It's not taken seriously in the community either. Based on my recent survey of the sub and discord (which I'll probably post a new update for soon because there's like 50 more responses), 62% say they're not disabled despite 77% here having a moderate to severe stutter and 97% having it significantly affect their life in at least one way. There's this huge stigma around it when that's what we ARE. We are disabled and there's not much you can do about it. This is the Americans with Disability Act definition that reflects that 97%: "The ADA defines a person with a disability as a person who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activity."