I’m an adult woman who stutters. I do not think he is doomed to poor social relationships and not being able to find and keep a decent job. If he says/shows that’s it’s not bothering him much, you’re right to not point it out and potentially make him him feel there’s something wrong with him. If he doesn’t want to go to speech therapy, in my opinion, don’t make him. He might begin to feel resentful, like he has no control. Getting involved with other kids who stutter can be a great support, and help him realize he’s not alone. As mentioned, FRIENDS is a great start. And for you as a parent, there is a wonderful Facebook support group called Voice Unearthed, a closed group whose founder struggled with speech therapy for her son at age 9, where she felt he was withdrawing because he just wanted to talk, and not constantly try to use speech techniques. That’s why speech therapy did not work for me. I didn’t want to think about what tool I’d use to sound fluent. It took too much energy and I lost all spontaneity. Also there is a shift happening in the stuttering community, moving away from the medical model which focuses on “fixing” versus the social model which focuses on being, and putting some of the onus on listeners to be more patient, understand unconscious biases and accept stutterers for who they are, not for how they sound. As for an 11 year old being teased or bullied, suggest some comeback lines for him to use. If somebody mocks him, he could say, “you’re not doing it right, let me teach you.” A bully will see the kid’s confidence and may feel embarrassed and just stop. Or he could say, “I stutter well. What are you good at?” Stuttering is not a defect, it’s just a difference. A different kind of conversation that may teach people how to be better listeners. Communication is a two way street.