No. I am 53M, and if it weren't for my public school experiences, I wouldn't have had as thick of a skin that I have now. I was teased all through grade school, students and teachers alike. I went through an awful lot, even had a SLP who knew nothing about stuttering at the time stand there and yell at me because I couldn't just talk normal, she called me stupid. Mrs Hurd, I will remember her name until my dying breath. I hope shes rotting in hell somewhere. Went through a lot of things like that in the military also. Got myself a nice and humiliating nickname, teased by enlisted and officers alike, they all quit once I found in the UCMJ that harassment like that was going to get people in trouble. If it weren't for that, here I am 35 years later, I wouldn't have such a thick skin as I do now. If you are going to mock me, tease me, mimic me, what ever, if you want to upset me, you really have to come up with something creative. Not much gets to me any more. I will say, hiding from the world, avoiding situations where you have to put yourself out there have never been good for me. My job I have now, I end up talking to people casually, and it has been very therapeutic for me. The more people I meet, the more I talk to people, I realize no one cares about my stuttering more than I do, and most people understand me when I try to tell them something. By all means get them help, make sure the therapist knows about stuttering, make sure they are good with kids. Also, communicate with the school staff, teachers as well.