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Your Voice

Your articles on life with a stammer

Articles from across the stammering community. Read about peoples' experiences, opinions and things that have helped. Check out our Creative Corner too, for poems, art, music and more.

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Don't hide away at uni if you stammer

Wed, 24/09/2025
Dylan tells us how nervous he was about starting university, but how accepting everyone has been.
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School & University
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My uni days with a stammer

Wed, 17/09/2025
Tom tells us about the anxiety he felt before starting university, getting support and making friends.
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School & University
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Isabelle's school stammering presentation

Fri, 08/11/2024
Isabelle tells us about growing in confidence and the awareness-raising talk she did in a school assembly.
Your Voice
My Story
School & University
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Coming to terms with stammering in my early 20s

Wed, 03/07/2024
Alex talks about finding acceptance by facing the things he fears and surrounding himself with the right people.
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My Story
School & University
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All we need is some patience

Thu, 14/03/2024
Karabo tells us about growing up fearful of talking and appreciating the kindness of others.
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My Story
School & University
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Becoming a motivational speaker with a stammer

Fri, 23/02/2024
Dilpreet tells us about getting past stammering-related shyness to make videos sharing messages of positivity.
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My Story
School & University
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Did the uni's interview process discriminate?

Wed, 07/02/2024
Should Dan tick the UCAS form's 'disability' box? He tells us what happened when he chose not to.
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School & University
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Stammering in my teens and beyond

Tue, 27/06/2023
Richard talks about stammering, school, uni and dating in the pre-internet 90s, as well as what helps him now.
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My Story
School & University
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Short story: Sing it!

Wed, 03/05/2023
Philip's short story all about a girl who stammers who is asked to read aloud in class.
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Arts
School & University
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Our videos for supporting pupils who stammer

Mon, 12/12/2022
Maddie and speech & language therapist Anna tell us about collaborating on a set of training videos for teachers.
Your Voice
School & University
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Stammering is just different

Tue, 04/10/2022
Law student Lucy tells us how speaking to lecturers about her stammer helps.
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My Story
School & University
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Understanding my stammer before university

Fri, 12/08/2022
Tom tells us how he feels about starting university and the technique that helped him with his Oxford interview.
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School & University
My Story