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Not a fan of labeling it a disability. I'm a 30 M, who had very bad stuttering as a child to slightly moderate as an adult. I hate to say it, but I think labeling it a disability is ultimately defeatist and hinders self improvement. Similar to how obesity or porn addiction could be argued as a disability, and the obese or addicted could fall back on, "oh well, it's a disability so I can't help it" and continues to overeat or watch porn for hours a day. Stuttering is absolutely dreadful, and by all means IS debilitating, but that doesn't make it a disability. Disabled means you're UNABLE to do something, and are validating your shortcomings. A paraplegic is UNABLE to climb stairs. A person with blindness is UNABLE to read a non-braille menu. These are legitimate disabilities. Not being able to say your name when introducing yourself is not a disability. It's awkward and it sucks, but that's life. Why are extraordinary people like Winston Churchill who once stuttered such a big deal to us? Because they didn't give into the "I'm disabled, and therefore I'm limited". They pressed on, as most stutters have to do.