Hello and my name is Levin. I’m 8 years old. I started stuttering when I was 5. When I stutter, I have repetitions. I do not get embarrassed when I stutter. I practice using slow speech to help with my stutter. I live in Virginia. I love to play with my little brother. My advice to people who stutter is don’t worry because it is okay to stutter, and you are trying your best.


Levin, 8, Roanoke, VA


My name is Jude, I’m 11. I love to collect PEZes. I play lacrosse and own a $500 Pokémon card. But there’s one thing. I stutter. But don’t worry! I am never bullied or teased about my stutter. The way I get through my stutter is I have friends that don’t pay attention too much.


Jude, 11 Lafayette, LA


Hi, my name is Bryan, and I am 9 years old. I play Roblox, soccer, and basketball with my friends. I like math because I’m good at math. I go to speech at school to work on my bumpy speech. I want to be a scientist when I grow up because I love science.


Bryan, 9, Silver Spring, MD


Hi, my name is Jillian, and I like to support my brother who is a person who stutters. I love my brother, and I know he loves me too. In learning how to support my brother in his stuttering I have also learned how to be an ally for friends or acquaintances who stutter. Some techniques I have learned include being patient and letting them finish their sentences and not speaking for them. Meet them with a friendly smile and give off the vibe that they can be comfortable being themselves. Supporting them to speak freely. I have learned that people who stutter are just as smart, strong, loving and able as anyone else and that we should do all we can do to never promote them to feel otherwise.


Lucas, 8, Charlotte, NC


Jillian, 9, Lafayette, LA (Sister of Jude)


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