Hello, my name is Aidan and I am from Logan Township, New Jersey. I am 10 years old and I stutter. There are also some other things about me. The first thing is that I love sports like baseball, soccer, basketball, and football. Some of my favorite sports teams are the Philadelphia Eagles, the Philadelphia Phillies, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Philadelphia Union.
If you are ever being made fun of for stuttering, it’s really no big deal because it’s just the way you speak. Also, it okay to stutter in front of people, so don’t be afraid.
In case you don’t know that much about stuttering here are some facts. Stuttering is when you either get stuck on the sound and it can’t come out or you repeat the same sound multiple times in your speech. But, it’s okay. If you’re stuck on the sound and it doesn’t come out that’s called a block. A Prolongation is where you hold a sound. And a repetition is usually the most common stutter. A repetition is where you repeat the same sound multiple times.
Here are many famous people that stutter. There are many sports players such as Darren Sproles , George Springer, Shaquille O’Neal, Tiger Woods, Johnny Damon, Bo Jackson, and Adrian Peterson. There are also many actors, and singers like Steve Harvey, Samuel L. Jackson, Elvis Presley, James Earl Jones (Darth Vader), Emily Blunt, Kendrick Lamar, and Ed Sheeran. You can always be really successful in life even though you stutter. You could always remember that you share something with many of the famous people in the world.
Practicing strategies or speech tools could make you feel more comfortable, rather than just forgetting about it. Some suggestion for strategies that you might want to try are: Stretching, Stuttering on Purpose, Light Contact, Easy Onset, Pull Out, and Cancellation. The three that I focus on most are Stretching, Stuttering on Purpose, and Light Contact. Stretching is where usually used on the first syllable of a word. You should really only stretch on 2 or 3 words in the sentence. For stretching you hold out the sound. For example: Streeetching iis fun. Also, there’s stuttering on purpose. That’s where you repeat a sound on a block. When you’re in a block, you should stutter on purpose to at least get the sound to come out. Stuttering on purpose could also help you feel more comfortable with stuttering. I have tried stuttering on purpose at a restaurant and it made me feel more comfortable with stuttering and saw how they reacted, which was fine as well. The last one is Light Contact. It is basically when you don’t push your lips, teeth or tongue too hard on each other.
Those are some helpful facts, and strategies about stuttering. Aidan, 10, from Logan Township, NJ
Never Give Up!
Hi, my name is Cyncere and I am 8 years old. I like to play soccer and football. And when I stutter I feel sad. Slowing down my speech helps me have smoother speech. Never give up!
Cyncere, 8, from Danielson, CT 10
STUTTERING IS OK!
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