A woman who gets interrupted, ignored and hung up on due to her stammer is calling for a universal symbol to indicate a speech impediment and buy her patience.
Jessie Yendle, 31, developed a stammer aged three and grew up being bullied and teased for it at school.
Jessie says people such as substitute teachers struggled to understand what she was saying - and the pressure of trying to explain it just made her stammer worse.
Jessie Yendle, 31, developed a stammer aged three and grew up being bullied and teased for it at school.
Jessie says people such as substitute teachers struggled to understand what she was saying - and the pressure of trying to explain it just made her stammer worse.
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00:00I'm doing a random act of kindness challenge for today's speaking challenge so come with me let's do this
00:06My name is Jessie and I've got a speech impediment and I like to do a random act of kindness challenges
00:15and I just want to say that your makeup is well a chef is so beautiful and I want to give you like
00:21this a flower to to to to um um um um um to make your day a little bit brighter
00:30people are like speaking to me like nice to meet you by the way like thank you so much
00:34I thank you like bye bye bye
00:37Hello, hello, hi
00:39Hello
00:41Hello
00:43Hello
00:45Thank you so much
00:47Thank you
00:49Originally it was up, up, up
00:51I'm Zion from today
00:53It's through the roof but here I am I suppose
00:55I tell him the world I have a flower
00:57So let's have a chat
01:03How a hair salon can trigger my stammer
01:07Trying to answer questions on demand
01:09Having no eye contact when speaking
01:13Meeting
01:15New people
01:17The atmosphere
01:19Trying to speak over the hair dryer
01:21Personally I prefer to not speak whilst drying the hair
01:25It can be so overwhelming
01:29If you don't feel comfortable
01:31But I found some who accommodates for my stammer
01:35I don't feel overwhelmed and anxious
01:39So if you ever come across a stammer at a salon
01:41Please be mindful as we never want to come across as being rude
01:43Today is International Stammer Awareness Day
01:45I'm in Cardiff and let's speak to the public about stammering
01:49And I'm with
01:51VJ Princess Lauren Frese
01:53Bethan
01:55Contami
01:57And Jo
01:59Did you know that today was International Stammer Awareness Day
02:03I didn't
02:05No
02:07I'm here for it
02:09Do you know what a stammer is?
02:11And I've just demonstrated it
02:15It's just a part of you
02:17You are beautiful and unique
02:19And everyone
02:21Do you know anyone who got a stammer?
02:23Yes of course I do
02:25And I'm a huge fan of Kendrick Lamar
02:27Richard Branson
02:29I have a friend of mine personally
02:31Do you know any celebrities
02:33Who had a stammer as a child?
02:37Ed Sheeran had a stammer
02:39Ed Sheeran had a stammer
02:41Do you think there is a stigma around a stammering?
02:43Yeah definitely
02:45Yeah I think there's a lot of judgement