Madhavan Rao, Author at The Indian Stammering Association

14 OCT

Bangalore SHG meet 14th October 2018

Today (14/10/2018) the Bangalore SHG meet took place at Cubbon Park from 10am to 1.15pm. Following are the highlights. We were 9 of us, Coordinator was Ankit. The agenda was circulated before hand on whatsapp group and location pin was shared as well. Before the start we had a 5 mins casual interaction with a […]

04 OCT

Publication of proceedings of TISA National Conference 2018.

Sub: Publication of proceedings of TISA National Conference 2018. All of us would agree , that TISA NC 2018 was a great conference and we had significant insights and takeaways. It is worthy of compiling our insights or takeaway’s from the Conference, into a world class publication This would benefit PWS across the globe. It […]

What is Self Help?

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Since there is no medical cure and available therapy almost always ends in relapse and self-blame, it makes sense to develop problem solving skills on our own: you would surely learn to fix running repairs if you are going on a world tour, instead of carrying your mechanic with you. It is all the more useful since it is practiced in a group. You develop social and communication skills, instead of chasing fluency alone. TISA promotes four core techniques: Bouncing, Prolongation, Pausing and Voluntary stammering. In addition, we share and practice many more skills/ approaches: listening, Body language, team skills, leadership, self-assertion, peer counseling- above all being a member of a vibrant community, through fair give and take.