much of a problem with it all...only on occassions, and yes, thinking through what you're going to say beforehand really does help. That and confidence.

 

[Jugernot]

I stuttered for a while when I was kid and it hasn't been a problem since, though I have caught myself doing it every so often. It's just enough that I can catch myself and slow myself down.

Jugs

 

[BennyD]

i stutter sometimes when i'm talkin fast

only happens like every few days or so, but it is annoying when you can't get out what you want to say

 

[SViscusi]

Originally posted by: Desslok
If you have any questions fell free to ask them.

Do you get annoyed if people try and finish your sentences for you?

 

[The Dancing Peacock]

used to happen to me more often when I was a kid. Still happens to me, honestly not sure how often. I don't notice it, but I know it still occurs. I am left handed too.

 

[kt]

Originally posted by: Desslok
I have always stuttered, and since I was old enough to remember people's reactions I have always wondered why some people are for a lack of a better term freaked out by it. It isn't like it is contagious or anything, and yet they act like I have the plauge and can't wait to get away. What I am wondering here is that are you(ie fluent speakers) really to busy to take some extra time and listen?

For you that are interested here are some facts on Stuttering.

1.) It will effect 1% of any given population
2.) 95%+ of all the people that stutter are men
3.) We can speak in unison with stuttering.
4.) We can also sing w/o stuttering(ie like Mel Tillus(sp) of country music fame)
5.) Scientists do not know what causes it.
6.) If diagnosed early enough(ie early childhood) it can be avoided.


If you have any questions fell free to ask them.

In most cases, people don't know how to react to someone stuttering. So they would uncomfortable in carrying a conversation with someone who stutters. I have no problem with that since my dad stutters at times, so I am pretty much used to be around someone who stutters.

 

[Desslok]

Originally posted by: Kyguy
My co-worker intern dude guy (yeah) said he stutters but I never noticed it before.


most worthless post ever. sorry.

How is this the most wortless post ever? I have seen some pretty sad posts here. Anyone remember the guy that took a picture with his PC camcera of that girl washing her car?

are you left-handed? (common apparently in male stutterers)-No I am right handed

As far as speaking slowly it does not effect most people that stutter. They will just stutter slowly. The best advice I can give you if you happen to meet a person that stutters is to just look them in the eye and not act like you are in a hurry. That will only make it worse.

I personaly don't care if someone finishes the word/sentance I am trying to say.

 

[PeeluckyDuckee]

I have problems with certain words or words starting from a certain letter as well, mainly the letter "H". For the life of me I just can't seem to get it right. I mean I can say the word "Hi" just fine, but when I say "Hello", it comes out very wierd and people laugh right in front of me or give me that wierd look. Me getting nervous about it before hand makes it worse. When I calm down, relax, sometimes it comes out alright. I can carry a conversation no problem at all, except for the aforementioned.

 

[Jfur]

How is this the most wortless post ever? I have seen some pretty sad posts here. Anyone remember the guy that took a picture with his PC camcera of that girl washing her car?

Actually, this is one of the more important ones. It's good that you share this information with us because many people have never really thought about it. AT is an excellent place to share such information.

 

[Desslok]

Originally posted by: Jfur

How is this the most wortless post ever? I have seen some pretty sad posts here. Anyone remember the guy that took a picture with his PC camcera of that girl washing her car?

Actually, this is one of the more important ones. It's good that you share this information with us because many people have never really thought about it. AT is an excellent place to share such information.

Thanks Jfur. Like I said if anyone has any questions I would be more than happy to answer them.

 

[Ornery]

"If you have any questions fell free to ask them."

You asked for it!

• Do you stutter when you talk to yourself?
  Do you think about what you're going to say before you say it, yet stutter anyway?
  How about when reading out loud, do you stutter then?

About that "not act like you are in a hurry" thing. That might be tough. I used to pump gas a LONG time ago. I remember one time while waiting for a woman to pay me, she blurted, "All right, I'm hurrying!" I hadn't said anything! I wasn't fidgeting as far as I know. Damn, maybe I was drumming my fingers on her car roof or something. Maybe she had PMS, I don't know! Either way, she caught vibes that I was in a hurry. What am I supposed to do?

 

[Desslok]

Originally posted by: Ornery
"If you have any questions fell free to ask them."

You asked for it!

• Do you stutter when you talk to yourself?
  Do you think about what you're going to say before you say it, yet stutter anyway?
  How about when reading out loud, do you stutter then?

About that "not act like you are in a hurry" thing. That might be tough. I used to pump gas a LONG time ago. I remember one time while waiting for a woman to pay me, she blurted, "All right, I'm hurrying!" I hadn't said anything! I wasn't fidgeting as far as I know. Damn, maybe I was drumming my fingers on her car roof or something. Maybe she had PMS, I don't know! Either way, she caught vibes that I was in a hurry. What am I supposed to do?

No I do not stutter when I am talking to myself. (isn't to yourself a sign of mental illness too??)

I still stutter when I think about what I am going to say before hand too.

By reading out loud do you mean like in school or when I am by myself? Reading outloud in school was always such a joy oops /sarcasam off To this day I remember during the first week in middle school being asked to read out loud in my English class and stumbling over a couple words and having the entire class laugh at me. Yes it crushed me and I broke down and started crying, but now that I look back on it I see that it made me a stronger person.

I see where you are coming from on being in a rush and sometimes it is just unavoidable.

 

[Jfur]

(isn't to yourself a sign of mental illness too??)

actually, it's usually the opposite. as long as you don't think there's someone else there

 

[StageLeft]

We-we-we-we-we-we-we-well I guess the reason is they're just not used to it (sorry for the lame joke - i can't believe nobody else posted it before me!). Personally when I see somebody stuttering it doesn't bother me. It surprises me for a second (not registered on my face) and then when I realize what they're doing I just patiently wait for them to finish what they're saying. I know that being stressed can make a person stutter more so my showing impatience will just exagerate the problem.

People are not used to waiting for a stuttering person to finish what they are saying, but I've never had a problem waiting a couple extra seconds for a sentence to be finished!

 

[NFS4]

I saw a special on dateline where they put this device in the person's ear that played back his speech. Since he was able to immediately hear what he sounded like to other people, he was able to control his speech.

He went from not being able to spit out two words in 15 seconds to talking like any "normal" person. The only thing is, as soon as the device is removed from his ear, he would go back to stuttering.

Regardless, the difference was remarkable and I was quite shocked to say the least at the results. I'll see if I can find some info on the device.

 

[gopunk]

sometimes it just gets irritating to have to wait for stutterers to finish a sentance. that's about all i have to say about that....

 

[KMurphy]

Try smoking some weed. It will help synchronize your brain with your voice; albeit slightly slower than normal.

The reason why people who stutter sing without stuttering is because they know exactly what they are going to say ahead of time by knowing the lyrics. Try taking a few extra moments to think about what you say before you say it.

For real, a mild narcotic like weed could help tremendously. I've witnessed excellent results.

 

[yobarman]

damnit! Skroob beat me to the s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-s-stuttering joke.