No, they generally know nothing about the stuttering condition. Childhood onset fluency disorder is primarly a psychological disorder—not a speaking one. If you are looking for help, I highly recommend finding a specialized speech therapist who is recognized among the American Board of Fluency Disorders. However, in my opinion, “curing” one’s stutter is a personal endeavor. While it might seem impossible to fix on your own, please know that it’s not. After a stuttering incident, replay what happened in your head. What went wrong, what went right? Did I hold my breath? Was I too tight on my vocal cords? What was happening psychologically—did I lose my calm? If you retroactively correct the errors in your speech over time, you will inevitably speak fluently. To understand what is going on, you will need to become informed on the condition though. This is one problem I see many stutterers running into. They rely on a SLP to be informed on the condition, when they aren’t, and likely never will be. The truth is, most people don’t really have a passion for their occupation, so the likelihood of finding a SLP that will 1) know what they need to know about the condition and 2) care as much about curing your affliction as you do is next to 0 percent. You will have to become an expert on the condition to fix yourself. You will have to become your own hero if you will. The standard SLP’s lack of knowledge on research regarding the stuttering condition is evident by the treatments they commonly implement. They treat the condition like a normal speaking disorder by implementing fluency shaping techniques. These techniques convolute the mind even more which increases stuttering and results in abnormal speech.