I would be very interested in hearing from more people who don't stutter what their opinion is on those of us who do. I think a lot of my anxiety is based on what other people think -- and they are probably indifferent. My sixth grade teacher actually wrote me a note at the end of the year saying how he thought I did very well despite the challenge of my stutter. I still think about that note. It means that he did notice the stutter, the hardship it caused, and the effort I made to power through it.