Let out the air!
“I, I, I, I, I”
Hi, my name is Kai. I am 10 years old and in fi fth grade. I live in Switzerland, but I was born in Beijing, China. My mom is from America and my dad is from Cambodia. I like to play basketball and soccer. I also enjoy drawing anime.
My stutter makes me upset because people always ask me why I repeat words. When I’m talking it makes me feel like a baby that doesn’t know how to talk. But when I talk to my family, it makes me feel safe, like no one will ever insult me.
Thank you for the help!
Hello my name is Bobby. I’m 7 years old. I go to school in Brooklyn, New York. Sometimes I stutter
and this is how I solved my problem. First you stop. Next you let out air with the word.
Bobby, 7 Brooklyn, NY NOTHING CAN STOP YOU WHEN YOU STUTTER
My name is Griffin and I am in third grade. I am nine years old. I have stuttered a lot, but it didn’t stop me from talking. When I talk very fast, I stutter a lot. Then I stop and start over more slowly. When I talk to other kids, I stop and start over at the end of my sentence. It can be rough, but stuttering is not that bad.
Griffin, 9 Clayton, IN
My stutter has a ripple effect and it makes it very hard for me to speak different languages, like Italian which is spoken where I live. Mamma Mia it’s diffi cult!
Teasing is something that happens a lot to me. One time a kid called me an alien, and after he said that, I felt really ashamed. I thought about it a lot and realized this is who I am and I need to accept myself. I also made it my goal to get better at socializing with people outside my family. Lately I have learned to accept my stutter more and love myself. So, if you hear me stutter, it’s just me, not an alien – I’m a real person. If you stutter and have an experience like this, you really need to fi nd ways to overcome this diffi cult situation. Struggles can get to everyone, but they can also make you stronger.
Kai, 10, from Lugano, Switzerland
My name is Hayden. Chicago on January 17th
I’m 11 years old and I like Fortnite. I was born in and I stutter.
I like playing football and I’m really
good. My favorite players are Khalil Mack and Tom Brady. When I’m older, I want to be like them. I also enjoy Fortnite. I’m really good at building and I like watching Ceeday and Muselk. I started stuttering in 2012 and started speech in 2014. When I eat beef ramen noodles, I stop stuttering; so I think I found the cure for stuttering.
Hayden, 11, from Madison, WI
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by Maxime, Bethesda, MD
I Found the Cure
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