The answer is yes and no. Would I befriend an idiot jerk just because they stutter. No. Would I befriend someone who shares my values and has has things in common with me and stutters, yes. For me stuttering is like race or ethnicity or gender. I always look past it to the essence of the person. I don’t use friendship for charity. I am kind to everyone, but I don’t have friends out of pity or because people might “need a friend”. I don’t have friends I can’t rely on, trust, or respect, none of which have to do with stuttering. When I was younger I really wanted a friend who stuttered because I thought stuttering was everything and it defined a big part of me. But, I am so much more than my stutter now and after having a terrible friend who also stuttered, I realized that stuttering doesn’t make anyone better or worse than anyone else. PWS can be great, and they can jerks. People who don’t stutter can be jerks, and they can be marvelous as well.