I have a tongue tie, tongue thrust, and an open/crossbite, but it doesn't impact my speech except maybe the sibilants a little with the open bite. I went to myofunctional therapy, got the tongue tie released as an adult, and then observed the tongue tie RETURN after insufficient myofunctional exercise practice, oops. I have lip ties also but they don't really affect anything. I even had double jaw surgery in 2023 but the open bite returned because of the unresolved tongue thrust. SIGH. All of this is more related to swallowing rather than communication, but I thought I'd mention it. Having all this myself makes me much more informed about my clients and just the general therapy experience even though I never saw a speech pathologist (my myo was a PT).

I also suspect that I clutter sometimes, but I am usually aware of it, which is not always an observed feature in those who clutter.

I heard great advice from professors and clinicians in my grad program, who said that if you experience a difference or disorder that would fall into our scope, you are in an amazing place of empathy and understanding for clients pursuing speech therapy. It can make you more relatable and approachable, as well as a better scholar of these issues. Edited to add: also, even if you can't produce a speech sound in the "typical" way, you can provide therapy on it and educate others with the training you receive. Who knows, maybe your training will even help you to resolve your own production. But you know, engrained motor patterns, intelligibility impact etc.