{"id":3628,"date":"2015-10-05T10:13:45","date_gmt":"2015-10-05T14:13:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.fm1.dev\/6-tips-for-speaking-with-someone-who-stutters\/"},"modified":"2022-05-31T14:41:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-31T18:41:00","slug":"6-tips-for-speaking-with-someone-who-stutters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/6-tips-for-speaking-with-someone-who-stutters\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Tips For Speaking With Someone Who Stutters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stuttering may look like an easy problem that can be solved with some simple advice, but for many adults, it can be a chronic life-long disorder. Here are some ways that you, the listener, can help.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/10-28-151-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-4808 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10-28-151-300x275.jpg\" alt=\"An image of a frustrated man stuttering.\" width=\"300\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10-28-151-300x275.jpg 300w, https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/10-28-151-1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">1.<\/span><\/strong> Don\u2019t make remarks like: \u201cSlow down,\u201d \u201cTake a breath,\u201d or \u201cRelax.\u201d Such simplistic advice can be felt as demeaning and is not helpful.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">2.<\/span><\/strong> Let the person know by your manner that you are listening to what he or she says \u2014 not how they say it.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">3.<\/span><\/strong> Maintain natural eye contact and wait patiently and naturally until the person is finished.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">4.<\/span><\/strong> You may be tempted to finish sentences or fill in words. Try not to do so.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">5.<\/span><\/strong> Be aware that those who stutter usually have more trouble controlling their speech on the telephone. Please be patient in this situation. If you pick up the phone and hear nothing, be sure it is not a person who stutters trying to start the conversation before you hang up.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">6.<\/span><\/strong> Speak in an unhurried way \u2014 but not so slowly as to sound unnatural. This promotes good communication with everyone.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2013 <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stutteringhelp.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stuttering Foundation of America<\/a> and\/or its suppliers. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stuttering may look like an easy problem that can be solved with some simple advice, but for many adults, it can be a chronic life-long disorder. Here are some ways that you, the listener, can help. 1. Don\u2019t make remarks like: \u201cSlow down,\u201d \u201cTake a breath,\u201d or \u201cRelax.\u201d Such simplistic advice can be felt as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3628"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3864,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3628\/revisions\/3864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speechandhearingassoc.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}