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Published in 2000 by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. 29 East 21st Street, New York, NY 10010
Copyright 2000 by Melanie Ann Apel
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.
First Edition
Cover Photo by Shalhevet Moshe
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Apel, Melanie Ann. Coping with stuttering / Melanie Ann Apel p. cm. (Coping) Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: Discusses the causes of the speech disorder, stuttering, explains how to cope in situations with family and friends as well as at school, and tells where to get help. ISBN 0-8239-2970-1 (library binding) 1. Stuttering Juvenile literature. 2. Stuttering in children Juvenile literature. [1. Stuttering.] I. Title. II. Series: Coping with series (New York, N.Y.) RC424.A626 2000 616.85'54-dc21 99-38580 CIP
Manufactured in the United States of America
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About the Author
Melanie Ann Apel is a pediatric respiratory therapist at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. She has a bachelor's degree in respiratory care and another in theater arts. Melanie has written six children's books on health related topics, and she is currently working on another six. She is also working on two books about cystic fibrosis. Melanie lives in Glenview, Illinois.
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Contents
Introduction
1
1
Stuttering: A Speech Disorder
4
2
The Physical Causes of Stuttering
16
3
Stuttering and School
27
4
Friends
39
5
Telling People That You Stutter
50
6
I Don't Want to Stutter Anymore
61
7
Speech Therapy
68
8
Life and Work
81
Glossary
85
Where to Go for Help
86
For Further Reading
87
Index
88
Page 1
Introduction
Ben sat by the phone with Grace's phone number written on a piece of paper in front of him.
"Just call her, man," said Doug. "Just pick up the phone and call her, and when she answers ask her out."
"Bu-bu-bu-but what if I start to sssstutter?" Ben asked with exasperation.
"You won't. Listen, man, just relax and take it easy. Go slow," Doug suggested.
"You just don't und-d-d-derstand!" said Ben. "It's n-n-not that easy! Besides, your t-t-telling me to calm down makes it wwwworse."
"Ben, just call her."
"OK," Ben said. He picked up the phone and dialed the number in front of him. After two rings he heard "Hello!" He recognized Grace's pretty voice. He smiled and opened his mouth to return the greeting, but nothing came out!
"Hello?" Grace said again.
Ben tried again, but still the words seemed to get stuck inside his mouth.
"Hello! Is anyone there?" Grace demanded.
Finally Ben started, "H-h-h"
But by then Grace said, "Creep!" and hung up.
Ben put the phone down. "Sssee? I t-t-told you," he said.
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"I'm sorry, man. Do you want me to call her back and ask her out for you?" Doug suggested. Ben told Doug that he didn't think Grace would be interested in going out with a guy who stuttered so badly that he couldn't even call her and ask her out himself. Doug didn't know what to tell his friend because he was afraid there was a chance that Ben was right. Maybe Grace wouldn't want to go out with Ben.
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