Hi friends, Its been almost two years since i started my journey in theatre. Its still a part-time involvement but sometimes it takes more than a full time. Even though i admit that it has no magical cure for stammering which i actually believed to be when i joined theatre but still it is something […]
Friends, here are two news items; both reinforce what we have been saying in TISA for many many years: Change in attitude – rather than chasing a cure, is a more practical and desirable solution for pws. Thanks Akash and Amit for flagging the new TV serial- Thapki Pyar ki. Interestingly the lead character- Thapki- […]
p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; direction: ltr; line-height: 120%; text-align: left; widows: 2; orphans: 2; } I am Bharat Khanna, I am from Mumbai, by profession I am a software engineer and like many of you I stammer. I would like to share how I am getting on with it & how the Friends convention last […]
This resource is for parents or siblings who have a child who stammers. As of now, there is not very much by way of therapy which could be given to a child DIRECTLY. But dont panic. You can still do a LOT- and the child may have a complete recovery too. Chances of recovery is […]
Arti has written a book (Price Rs 150 on Amazon) on stammering and bullying: http://www.duckbill.in/book-samples/Big%20Bully%20and%20M-Me%20sampler.pdf Also this is a review which they can read http://youngindiabooks.com/bookrev/big-bully-and-m-me#.VViimYVIV5Q.facebook http://plusminusnmore.rapo.in/big-bully-and-m- me-arti-sonthalia/
Friends, help and join: If children could be told that “stammering is OK” – they will need neither therapies nor SHGs later on in life! This would be the cheapest and the best preventive intervention in the field of speech disorders. You can make a difference to someone, somewhere. Talk about it in your SHGs, […]
Here is a great story: Tiger Woods writes an encouraging letter to a boy, bullied for stammering: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/golf/tigerwoods/11601980/Tiger-Woods-writes-heartfelt-letter-to-boy-who-considered-suicide-due-to-stutter.html While growing up, I often worried, how will I fare, if I was ever called to a court to depose? Later, I did go to court to give testimony as a medical doctor couple of times. Nothing […]
Aruna, an old TISA member has contributed this on the original meaning of marriage (Ed.): An excerpt from talks of one of my inspirational souls! __________________________________________________________________ “Saptapadi or ‘seven steps’ is a very important rite in a Vedic marriage ceremony. At the time of marriage, the couple sit in front of the sacred fire and take seven […]
Recently there was a discussion about marriage: Should a pws tell? Abhinav from Banglore SHG has shared his thoughts, (Ed) Last night I was going through Indian PWS mail chain in which one member from TISA family raised his concerns about marriage I read the entire chain and was shocked to see some of the […]
Yesterday Vikas dropped in. Same Vikas- but somehow different. There was a “glow”. He was happy in his job, which gave him scope for “creative” escapades. It involved travelling around, conducting trainings, using android apps to conserve and promote water resources in remote mountains … and Bungee Jumping! He had understood one thing: Life had […]
Here is a frank first post from Ketan Thakare – quite interesting and inspiring! He is from Mumbai SHG. (Ed.) Well, I read the SH manual and in that the first step mentioned was the acceptance of the the fact that ‘you do stammer’. So, here I am doing just that, breaking away from shackles […]
Ever heard of this hip-hop artist, with a stutter? Go on- check his you tube videos for “dis-fluency” and if you dont find any, wonder about it! He thinks his stutter has made him a better rap artist. Besides, he is a very caring individual and takes up social causes- like Mental health- through his […]
Friends, here is something worth sharing!! In this Ted video, a girl- Hunter Kent, shares her life long struggles with shyness and depression. It was serious enough to make her think of self-harm at one point. Finally, one day, while in a youth camp, she takes the courage (she had no choice actually!) to share […]
Venue- Himalaya Trust, 59/1 Vasant Vihar, Phase 1, Dehradun. Date- 26/04/2015 (Sunday) Time- Morning (10 am to 11.30 am) Contribution – Rs 100 (for the indoor meeting facility) Contact for more info: Mohit Dwivedi : Mob- 8057032220, 8272032220 Tushar Kukreja : Mob- 8272062864 Dayal Dhapola : Mob-9897424809 Email – dehradunshg@gmail.com
Friends, here are two free courses, which anyone can do at their own speed and learn something deeper about communication: https://www.coursera.org/learn/communication https://www.coursera.org/learn/public-speaking Why I think it is important? Having counselled many pws over last one decade, I have noticed that many of us keep on wondering and worrying about stammering (is there a cure? why […]
As a process of internal monitoring and grounds-up learning, we interview people who have been associated with TISA for sometime. Gaurav is one such asset of this community! He has been facilitating Mumbai SHG for quite some time. Many of you may have met him in Khandala NC. His story illustrates a subtle and often […]
Vinayak has promptly put into practice what he had learned in the recent Comm WS and has shared his experience with us. Couple of things that leap out of his write up are: We should always try out new skills or techniques from the words on which you have never stammered- from the situations that […]
Those who may think that “techniques” are not the coolest things…
Here is a brief report of the recently concluded Communication workshop, beginning with day 3. Day 3 We began about 9.45 am in the OPD. Everyone put down some basic thoughts about a chosen topic- and made a formal presentation, referring to the hand notes. In this formal presentation, participants tried to implement all the […]
p { margin-bottom: 0.25cm; direction: ltr; line-height: 120%; text-align: left; widows: 2; orphans: 2; } About my stammering experience. Good evening my dear tisa family members. Myself shivaji .I live in Hyderabad. I am writing here about my stammering experience since childhood .I was born in a town in telangana state.Now I am 31 yrs […]