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John, Illinois

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John, Illinois

Hello! My name is John, and I’m a medical student from Chicago, IL. I started stuttering at the age of 8, which coincided with the onset of severe OCD (both stemming from my perfectionist and people pleasing tendencies). Over the years, I attended hundreds of speech therapy sessions, with little lasting impact. My SLP, although…

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Christian, New York City

I’m Christian; I am 25 years old, and I live in New York City, and I will graduate as a Physician Assistant in May. I have been a stutterer for as long as I can remember. In a way it became a part of me; it became who I was....
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Bharath, Singapore

My name is Bharath; I’m 23, and I live in Singapore.  I am thrilled beyond words with my speech now, and I have not had a bad incident (appearing speech disabled) in roughly six weeks.  Even so, I still have fears that I may not know the Crutches well enough...
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Clifton, Alabama

This is a happy day for me, because I’m staking my claim to fluency right here and now.  My name is Clifton. I’m 24, and I live in Alabama, where I am a building inspector and a part time police officer.  I started stuttering around age 4, and nobody much...
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Doug, South Carolina

In a nutshell, I’ve been stuttering severely for 55 years; I contracted severe Parkinson’s disease and some dementia a few years ago that forced me into early retirement.  My Parkinson’s is so bad now that I can barely walk; I hobble in a fashion with my walker.  Just when I...
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Ariane, East Africa

My name is Ariane. I do foreign relations and diplomatic work in East Africa. I have been stuttering since the age of 4. I used to stutter up to 70% of my words, mostly repetitions, including with my family. I have had some therapy sessions with a speech therapist back...
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D.A., Indonesia

I began stuttering at age 5. I ranged from mild to severe with blocks that sometimes kept me from speaking at all. I am 23 years old now, and I live in Jakarta, Indonesia. I don’t really like to talk about my problems with strangers, and I don’t feel comfortable...
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Daniel, Indiana

I’m Daniel.  I’m 18 and am a student at MIT.  I began stuttering at age eleven. At first, I was blocking on words that began with “t,” but as time passed, stuttering gradually creeped into more words and sentences, creating intense anxiety.  At its peak, I stuttered on 85% of...
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Daniel, Singapore

I started stuttering at age six, and I had lots of blocks, especially to authority figures.  My name is Daniel, and I’m 25. I live in Singapore, and I speak Chinese and English. I’ve had quite a bit of therapies.  In the Camperdown Program, they told me to “sing whenever...
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Abdulla, United Kingdom

Hello, I am Abdulla. I have been fighting with stuttering for as long as I can remember.  My bad habits had led me into never finding a cure. This year I decided to address this problem since it was bothering me and my social life. It made me feel inferior...
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