We shouldn’t have to claim anything. We have the right to stutter as well as speak fluently. Fluent speakers even stumble on their words and stutter occasionally too. I firmly believe I have the right to stutter as it is not something that I can control. But that doesn’t mean I don’t or shouldn’t want to aspire to achieve improved fluency. Exercising acceptance of myself, my stutter, and telling people I have a stutter makes me feel empowered. It makes me feel better about everything overall. The anxiety and shame of having a stutter only made me stutter more in the past