"Now You Know
How I Feel"
by Josh Teitcher, Long Island, N.Y.
Hi, my name is Joshua Teitcher and I am ten and a half years
old. In my science class we were learning about Isaac Newton and
his Three Laws of Motion. I had read "Notes to Listeners:
What to Do and What to Know When Speaking with a Person Who Stutters," and
I remembered that it had put Isaac Newton on the list of famous
people who stuttered.
The next day, I brought the pamphlet to school. I showed it to
my teacher, and she asked me to read it out loud to the class,
which I did.
The class didn't believe that Bruce Willis stuttered, and I
explained that it is sometimes easier for people who stutter to
read from a script, and that they can shoot a scene over if they
want to. When I told my family this story, they were very proud
of me!
A Note from Josh's Speech Therapist: Heather Grossman
I was extremely proud of Josh, too!
His honesty and willingness to educate others is so special.
I'd like to share one more story about him that also shows how
much there is to learn about him.
Josh was sometimes teased about his stuttering
and called insulting names by one of his classmates. The boy who
did this was often teased by another boy who called him "Jellyroll" since
he was overweight. One day, Josh heard this insult being repeated
and he said,
"Stop it, that isn't nice." Of course, the boy was very
surprised that Josh had come to his defense when he had been the
one to tease him. Josh simply stated, "Well, now you know
how I feel."
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