tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post1275336083718854303..comments2024-03-24T15:07:18.773+01:00Comments on The Stuttering Brain: BSA is propagating Newton mythTom Weidighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02084153394215001999noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-73641916575684617652010-10-02T21:51:32.694+02:002010-10-02T21:51:32.694+02:00"Tom - Have you ever written on the whole phe..."Tom - Have you ever written on the whole phenomenon of the stuttering community looking for stuttering heroes? What motivates it?" <br /><br />I also think that the role modelling for stutterers is being taken too far. Sure, it does have some value in showing how some people are successfully dealing with their stuttering or have done so in the past; but it is based on the premise that all stuttering is similar and all stutterers are alike.<br /><br />Accompanying this premise is the implication that we should all try to be like these successful stutterers who are acting in plays or movies, making speeches to large audiences, excelling in challenging jobs that require excellent speaking skills etc.<br /><br />Don't get me wrong, I take my hat off to these courageous stutterers. But I think it is a bad idea to compare yourself to others; rather create your own standards and aspire to them - and if you don't want to aspire to anything, then that's OK too. But we shouldn't be made to feel guilty for not being able to attain these very high speaking standards. We are all so different in terms of psychological makeup, the extent of our conditioning, different stress patterns etc.Peter Louwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11762124725640299873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-21008088339512715502010-09-30T23:30:52.378+02:002010-09-30T23:30:52.378+02:00Considering most people like other people because ...Considering most people like other people because of their social skills and looks not accomplishments, it doesn't have any real benefit to the stuttering image because Newton would be considered to be a freak by the average person who would upon meeting make a condescending remark along the lines of, "That stuff is so boring and I like to have fun, but it's cool that you can do it. Hahahahaha." To the average person the inability to understand anything complicated is a badge of honor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12602489.post-1482445044041501652010-09-29T22:59:34.980+02:002010-09-29T22:59:34.980+02:00Tom - Have you ever written on the whole phenomeno...Tom - Have you ever written on the whole phenomenon of the stuttering community looking for stuttering heroes? What motivates it? <br /><br />Maybe it's obvious - these are people who were successful in life in spite of their stuttering, and they serve as role models. Also, it demonstrates to the world that stuttering is not in itself an indication of weak-mindedness and that in dealing with stutterers, people should get beyond the speech difficulties.<br /><br />Maybe that's all there is to it. But possibly it might be worth a blog entry.Orahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07560420178241698669noreply@blogger.com