IMPORTANT......Do YOU Have PATIENCE For STUTTERING?

Question

If someone is a stutterer, will you overlook the time it takes for them to speak and be cool with it?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Yes, it's important to wait patiently for the person who is stuttering. I am a stutterer. There is nothing more frustrating and annoying than having someone say "hurry up" when one is trying to get the words out.

I have been a stutterer all my life. It gets worse when I'm tired or stressed. I have wonderful coworkers who wait for me to get the words out.

I work in a library and we have patrons who come and stutter quite a bit. We wait for them as well, We don't want to discourage them from coming into the library. If they get some practice with us, they may be more willing to go elsewhere with positive results.

Answer 3

Of course. After the beginning of the sentence, if you don't keep interrupting, it seems like it clears up for most people anyway. If you accept the differences in people, especially with something like this that isn't a big deal, you wind up knowing more interesting people. I find that if both parties are patient, and don't interrupt, the conversation tends to be of a much higher calibur. I hang out with a lot of people who interrupt and rush through everything. It can actually be a relief to talk to someone who stutters.

Answer 4

I used to work at a sandwich place where a guy would come in and order his sandwich and he would stutter quite a bit. I think just the thought of himself having to order and knowing that he would likely stutter would make it worse for him because he would get nervous. I just tried to look patient and act as if nothing is different from his order to one before his. It helped because he saw that no matter how long it took him to order I would be there to listen and be patient. Being nonchalant about it but not ignoring it also helped because he saw that although I knew he was stuttering, I was not embarrassed about it for him, or pitying him, I simply accepted it and was patient. It's like anyone with a disability of some sort. I know people in wheelchairs hate it when people avert their eyes as much as people gawking.

Answer 5

I am a patient person in general, but i don't think that a lot of patience is necessary here, it doesn't take THAT much (c'mon people, you can't spare two more seconds from your precious time)

What's more important is what that person is saying, not how they say it.
There are a lot of nut-jobs with excellent speech delivering skills and all they preach is hatred and intolerance. I would rather talk with a smart stutterer.

Answer 6

I do try to have patience with stutterers, I really try hard it must be an awful affliction. But sadly I have to admit to finishing off sentences for stutterers, I can't help it I think I'm helping them, I am not being rude.

Answer 7

I would hope that people could be patient. I had a bad stutter myself when I was younger, and as a result I didn't talk much until I was 10 years old. I hope that other children with this problem aren't treated like I was. Luckily, I had patient parents and teachers that helped me overcome it. :)

Answer 8

I try to have the patience for it. I am a veteran, and i work in the Veteran's Hospital, and a lot of the people here have head injuries that make them stutter. I respect them, so i try to talk to them as long as i can.

Answer 9

I have a slight stutter. I've always noticed how people get somewhat distracted when my speech breaks. But most of them are patient with me until I get what I need to say out.

Answer 10

Yes I am cool with it. I know many who stutterers so I am quite used to it.

Answer 11

my brother stutters. A doctor nicked his vocal cord when he was having his tonsils removed 40 years ago. I ave patience for him and anyone else who as a speech problem.