3 Interesting Tips For People Who Stutter

Here are 3 tips for people who stutter.

• Listening to music helps reduce stuttering 
• I'm pretty sure you know that when you sing you don't stutter, but thought I'd include it anyway
• Thinking about your stuttering will only increase it.

Daily Stuttering Fact #10

Daily Stuttering Fact #10

Hey everyone I haven't posted in couple days but I'm back now! Anyway I've been researching something called the SpeechEasy. It's a device that you wear around your neck and it replays whatever you say back to you a millisecond later. It has helped some people stop stuttering but apparently it makes conversations harder because the echo makes listening hard. Check it out using the link the below. Tell me what you think of it down in the comments. 

SpeechEasy

Daily Stuttering Fact #9

Daily Stuttering Fact #9

This isn't really a fact but more of an announcement. All I have to say is that people are cruel... 

But for the sake of everyone viewing this blog I will elaborate. I went to school today and was being made fun of by people I don't know for stuttering. Normally I brush all this off but they started getting into my race and such. I was told I was an "Indian retard" and I should "go back to my own country".  They said, "You're such an idiot that you c-c-can't complete a full sentence without s-s-s-stuttering".  As  I said before I normally brush such insults like that aside but when they got into my race... I blew up. I called them a few choice words of my own and left. 

So while nothing ground-breaking happened in that incident I just hoped it opened your eyes a little bit and maybe make you think twice before calling someone an idiot for any reason.

People are cruel.

Daily Stuttering Fact #8

Daily Stuttering Fact #8

  "How do people usually react when they hear someone stutter? They most likely make fun of the stuttering person. And how do people usually perceive someone who stutters? Stupid, dumb, or even good for nothing. A person’s competence or personality is always judged based on how good a speaker he is."

According to thehealthguideguide.org this is what the norm considers people who stutter and from personal experiences I know this is true. I've been called an idiot and shunned from groups. Why? Because I have a stutter. A speech disfluency. Just because I stutter it doesn't mean I'm an idiot. All that it means is that it takes me a bit longer to order fries at Burger King.

On a brighter note,  I would like to thank everyone who helped get me to a hundred views. I hope you got something from my website and continue to check it. Thanks, and how about 200 views? 

Daily Stuttering Fact #7

Daily Fact #7

Tips on talking to a person who stutters (PWS).

• The PWS should be listened to patiently, not be hurried and not interrupted
• NEVER finish a PWS word unless asked to by the PWS
• Don’t fill in words or supply answers
• Don’t look pained, pitying or impatient
• Do not withdraw eye contact, glance nervously at the PWS or stare vacantly into space
• Speak naturally
• Maintain an unhurried, calm and interested manner

(Thanks to speakeasy.org for the list.) 

Daily Stuttering Fact #6

Daily Stuttering Fact #6

Did you know that 5% of children stutter compared to only 1% of adults? Stuttering normally begins at ages 2-5. 

Quote: 

“One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.” 
   - James Earl Jones

When I found this quote I was surprised about how straight forward it was. It didn't describe stuttering in any fancy words, or veil it's true meaning with metaphors, it came right out and gave the hardship of stuttering.

Daily Stuttering Fact #5

Daily Stuttering Fact #5

Stuttering is not caused by psychological or physical trauma. 

There is no cure for stuttering.

Just because someone stutters it doesn't mean they aren't smart, or are socially awkward. 

Daily Stuttering Fact #4

Daily Stuttering Fact #4 

Did you know some famous people who stutter include Marilyn Monroe, Vice President Joseph Biden, and Darren Sproles? You can check some other famous stutterers by clicking the link below. Remember, for everyone 100 page views, $15 dollars is donated to the NSA! Oh and if you have any questions contact me at truthaboutstuttering@gmail.com

Famous People Who Stutter

Daily Stuttering Fact #3

Daily Stuttering Fact #3

Did you know only 1% of the world's population has a stutter? That's only 68 million people! Four times as many teenage boys stutter that girls. 5% of children go through a period of 6 months of stuttering. 75% of those children recover from it by their late childhood. 

Daily Stuttering Fact #2

Daily Stuttering Fact #2

Stuttering comes in many forms. A repetition is when you repeat a word (but-but-but) or when you repeat a sound (a-a-and).  A block is when the words get stuck and you cannot say anything. You measure the severity of the block/repetition with something called the tension scale. It goes from one to ten, one being no tension, 10 being severe tension.

Note: For every 100 page views $15 will be donated to the National Stuttering Association. 

Daily Stuttering Fact #1

Daily Stuttering Fact #1

Telling someone who stutters to slow down is a big no-no. While you may think you are helping you really aren't. All you will achieve is making them self conscious and cause them to stutter more. Another thing to never do is finish a sentence or word that someone is having trouble with. This is very infuriating and can cause a stutter to rise in quantity. Thanks for reading and check the blog out tomorrow for another fact on stuttering! 

Truth About Stuttering

This is the truth about stuttering. This blog will show what stuttering is like from a person who stutters perspective. I'll try posting every day. I will add a variety of tips, facts, and ways to raise awareness of stuttering in this blog. Enjoy!