Some controversial thoughts about stuttering

Some controversial thoughts about stuttering I've been stuttering \(moderate to severe, occasionally mild if I'm lucky\) for the past 20 years so here goes. I know I'm cutting against the grain with some of these, but I think how we view stuttering is extremely important to our sense of self. 1. Stuttering is definitely a disability, much in the same way that a broken leg would be in the sense that it impedes an important function. It is a challenge, but we persevere despite this challenge. Refusing to define stuttering as a disability and defining it as a "quirk" or an "alternative way of speaking" belittles the very real challenges that people who stutter face. 2. Despite what some in the stuttering community say, there are certain jobs people who stutter \(severely, at least\) should probably stay away from. Time does matter. You cannot spend 2 minutes saying a sentence in a 40 minute lecture if you strive to be employed as a teacher. It's downright silly when some in the stuttering community basically put their foot down and say others must just be patient with them... this is sort of true to an extent but there's definitely a limit. For this reason I'd generally urge at least more severe stutterers to pursue less speaking\-based careers and to work extremely hard at them \(maybe something like software developer.\) The world doesn't care about what you want or your worldview on how people should behave and don't ever expect it to. Agree? Disagree?