Last thing first... The CP comparison is bogus. Pardon my rant, but I am tired of seeing stuttering compared to CP, being paraplegic, or blind. These permanent conditions are not comparable to a speech disorder. I'm going to assume you don't have familiarity with people with CP and thus no comprehension of what it's like to have CP. I can assure you they'd trade places with you without a moment's hesitation. I belong to a community of children and adults with physical disabilities. At work I frequently support special needs students. I grew up with a severe stutter for the first half of my life. I know how overwhelming one's stutter can feel. Stuttering can feel life an unbearable burden. Something that others can't comprehend. ​ >The problem with this view is it’s an assumption that changing the way you’re speaking will become natural, effortless, spontaneous, unconscious, etc. With practice and time, yes, it can. It does become natural, effortless, spontaneous, and unconscious. As I sit here today, I can tell you I don't think about my speech. I don't make a conscious effort to be fluent. I stuttered for the first 25 years of life. Speech therapy taught me how to speak fluently. Is my speech the same as someone who never stuttered? Maybe not? IDK, can any two people claim to have the same style or type of speech? But... I've been at the same job for a year. Almost no one at work knows I am a stutterer. And I talk and engage with my coworkers daily.