Practice, But Don’t Worry
My name is Aidan and I am 9 years old. I am in third grade. I like to play basketball and soccer. I have a big dog and her name is Birddog. I like to play fetch with her. My strategies are easy onset, pullouts, and think time. My advice is to practice your strategies, and then, don’t worry about it.
Aidan, 9 Canal Winchester, OH
Don’t Change – Just Be You
Hi! My name is Taylor. I’m in fourth grade. I have been stuttering since the second grade, and I’m 9 years old now. Stuttering is not a problem. I really like toys and games. I love animals too. I love my family and they help me with my speech. My speech teacher helps me use easy speech. This works for me. Don’t listen to what other people think about you because they don’t know how you feel. Other people stutter, not just you. Stuttering is a good thing. It is part of who you are. Don’t change, just be you. Don’t be mad, sad, upset, or stressed. Just be happy about your stuttering.
Taylor, 9, from Simpsonville, SC It’s Just the Way You Are
My name is Justice. I live in Texas, but I’m from Washington, D.C. I’m in third grade and I talk a lot. I stutter and it makes me mad. I used to stutter more. At my school, there’s a speech class and they taught me how to slow down and stop and do belly breathing. If you stutter, it’s just the way you are. You can learn how to make light contact and use easy starts. The alien in my picture talks like this: “Eeoerrreeeriri” and there are a lot of Rs and he talks super fast. I like aliens and whenever I get mad, I think about aliens.
Justice, 3rd grade, from Austin, TX 3
I Am OK
Stuttering feels like a brick is smashing my throat. I am OK even when I stutter.
Tanner, 5 Roseville, CA
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