by Friends | Oct 11, 2009 | Convention Reflections
by David Friedman Last year, back in Secaucus, I had no idea what I was getting myself into. At age 33, it was my first experience with the stuttering community. I felt so out of place even though I stuttered all my life. The Friends conference in 2003 put me in a...
by Friends | Sep 23, 2009 | Reaching Out
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. –...
by Friends | Sep 20, 2009 | In the Classroom
by Aileen Hi Ms. XXX, My name is Aileen I and am going to be in your AP Calculus class. I wanted to let you know that I stutter. I have decided that emailing you may help you to understand some things about stuttering that you might not already know. Stuttering is...
by Friends | Sep 15, 2009 | Convention Reflections
It all starts on Thursday night All kids are thinking: “Will they like me?, Will I stutter?, Will I make friends?” Parents meet and talk to other parents; some stutter some don’t Kids start to walk around and talk to other kids They still don’t...
by Friends | Sep 10, 2009 | In the Classroom
by Francine J. Bliss Should you tell the class about stuttering? The response from my nine year old son, who stutters is, “YES!” Ryan has done so for three years now. I have never regretted asking him to do it. His first time telling his class was in the middle of...
