Thank you for your response and forgive me for not responding sooner. Truly inspirational! I congratulate you on your success; I'm sure, it's rightly deserved! I live in Austin, Tx. I went to school for art photography (bfa) but didn't finish due to a class in which we had to give oral presentations. I've never told anyone that. I did well in the classes not requiring any verbal communication. To no fault of the institution, I blame myself for not having the courage to present. Needless to say post-post modernism isn't really concerned with artists' technical abilities. Haha. After that, I got a job in manufacturing as a screen printing press operator. Suffice it to say, this was the worst experience I've ever gone through. This went on for a little under 10 years. Coworkers would take credit for what I'd done, there was immense gaslighting, etc. I'd trained people in the past there who were exceptional. The owner didn't want to believe that a person who stutters would be capable of training people better than my non stuttering counterpart. Let alone, my production rate was through the roof. I busted my tail for that company. I'm from the school of thought that verbal communication makes up a small percentage of overall communication. So... I thought to hell with it. I need to acquire useful skills that'll be valuable to today's workforce. I went to a community College, here, and decided on engineering technology. I love to tinker. I did really well inspite of the dreaded presentations. I'm still looking for work. Your advice is greatly appreciated! Sadly I had to give up on school but I'm teaching myself fpgas, microcontrollers, etc. I hope someone reads this and learns to accept themselves for who they are. Stuttering doesn't define us. Never succumb to coweridice like I did. Don't run from it. Embrace it. Once again, thank you for your kind words. Best to you!