My name is Charlie, and
My name is Sei’Vonn. I live in Pittsburgh, and I stutter. I am 11 years old. I like to play Fortnite, Minecraft, Roblox, and GTA 5. Speech is hard because we have to pseudo-stutter with repetitions. My [speech] teacher says to do easy start, so I am not tense. I am getting better at it. We also do pull out so we can pull out of a stutter. I also play football and basketball. My favorite subject is math because it is very easy. I am not very good at reading. It is hard.
Sei’Vonn, Pittsburgh, PA
I am 8 years old. I like airplanes and I like to collect models of them. And I like to play outside when I can. I really like winter and my favorite holiday is Christmas. I’ve been going to speech therapy, and I have blocks, repetitions, and prolongations. Sometimes it frustrates when others interrupt me when I’m talking, and I never really get to finish my sentence or what I’m trying to say. I’m a little bit afraid to stutter or just talk in public, like at the store for example. I might just talk to my brother or my mom or dad. My favorite strategy is pause and phrase. It helps me a lot and it fits me well. When you pause and phrase, you pause and then keep talking. When you’re saying a sentence or telling someone something or yelling to someone or many other things. Easy onset fits me well when I’m saying single words, but I’d rather use pause and phrase when telling stories. My advice to other kids who stutter is go to speech therapy. It is OK to stutter–more people stutter than you think. There are about 80 million people in the world who stutter, worldwide.
Charlie, 8 Holly Springs, NC
Hello, my name is Eliana and I'm 9 years old and I'm in 4th grade. I just wanted to let you know it's okay if you have a stutter. It's okay if you're different. Like me, I also have a stutter but it's no reason not to talk, or not to participate in class, because out there people are like you and each day we are getting better. If you do have a stutter, we have strategies. An example is pauses: stop or pause for 1 or 2 seconds to think and do this every 3 or 4 words. I still like drawing and I do swimming every week day. I feel like it's okay having a stutter. And I feel happy that I'm getting help. Keep doing what you love, no matter how different you are. Never give up!
Eliana, 9, Sunnyvale, CA 34
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