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Stuttering Self-Advocacy

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  • Someone comes up to you after you stutter and asks, "why do you talk like that?" What do you say back?
    Leave right now
    Sometimes I stutter and that's okay
    Get out of my face
  • Your teacher asks you to talk in front of the class, but you are nervous and think you might stutter. What could you say?
    I don't want to talk.
    Don't call on me.
    I might stutter, but please let me finish my thought.
  • One of your peers comes up to you every day and tells you that you talk weird. What should you do?
    Run away when they walk up
    If they won't stop, tell a teacher or trusted adult
    Kick them in the shins
  • Your friend interrupts you while you're stuttering and changes the topic of conversation. What can you do?
    Say, "Excuse me, please don't interrupt me while I stutter"
    Cry and run away
    Fold your arms and scream
  • A peer you don't know comes up to you and says, "You talk weird." What could you do/say?
    Punch them in the face
    Walk away and ignore them or say "I stutter and that's okay"
    Scream in their face
  • A peer is curious and asks you why you stutter. What could you say?
    Sometimes I don't like talking
    Talking is the worst
    Sometimes my words get stuck, but I'm okay
  • You have to speak in front of someone new and are afraid you may stutter. What could you do?
    Turn around when you stutter
    Say, "just so you know, I might stutter, but that's ok"
    Avoid speaking to them
  • One of your friends turns around in class when they hear you stutter and starts to imitate you. What could you say?
    Please stop. I stutter and that's okay.
    Scream "STOP!" in their face
    You are the worst
  • You have to give a classroom presentation. What could you tell your teacher or classmates?
    I don't want to do this
    This might go bad
    I might stutter but that's okay. Please let me finish
  • Someone asks you what stuttering is. What could you tell them?
    Stuttering is when your words get stuck
    Stuttering is crazy
    Stuttering means I'm not smart