I think what you describe are what we call "secondary behaviors" or something like that. They often become part of the stutter, sort of like ticks or what have you. Ideally, we should be able to speak without them, since if they merely add effort/extent to our activity when we speak, they're not really doing us a favor.   **EDIT:** *Pardon me, I forgot to focus more positively on the following:* >When it comes to school, in my first class with the teacher, I tell them at the end of the class that I have a stutter and dont like reading out loud and they are always really supportive This is good. We need good and understanding people around us. That's true in general, of course, but for us specifically too.