Stuttering is incredibly complex, like most neurological conditions. There is hope, some good work is being done. But... what research in other conditions have that stuttering research does not is urgency to find a solution. People with other neurological disorders want to participate in research to contribute to finding a solution. Unfortunately, this lack of urgency in stuttering research is perpetuated by our very own. The people on the mild side, who may have good intentions by trying to say stuttering is not a problem, when theyre doing more harm to the larger mission of finding a solution than they realize. So then the academic community listens to the loudest group i.e. Those who say its not a problem and caters to them, while simultaneously exacerbating the silencing of those who silently suffer. If we want a solution, we must demand one and people will take us seriously.