18 I Have Hope In Myself


I’m nine years old. I had this stuttering problem in first grade and I’m now in fourth. This stuttering problem is really hard. I like basketball, football, soccer, and golf. I still have hope in myself but so far it’s not helping. I don’t like my stutter but it won’t be there forever. Speech therapy is helping me. My stuttering is not as bad now, I just need to use the techniques I’m learning. My stuttering is almost gone now all because of the best of the best speech therapy teacher.


Asa, 9, from Chester, NY Don’t Laugh


Stuttering is Cool


My name is Tavarious and I stutter. When I stutter to my sister, my sister laughs and I will feel so sad. But stuttering is so cool. When I stutter to my friends they don’t laugh!


Tavarious, 8, from Deland, FL MY WALL GUARD IS STUBBORN


Hi, my name is Eric. I am 10 years old. My favorite sports are track and cross country. When I stutter it feels like I have a wall guard in my throat that drops a wall and then I stutter. The wall blocks my air and only a little bit of air can go through the cracks in the wall. So only a little air is allowed. But thanks to my speech teacher, Ms. F, I am getting even better at speech than ever before. But my wall guard ain’t liking it! My strategies that best help me are cancellation, slide, slow stretched speech, and relaxed breathing. If someone bullies you, just don’t mind them and don’t get upset that you stutter. It is natural.


Eric, 10 from Villa Park, IL


Hi, my name is Cole. I’m 11 years old. I started stuttering at three. I play


PokemonGO and Poketournament on my WiiU. In 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade kids made


fun of my speech. I would tell them to stop, and if they didn’t stop I would tell someone. You should always tell someone if they are making fun of your speech. I also play water polo and baseball.


Cole, 11 Laguna Beach, CA


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My Speech Is Getting Better


Hi! My name is Christian. I’m 10 years old. I’m in the 4th grade. I go to a school in Jersey City, NJ. I like to play with my sister, watch baseball, and play outside. I started stuttering when I was in 1st grade. When I stutter I sometimes feel nervous, scared, and sometimes sad. I go to a speech therapist at my school. Her name is Miss Kate. We talk about my feelings and work on new strategies to help my stuttering. My strategies are breathing, pausing, stretching, and using light contact. When I use my strategies, I feel good about my speech. My speech is getting better. I’m going to leave you with some advice: don’t let your stuttering make you feel like you don’t fit in with your friends or others.


Christian, 10 Jersey City, NJ


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