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An animated series built on the Blank Center CARE™ Model
One ordinary day, seen two ways.
When I Talk, I Stutter is an animated series created by Dr. Courtney Byrd and the Arthur M. Blank Center for Stuttering Education and Research. Drawn from the lived experiences of children, teens, and adults who stutter around the world, each short episode follows a child through an everyday moment: first through the eyes of a world that treats stuttering as something to fix, hide, or feel sorry for, and then again through the strengths-based lens of the CARE Model.
Watch, then do
Free companion materials
Each episode pairs with activities that help children, classmates, and the adults around them talk about what they saw. Everything here is free to download from our resource library.
Ways to use the series
Made for classrooms, homes, and clinics.
In the classroom
A two-minute episode is enough to open the conversation with a whole class, with or without a student who stutters in the room.
- Show one episode, then use the matching worksheet page.
- Ask what changed between the two versions of the day.
- Pair with 5 Ways to Be an Ally for a classroom poster.
At home
Watch together. The episodes give children words for experiences they may not have shared yet, and give families a way to respond.
- Let your child pick the episode and pause whenever they want to talk.
- Notice what helps the child in the second half of each story, and try it.
- The Activity Book continues the conversation.
For clinicians and in-services
The series shows the CARE Model in action: Communication, Advocacy, Resiliency, and Education in the moments where they matter.
- Use an episode to introduce strengths-based goals to students, families, and teachers.
- Screen the series at a teacher in-service or caregiver night.
- Explore the Blank Center CARE tools for assessment and treatment.
The research behind the series
Grounded in what people who stutter told us.
The stories come from the Blank Center’s research with children, teens, and adults who stutter, and from the Blank Center CARE Model developed by Dr. Courtney Byrd. Read the peer-reviewed study or explore our research.
Bring the series to your school, clinic, or community.
Share the link, download the worksheets, or get in touch about screenings and training.