Something that remains unknown

[Dillon]

I don’t know how common it is with people with aspergers or if any of y’all may have experienced it, but when I was younger I used to stutter some cases it was bad. I got to where I could not form a sentence having trouble say the first word coming out of my mouth. I would stutter only in the beginning of a conversation but sometimes do it it the middle. I would either do a repetition of saying the same symbol of the word a was struggling such as “r-r-r- rabbit” with or blocking pattern where my voice feels stuck for a little bit. Of course I was made fun of a lot and bullied for it cause I had that problem.

The stuttering did not happen until fourth grade when the school decided to take off my diagnosis from their records saying oh your doing fine so you must not have aspergers....so suddenly I’ve been “cured of my diagnosis” and it went away....
From elementary to end of middle school I received no help for the problem as amongst other things suggesting that “You look fine so there’s no reason to help you out” taking away my speech therapy from me at times when the stuttering was going on.

I’ve done therapies for my stuttering such as medication and electro therapy where my speech therapist put four electrons on my neck that was connected to a small box when increased the voltage to loosen my neck muscles. I would have to do that for at least an hour for 3 months but it never helped at all nothing did.

What’s weird but great at the same time is I’ve been stuttering all the way until 10th grade and I have never did it again not even once.
I can say that’s a positive thing that I have never stuttered in quite some time but I’ve been wondering in why it happened and why it stopped since there was nothing wrong with my vocal cords, no medical condition besides having asthma but never caused it. I may never know but so happy even now that I don’t have that problem on a daily basis.

 

[Isadoorian]

I've always stuttered for as long as I remember; mainly when I get excited or nervous or stressed

 

[Dillon]

I've always stuttered for as long as I remember; mainly when I get excited or nervous or stressed

Since you brought that up I do stutter just a little bit when I have an anxiety attack every now and then but other than that it’s like it’s non-exsistent now

 

[tducey]

Never had a problem stuttering, do have issues sometimes getting words out but don't think I'd call it stuttering.

 

[SusanLR]

Trying to speak in a time of anxiety can cause words to come out mixed or the incorrect word.
It is also very difficult to think of the right word you want to say even though you know darn well
what it is.
This happens more with me in speaking than stuttering.
Sometimes I'm aware the sequence of the words are incorrect, sometimes I'm not and someone will
ask about the meaning of something that came out wrong.
I really have this difficulty when trying to answer things on the phone or if someone has just upset me
with some rude remarks.
Sometimes it can feel like the ability to produce the spoken words in reply are just caught in my throat
when upset. Then the person can upset me even more by saying things such as "Do you know what
I'm even talking about?" or "What's wrong? Can't you answer?"
That tiny lapse of time needed to think before I speak seems to set NTs off.
Like if I don't answer in a split second, the insults start coming.

 

[Progster]

I stutter when I'm anxious, or can't get the word out.

 

[Aspie_With_Attitude]

I had a severe stuttering problem back in High School. I took up intensive smooth speech course where I met other stutterers for a week.

We all 20 of us sat together, on the first day spoke at our normal stuttering rate. We slowed down our speech down to 60 syllables per minute, then gradually speed up to our normal rate.

It works and I can still speak smoothly even when I am anxious. It felt good to speak normal without the stuttering.