Mason, 8, Hudson, WI


Hi, my name is Brendan. I am 12 years old and in 7th


grade. My younger brother, Ethan, and I like


to play outside on our trampoline. I have 2 cats and 1 dog and I like playing with them. My favorite video games are Super Mario, Minecraft, Roblox, Sonic, and Pizza Tower. They are fun to play. I am good at coding. I like listening to the Pizza Tower soundtrack. My favorite dinner food is buffalo wings and my favorite drink is soda. My favorite sport is


basketball. I try to be happy, and I am funny because I tell jokes.


I love my family and friends. They mean a lot to me. They are patient when I am talking and when I stutter. The fluency strategies I like to use are pausing and taking deep breaths. I practice other strategies during speech therapy with my speech therapist. Those strategies include cancellation, pull-out, and light contacts. During the school day there are times that I stutter when trying to speak. I breathe and then think of another way to say the sentence. At times, there are kids who laugh at me. Then I say it is not funny to laugh at someone who is stuttering. Some kids say okay and stop laughing and others just say mean things. I try to ignore the students and tell an adult. I am a person who stutters, and I am also autistic. But I try my best to be friends with everyone.


27 Brendan, 12, Albrightsville, PA


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