Loss of ability to speak when under stress.

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Yes. quite a bit.

hmmm... is it a dumb thing to suggest its an ASD thing??? Sounds like it, well need a few NT's input, but ive never met anyone who screwes up their speech when stressed or angry or have alot going on like I do. We all have sinilar issues, sucks when you are having an argument with someone you know you are right but when ya talk you sound so stupid their is no way you can even convey your message let alone try and win the argument. When I am highly stressed I say very few words, or will exit entirly and come back in a few mins when I have time to think.

Probably happens because of some kind of overload. Mind is racing to quickly and your language suffers. Any medical reports on this?? I know mine can be quite severe if the stress if very high and I have a decent command of language.

I know two different variants of speaking-loss. The first one is that I stutter when I'm under pressure. I tend to forget what I want to say and why I say then is unstructured and chaotic.

The other thing is a total loss of speech for no apparent reason. I find that I want to say something, but my vocal words don't work and I can't even think of the word itself. I can't force myself to speak correctly then, I can just try to get out some words that seem right (although they not always are) and hope for the best.

Part of that is also forgetting the names of certain things. I know them - who doesn't know the word telephone? - but I can't say it.

I don't think in language and that is why this happens to me I think.

My communication goes right out the window when I'm overloaded. When there's too much going on around me I get wide-eyed and become almost mute - shaking my head yes/no or pointing to things. If I have to talk it comes out similarly to what other posters have described. I find the same thing happens when I get tired too - first thing in the morning I talk the most and as the day goes on I get quieter, and by the end of the day I'm getting those same speech problems even if I'm not overloaded.

One of three things always happens when I have a stress overload: 1.) I start to stutter and sound like a broken record, 2.) It takes me an inordinately long time to get anything out or 3.) I won't say anything at all (i.e. total shutdown).

Like a good majority of people on WP, I'm better communicating through the written word, rather than through oral communication, which is a disaster waiting to happen.

One of three things always happens when I have a stress overload: 1.) I start to stutter and sound like a broken record, 2.) It takes me an inordinately long time to get anything out or 3.) I won't say anything at all (i.e. total shutdown).

Like a good majority of people on WP, I'm better communicating through the written word, rather than through oral communication, which is a disaster waiting to happen.

I think I'm NT - I'm here 'cause my little brother is very, VERY aspie, so if anyone can point me to a thread(s) that relate to siblinghood rather than parenting, that would be all kinds of helpful - but I stutter when under stress. It's worse if I'm in front of people, haven't had enough sleep, haven't had good nutrition, have low blood sugar - all reasonably common stressors, as far as I know.

Someone mentioned the lack of an NT perspective; I think I count.

Anxiety is likely a large part of it, as NTs with social phobia (or even without) often start to use "um" a lot when they are stressed, their mind can go blank, etc.

Yes I do, sometimes I just become totally non-verbal, and rely on sign language to communicate...

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I often-times stutter myself. People get annoyed by it. Occasionally they'll tell me "Spit it out". They didn't understand. Sometimes I just don't have the ability to speak properly. It'll happen when I'm under severe pressure or intense anger. Occasionally I'll stutter when I'm talking to a woman I've met for the first time, and that isn't attractive or convenient.

The more stressed I am, the worse my speech, memory and ability to socialize at all.