Hi! My name is Harrison. I am 9 years old and I really like Legos and roller coasters. I have had a stutter for a long time. My favorite strategies are light contact and stretchy speech. I really like light contact because it relaxes all of the stress of trying to get the words out. It’s usually harder to talk when I am talking to someone other than my parents, when there’s music or a video on or when I have to make quick choices. I would like the world to know what stuttering is and that it’s just a normal thing that you sometimes can’t control. One of the reasons why is that sometimes when I stutter, kids think I’m just trying to be funny and they may laugh or say “stop” or “this isn’t the time to be funny.” My speech teacher at school is a great teacher. She taught me a lot of ways to help me with stuttering and without her it would have been a lot harder.
Harrison, 9, Columbus, OH
Hi, my name is Rafael. I live in Rhode Island. My age is 8. My favorite strategy is light con- tact. I like reptiles. My favorite reptile is a snake. I started stuttering at age 3 ½. I have a pet gecko named Sunshine. I like to watch soccer. I have 2 cousins. I also have 5 pet fish.
Rafael, 9, Providence, RI Hi, I’m Jayden and I’m 10 years old.
I want to be a football player or a police officer. My brother stutters too. I love sports. My favorite game is basketball. I love Michael Jordan. I want to play basketball more than any other sports or jobs or soccer. I love the outside and the inside. My grandma stuttered as a kid. I love to go to Timberwolves games. My favorite color is green. I love Uno and Battleship. Board games are so fun. I like Xbox more than PlayStation. I love trampolines. In my opinion, my favorite strategy is easy onsets. I stutter. I’m really fast. I stutter when I’m out of breath or when I talk too fast.
Jayden, 10, Coon Rapids, MN 28
Rebel, 8, Greensboro, NC
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