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...
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...
