He wore it to school one time after we got it and everyone asked him what it was- drawing more attention to it so he’s never tried it again. I asked him what difference it made and why he didn’t just tell them it was for speech or a hearing aid but I think he felt like it made him appear weaker or using a crutch. He was popular and athletic (football captain, state wrestler) and that came with the additional desire to not appear weak or needing an aide to help with speaking. He used a lot of avoidance or other tricks to try and hide his stutter as much as possible. His biggest wish would be just to be just like everyone else and the device made him stand out as different