Psychosocial Speech Disability (Stuttering): Transforming Ourselves and Society
Published : 2021-06-14
Author : Michael Sugarman, MSW – Contact: Disabled World (Disabled-World.com)
Synopsis: A psychosocial disability arises when people who stutter interact in a social environment that presents barriers to their equality with others.
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Some people who stutter object to the use of the word disability to describe their experiences. I, personally, prefer the term psychosocial disability because people who stutter face barriers in their lives that others do not.
Psychosocial disability is not a diagnosis. It refers to the functional impact and barriers with which we may cope as people living with a stutter. A psychosocial disability arises when people who stutter interact in a social environment that presents barriers to their equality with others.
Psychosocial Speech Disability (Stuttering) – Transforming Ourselves and Society (below) describes the phases people who stutter experience. Their journeys are not linear. They progress and regress and may go through a phase multiple times and/or simultaneously.
Infographic: Psychosocial Speech Disability (Stuttering) Transforming Ourselves and Society. Text version is listed below.
Psychosocial Speech Disability (Stuttering) Transforming Ourselves and Society
1 – Individual Experiences
Stutter Shame
Experiencing pain and lack of belonging resulting from societal norms and values.
Stutter Anxiety
Worrying about not speaking fluently.
Stutter Ableism/Fluency (SAF)
Defining, [...]