Hi, my name is Aspyn. I like to listen to music and draw. I like to go on vacations. In the summers, we go to see my aunt in Las Vegas.
Sometimes my speech gets stuck in my voice box and my mouth is open, but nothing comes out. I have learned to use stretchy speech, bumpy speech, and to stop and think.
I’m proud of who I am and who I want to be. I want everyone to be proud of who they are, not just their eyes, or stomachs, or mouth, but being free to be who they want to be. I stutter too, so don’t be lonely. We can do this together!!
Aspyn, 11, Aurora, CO
My name is Jason. I am 10 years old. I’m in 4th grade and I stutter. I like to use the slide for a strategy. My favorite sport is football. Stuttering can become a bigger problem in the teen years.
Jason, 10, Shepherd, MI
My name is Antoni. I’m in 3rd grade. My first memory of stuttering is in first grade in the speech room and downtown at a speech building. When I was about to say “like,” it didn’t come out right. When I stutter, I feel uncomfortable. Not when I’m talking to someone, just in general, and because when I’m out of breath I don’t get a chance to finish my sentence. Something helpful that I’ve learned in speech class is belly breathing because it helps me to relax. This helps me because it’s like a stress ball to calm you down. But there is more to me than stuttering!!!! In my spare time I like to play my Nintendo Switch or watch TV. People would be surprised to know that I’m good at playing video games. When I grow up, I want to be a plastics engineer. One thing I want the world to know about me is I want to clean up litter (garbage). My advice to kids who stutter is: use easy onset and wait time to become better communicators.
Antoni, 3rd grade, Pittsburgh, PA 15
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