re: Etiquette when talking to people who stutter?

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Christians guy who does outreach with the hearing impaired from learning sign language

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The term you're looking for is Deaf


And did you really need to ask how tp handle a stutterer when you have been friends with this guy for 20 years?

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when he gets stuck on a word and starts to stammer

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Have you ever considered slapping the frick out of him to set if it works like a Control-Alt-Delete?

My lil cousin used to studder. Probably about from the time he could talk up to about 15. He may still does it occasionally now on a few words, but he's light years better than what he was as a child.

But during his entire childhood, I made constant never ending jokes about it too. I think that's why he doesn't like talking to me now.

I consider this particular cousin one of my favorite cousins. But i dont think the feeling is reciprocated. Now that I think about it I was an a-hole while we were kids. I should really call him to apologize. This might be why he never answers the phone or calls me back ever lol.

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Don’t say the word for him.

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D-d-d-d-don’t say the word for him.

I stutter back

I have a pretty bad stutter.

I never was offended by someone finishing my sentences. I thought it was more funny than anything else. Others may feel differently. It’s a self-esteem thing with some people.

Just slap him in the back when he hangs up on a word. That usually fixes it.

I’ve stuttered my whole life.

Sit there and let him say what he wants to say on his own time. He does the same for you, I’m sure.

Don’t EVER talk over him unless it’s a life or death situation.

Finishing sentences is incredibly rude. He already knows what he wants to say.

And I second everyone else saying that if you’ve been friends with homie for 20 years just...ask him. With all the speech therapy work he does, I can’t imagine he’s sensitive about his speech. I know I’m not.

Has he tried singing the words?