Hi. My name is Julian. I am 8 years and I live in Mount Vernon, Washington and go to Jefferson Elementary. I am a twin and my twin brother stutters too. I stutter a lot and when I stutter I feel like I am trapped in a box with no door. I am trying to break down the walls with an axe. When I start using slow speech, soft speech, and stretchy speech, I break free.


My speech


teacher gave my brother a Stuttering Foundation Newsletter. When I saw the pictures of all the grownups who stutter, I started noticing that I was not the only one who stutters. I felt happy and surprised.


Julian, 8, from Mount Vernon, WA REMEMBER TO USE STRATEGIES


This comic strip shows me going to Tae Kwan Do. Sometimes at Tae Kwan Do, I get really nervous to tell everyone my name because I am worried that I might stutter. When I do stutter, I get really mad at myself. These pictures show that instead of getting mad at myself, I can use one of my strategies and then I won’t be as nervous next time.


Lily, 8, from Pittsford, NY


Calm Breathing Helps


Hi, my name is Paul and I am 8 years old. I live in Boston. I have been going to speech for 3 years. My favorite speech tool is to calm breathe. Some ways you can try to stop stuttering is by calm breathing and moving your shoulders in a circle. I like playing hockey and I like to play Minecraft.


Paul, 8, from Boston, MA 7


TRAPPED IN A BOX


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