In addition to nobody caring if we stutter, research shows that it makes us seem more interesting and memorable :) I completely agree. I would word your first point as "seeing somebody as an equal" rather than "stop respecting", but I completely understand your point. This is what I have learned recently. Everybody is a person just like us, no need to see them differently. Practice. Practice. Practice. The more we are able to break out of our comfort zones, the better we get at handling and maneuvering around our stutter. Thank you for sharing :)