An excerpt from the book Sometimes I Just Stutter
 
You have read that stuttering changes all the time. Every child stutters in his or her own way and even that may change from day to day. People who don’t stutter find that hard to understand. People just want things to stay the same. When things keep changing, they get frightened. They do not know how to cope with what they don’t understand.
 
Again, your mom and dad may be worried about your stuttering. They want everything to be OK for you. That is why they, and other grown-ups, and your brothers and sisters, too, often want to help you—partly because they feel sorry for you and partly because stuttering frightens and worries them, and they want it to stop just like you do.
 
Here are some of the things that people say to help you:
“first take a deep breath”
“take it easy”
“start over again”
“you can do better if you really try”
“stop and slow down”
“now don’t stutter like that”
“think about what you want to say before 
 you start”
“now say it over again”
 
Sometimes it’s OK when people say these things. But most often it is not. You are already doing the very best you can. They want you to do even better. Getting on with what you want to say is difficult when you are pushed like that. You might start stuttering even more. Of course these people don’t know they are making things harder for you instead of easier. Therefore, it is important to tell them about your stuttering, to explain what you would really like them to do or not do. Then they can be REALLY helpful.
 
Perhaps it is a bit difficult for you to do this on your own. Just give this book to the people you regularly meet with, or talk it over with your parents. They can inform the other grown-ups around you.
 
Tim is eleven years old. He stutters a lot more at school than any place else. His teacher did not understand why. Every time Tim wanted to say something in class, the teacher got very nervous and stopped him, and then gave the turn to another child. The teacher thought Tim would be grateful for this because it would save him from having to stutter in front of all the other children.
 
But it was just the opposite. Tim resented never getting a chance to say something in class. So he talked it over with his mother, and together they went to see the teacher and discussed the problem. They agreed Tim would get a chance to speak any time he wanted to, and that nobody would bother about the stuttering. Tim enjoys going to school now.
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