Hi, my name is Aidan. I am ten years old. I like Pokémon, Minecraft, and geology. Sometimes I stutter when I talk. I started stuttering in kindergarten. My main speech tool is ‘chunking and tapping.’ One future goal is to overcome my stutter. Another future goal is to join SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics). I also want to become an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). One of my past victories was me riding a zipline at summer camp. My advice is to never give up and try your best.
Aidan, 9, Putnam Valley, NY
Hi, my name is Sydney. I am from New York. I am in second grade, and I just turned 8 years old. I play soccer and flag football and I love it.
I was 2 when I started stuttering and I did not like it. I was talking smoothly and then I suddenly had an incoming stuttering problem. It was like an asthma attack, but you can still breathe. It almost blocks your whole windpipe. It hurts to breathe.
Don’t give up. Keep trying if someone is making fun of you.
First my parents tried to teach me speech techniques but that did not work so they brought me to a speech teacher instead. Speech therapy helped. I am into music and I don’t stutter when I sing. My parents told me at home if I have trouble they would always say SING! So, when I would sing at home, I would get more talkative and have a better chance of having no stutter.
Sydney, 8 Old Bethpage, NY
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My name is Valentina and I am 9. I am going into fourth grade. I like to play with my friends and my sister. When my friends come over, we play princesses, and we also like to play with dolls. We like to sing Taylor Swift songs to our parents. I go swimming. I like my teacher because she helps us learn how to swim. I do tumbling too. It is like gymnastics. We learn how to do cartwheels and handstands in stations. When I stutter, I get stuck on some sounds. When that happens, I don’t feel bad, I pause and then start over! Some strategies that I learned are beat speech, easy onset, and the ninja/ fairy technique (light contact). My favorite is probably beat speech! Never give up and keep trying to use your strategies! BE BRAVE!
Valentina, 9, Port Washington, NY
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