Yes. I've been stuttering since age 5, but it never stopped me from talking in childhood. However in my late teenage years, I became very self conscious about it and I stopped talking a lot. I become introverted. I've gone so long without being talkative..........that when I hear other people talk and communicate, it's actually become something alien/fascinating to me. I'm like '' So this guy uses his tongue to make sounds.....and then the other person understands what he is thinking? That's amazing! This is like morse code, only more efficient!