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Author writes kids' book about stuttering
Adrian Lysenko Northern News Services Published Friday, October 29, 2010
Last spring Hollett wrote and published a book titled Hooray for Aiden about a young girl with a stutter who comes to terms with having a speech impediment. Oct. 22 was International Stuttering Awareness Day, which was held to raise public awareness of the millions of people who struggle with speech impediments. Around 500 people in the territory are affected by the disorder, according to the Department of Health and Social Services. Hooray for Aiden was another way for Hollett to raise awareness. "When you stutter you sound different and it was quite difficult," said Hollett. "When I finally got older, I got through it and decided to do the book in hope that it would help one child." The book is about a young girl with a stutter who's afraid of revealing to her classmates that she has difficulty speaking. With help from her teacher, Aiden overcomes her fear. "It's a personal story, loosely based on myself," she said. Hollett said the reviews that Hollett received have been positive from the Canadian Stuttering Association as well as the National Stuttering Association in the U.S. "They said it was very well done," said Hollett. "And it was a feel good story and that was done from a child's perceptive." Hollett said she couldn't have written the book without Tracey Robertson, a speech pathologist from Stanton Territorial Health Authority. "She made me' believe that just because I sound different I'm not different," she said. Hooray for Aiden was Hollett's first crack at writing a book and she said it won't be her last. She has completed a follow-up book featuring Aiden but this time the subject matter is bullying. She is aiming to have the book published this spring.
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