There’s a part of PWS that wants to hide the problem. They despise the stuttering and its inefficient communication, embarrassment, and wondering if their speech will work at any given needed moment. They fear an upcoming sound or word coming down the conversational pike. There’s often this internal desire to hide it or trying to hide it from people. One strategy that seems to be helpful is to advertise or announce the fact that you stutter. Doing so announces the fact upfront and creates an honest playing field. It puts everything on the table and gives listeners a heads-up to why there’s blocks, hesitations, repetitions or prolongations, tics, clicks, etc. It also reduces the tremendous anxiety that goes along with stuttering. Something like, “H-h-h-hi, I’m Bbbbbbbbbrian. I-I-I-I stutter so don’t mind me.” Or “I-I-I stutter and it takes me a little more time to speak.” To advertise stuttering is not intuitive but doing so creates space and understanding and often some relief. Also, talk to your teacher about the stuttering. Maybe ask him or her to call on you first rather than enduring the anticipation and anxiety waiting for your turn. Gently educating others about what gives you the most success can go a long way. And finally this… Our worst enemy looks at us in the mirror every morning!” You are far better than you think. 😀 Good luck to you!