by Friends | Aug 17, 2009 | In the Classroom
Dear _________________________________, Hi! My name is Ryan Bliss. I am 9 years old. I live in Commack. I wanted to let you know that I stutter. Stuttering is when your vocal cords get stuck and sometimes you repeat sounds or words. The best way to help me is to...
by Friends | Feb 23, 2009 | Reaching Out
(Compiled at a recent FRIENDS workshop) Don’t keep bugging me I can talk, it just might take me a second Be patient with me when I have difficulty saying something, don’t finish my sentences for me You can do anything you want to in life Everything is NOT about NOT...
by Friends | Nov 12, 2008 | For Parents
At the October 2008 Friends One Day Workshop in Iowa Friends, parents were asked for their thoughts on their child’s stuttering. Be open about your stuttering; talk about it, it’s ok. I don’t think of you any differently than my other kids who don’t stutter. You can...
by Friends | Sep 16, 2008 | For Parents
By Gloria Walsh For weeks, my daughter Ashlee, age 13, had been talking about doing a presentation on stuttering in front of her class or at an assembly, and I was getting more and more nervous. I was concerned about how her peers would respond, and I did not want her...
by Friends | Apr 16, 2008 | Reaching Out
by Joseph Donaher Stuggling and Juttering is a program that uses juggling as a metaphor for stuttering at all levels of the therapeutic process. It was developed at Temple University and is based on Woody Starkweather’s Awareness, Acceptance and Change Model...
