Sibling Advice from the 2009 Convention:
- Don’t overdo stuff — Chloe, 12 years old
- Stop worrying — Maddie, 6 years old
- Don’t get frustrated when you stutter — Nick, 10 years old
- The only voice that matters is you. — Elizabeth, 8 years old
- If someone is bothering you…it’s best to just resolve it with words.— Nick, 7 years old
- Have self confidence and believe in yourself —Alysia
- Be yourself— Carly, 11 years old
- Keep shining:- Melia, 16 years old
- If your nice to me, I’ll be nice to you — Emily
- Feel better —Maddie, 6 years old
- Don’t stop trying— Hadley
- Make your life the best it cnoying, and sometimes it makes me nervous
- It is OK to ask rue questions a bout my stuttering and rnebe! —Alysia
- Stop being mean to me so we can be friends —Sarah
- Keep your head up and don’t let others keep you down- Christine
- Don’t listen to people who won’t listen to you. —Kyle
- Don’t let people put you down — lily
- We will always love you- Al e,
What we want our teachers to know by Gianna and Gracie ( Long Island 5″ graders)
- I still want to be called on
- I want to be treated like everyone else
- I don’t want you to interrupt me
- I am not nervous- I just stutter
- Stuttering is just a problem with your vocal folds
- When there’s a substitute, please tell the substitute that I stutter and tell them not to interupt Me
What we want our classes to know about stuttering by Gianna and Gracie
- Please don’t finish my sentences
- I am not nervous- I just stutter
- Sometimes stuttering feels OK to me, sometimes it is annoying and sometimes it makes me feel nervous