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Your articles on life with a stammer

Stories, articles, opinions, poems, art and more from people who stammer. Read about their stammering experiences.

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Phillip argues that for society's attitudes to change, we need to educate people and make them look at their language and reactions to those who stammer.
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In the week in which we launched our campaign Find The Right Words, Lynne Mackie wants people to know that complimenting her on her fluency isn't helping.
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In January, Richard's article for this site got such a great response that he decided to write this follow up on the feedback. He also talks about getting on in lockdown and the possibility of Joe Biden becoming President.
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Nurse Ben talks about his stammer, changing career, and links between sexual health and stammering.
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Speech & language therapist Stephanie looks at the debate over the social vs medical model of disability.
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BJ Hill shares his frustrations around public attitudes, barriers to finding a job and starting relationships, and programmes claiming to cure stammering.
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Phyllis thought she'd have to go through life being the only person she knew who stammered. That was until she came across our Facebook support group. Read about her journey to self-acceptance and belonging.
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Despite gaining a postgrad degree, Baffour is finding getting a job difficult.
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Claire writes about coping with having to make more calls now she's working from home and how it's affecting her mental health.
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William tells us how social distancing is affecting his speech and how he's adapting to working from home.
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Being unable to use his usual coping strategies, Mark Limbert talks about the effect social distancing is having on his stammer, and the challenges he now faces.
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Speech & Language Therapist and Mum, Jaclyn Morton, argues that we need to change the language we use with our children who stammer.
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