Stuttering Solidarity

“Seeing stuttering in someone else.”

How do you get clients talking about stuttering, learning about stuttering, and becoming less scared of stuttering? You show them someone stuttering somewhere else, in YouTube clips, TED Talks, letters, books, podcasts, etc. and you talk about what resonates with them too.

Below is the one page activity sheet I use to do this with my clients, followed by a large, curated list of stuttering showing up somewhere else.

BONUS TIP: You can practice use any fluency strategy while you talk through this content, killing two birds with one stone.

 

Stuttering Solidarity Activity Worksheet👇

  1. Seeing Stuttering Somewhere Else Handout

Stuttering Solidarity Links

  1. Letters From Kids to the Stuttering Foundation

    *scroll through and take a screenshot of one that fits with your client, either by age, interests, location, etc., then use in therapy

  2. 6-Year-Old Nateya Talks to Jaxson About Her Stutter (3:15)

  3. Young Girl Who Stutters Gives the Keynote at AIS Gala (3:03)

  4. 13-Year-Old Brayden Harrington’s Speech Supporting Joe Biden (2:00)

  5. Young Girl Student On How She Overcame Her Stutter TED Talk (3:16)

  6. 10-Year-Old Boy Reads His Poem “I Have a Stammer” (2:02)

  7. Children of all Ages Recite the Poem “I Have a Stammer” (3:02)

  8. 10-Year-Old Girl Who Stutters Gives the Keynote at AIS Gala (3:21)

  9. Jonathan Shares About Stuttering “In My Own Voice” (3:39)

  10. Short Film “First Day” About A Teenage Girl Who Stutters on the First Day of School (2:19)

  11. 16-Year-Old Erin Talks About Being a National Public Speaking Champion With a Stutter

  12. 16-Year-Old Erin’s Winning Speech (3:23)

  13. 16-Year-Old Priya’s Poem Called “My Voice”

  14. Teenager’s Stuttering Poem Called “Will You?”

  15. Stutterology’s Poem About Having a Stuttering Teacher

  16. Schoolchildren From New Zealand Talk About Their Stuttering (15:21)

  17. “My Stutter” Video Series by SAY (9 adults who stutter, 2:28 to 6:31 min. long)

  18. Teenager Grace McMahon on Finding Her Voice TED Talk (10:10)

  19. Teenager Anthony Haas as The Stutterer Who Can Rap TED Talk (13:49)

  20. Teenager Harrison Craig on Auditions on The Voice (9:24)

  21. Wait, Wait, I’m Not Finished Yet Interviews with Children Who Stutter (12:23)

  22. High School Senior Katie Aronson Delivers Graduation Speech (0:55)

  23. Kya Sade’s Stuttering Awareness TikToks

  24. NFL Lineman Joshua Ezeudu Talks About the Obstacle of Stuttering (0:50)

  25. What is “Open Stuttering?” With Vivian Sisskin (2:45)

  26. “Just Stutter” Cartoons by Willemijn Bolks

    *scroll through and choose one that fits with your client

  27. Singer Amanda Mammana on America’s Got Talent (5:43)

  28. Pro Soccer Player Ken Sema Speaks With a Stutter (1:00)

  29. @spspread.aaawarenesssss “Think About It” Stuttering Instagram Post

  30. Comedian Drew Lynch on America’s Got Talent (8:48)

  31. SLP Stephen Speaking in Real Life (~1:00-2:00 each)

  32. Reporter John Hendrickson on Stuttering to the NYT (8:13)

  33. Katherine Preston on the Upside of Stuttering

  34. Vanessa @yourstammerbuddy’s “Living With a Stutter is So Freaking Hard” Instagram Post

  35. NYT Ending Stuttering Stigma Op-Ed (848 words)

  36. Marc Winski’s Stuttering Awareness TikToks

  37. Emily B.’s Stuttering Awareness TikToks

  38. Georgia Talks Stuttering Awarenss TikToks

  39. Singer Ed Sheeran’s Stutter Speech (1:29)

  40. Coast Guard Pilot Shea Quinn on Conquering Joining the Military with a Stutter (0:48)

  41. Vice President Joe Biden Reads a Letter to His Younger Self About Life and His Stuttering (7:13)

  42. Saturday Night Live The Stuttering Drill Sergeant Skit (4:10)

  43. Short Film About Ordering a Coffee With a Stutter (3:10)

  44. Young Woman Who Stutters, @ge0rgiatalks, Orders From McDonalds (0:36)

  45. Female Artist Willemijn Bolks Talks About Stuttering and Social Anxiety (13:07)

  46. The King’s Speech: His First Speech (5:00)

  47. The King’s Speech: His Final, World War Speech (8:25)

  48. The Real King’s Speech from September 3rd, 1939 (5:45)

  49. Young Woman Who Stutters, @emilyb.talks, Lies About Her Name at Chick-Fil-A (1:09)

  50. Let Me Finish: A Stuttering Documentary (13:51)

  51. Bruce Willis’ Advice to Children Who Stutter and Their Parents (4:56, start at 3:24)

  52. Courtland Crain on Advice He Would Give His Younger Self (4:23)

  53. Courtland Crain on Why He’s Happy He Stutters (4:22)

  54. Courtland Crain on Building Confidence in Stuttering (5:06, start at 1:06)

  55. POC Juan Lopez on Why You Should Embrace Your Stutter TED Talk (10:00, start at 0:17)

  56. Singer Megan Washington on Comfort With Her Stutter TED Talk (13:13)

  57. POC LeRon Barton on Overcoming His Fear of Stuttering TED Talk (10:47)

  58. Morgan Lott on Not Hiding His Stutter As Much (7:20-9:07)

  59. POC Sharon Steed on the Power of a Stutter TED Talk (17:43)

  60. POC Joze Piranian on Turning Your Worst Fear into an Asset TED Talk (15:50)

  61. POC Singer Mark Asari Auditions on The Voice UK (7:06)

  62. Walter Scott on Life With a Stammer TED Talk (13:04)

  63. SLP and PWS Christopher Constantine on Stuttering Vulnerability (15:51)

  64. Dan Hudock on Finishing Your Sentence TED Talk (17:15)

  65. Stuttering Professor Jeffrey MacCormack TED Talk (12:00)

  66. Lazaro Arbos on American Idol (4:23)

  67. StutterTalk Podcast

  68. Jessie Yendle’s @mimidarlingbeauty’s Stuttering Awareness TikToks