When I realised making fun of someone’s stutter was a great show of character. It became easier to tell who was a good person or not. And I’ve been fortunate enough to have convinced every adult/parent/teacher in my life by word of mouth or by direct confrontation, that my stuttering was a personal unavoidable condition. Not dissimilar to how no-one can choose their race or gender. I feared the stories people have had where they keep their stuttering secret and don’t let to show. I thought that was rather useless and didn’t try to separate myself from my stuttering. An added benefit of (not exactly embracing, but keeping stuttering tied to your person) not outright rejecting and hiding my stutter meant that I didn’t fear as much or at all the the concept of people thinking I’m shy or nervous for not being able to speak. It helped a great deal, and if people we’re patient enough to wait a few seconds when I blocked, I’ll make a mental note of that. “This person sucks”, for the time being obvious everyone deserves a second chanc tl:dr don’t try to hide it, it probably won’t work. Let it show you where the true tolerant people are in your life