I grew up with a group of male cousins and brothers, one of whom stuttered severely. When we were in Uni, my stutter seemed to improve tremendously while his got progressively worse. One day we were having a convo in which I tried to tell him to practice his speech, make an concerted effort, maybe go to therapy etc. My own world had opened up so much once I gained some fluency. He responded that he had joined the deaf club and was learning ASL. I was aghast and a judgmental twit at the time. But then he said something that has stuck with me ever since. "I can spend the rest of my life trying to be a fluent speaker, but I'll probably end up mediocre. However, I can spend the next 5 years learning ASL and I will be excellent. Why not be excellent?" His group of friends at Uni were some the best people I ever met, they accepted him completely and were so much fun. And when he graduated, the fact that he knew ASL was such a huge asset on his resume it eclipsed any concerns employers had about his speech. Oh and his speech got better eventually too because he talked as he signed and the practice did wonders. he does sometimes have bizarre syntax though and speaks English like its not his mother tongue at times. I think ASL syntax is different maybe and he's used to that. I definitely think ASL is and should be a viable option.