where I'm from, you switch schools in 5th grade and that was unfortunately a very traumatic experience for me. I never realized I stuttered until I changed schools, it was like a slap in the face. I had to leave that school after only a year and in that whole year, not a single person from my class talked to me or even tried to be friends with me. one of the popular girls once told me that I'll never have friends because of the way I am (she didn't even know me?), or a girl who was also being bullied, told me that she was getting sick of me and she literally ghosted me in real life. they would stare at me like I was a monster when I had to talk in class (being an overweight and ugly child did not help either). at the new school, I was a whole new person, I had lost weight, I was growing and slowly becoming prettier, but at that point I was too scared to be normal and talk to people. I had friends, I had a crush, but even they were weirded out by my very quiet and shy personality. eventually, I lost not only my crush and my friends, but also my ambition to finish my school. and all because I was excluded by some kids in 5th grade. It changed my whole life and personality, and I am still in the process of healing and fixing myself.