Dear Friends, As per the schedule,TISA Mumbai meeting was conducted on 26 April at 9:30 a.m.And I am happy to tell you that VB joined us for this meeting.He has completed his MBA from Singapore.He shared his experiences,ideas about stammering with us.Besides us, A was also present at the meeting.Hope to see more members in […]
Hi, I’ve been terribly busy in last few days, first due to the birth of my daughter and then work. In last 2-3 weeks, we haven’t been able to have the meets in the way we would like them to be. So from this week, we are back on it with a vengeance Delhi […]
Dear Chennai Friends,The monthly meeting of the TISA-Chennai chapter will be held on 26.04.2009 from4 PM to 7 PM in the following venue.MINI CONFERENCE HALL,Y.W.C.A.INTERNATIONAL GUEST HOUSE,#1086, E.V.R.PERIYAR SALAI(POONAMALLI HIGH ROAD ),(NEAR DINATHANTHI OFFICE)CHENNAI-600084. V. ManimaranCoordinator,TISA-Chennai Chapter,Mobile: 098842 89989
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Pune self help group is planning to meet at Peshve park near Saras baug at 10.30am on Sunday 19.04.09.. Kindly get in touch with the following, to use this opportunity to interact with these amazingly wonderful people: Jai Prakash Sunda- 9271205627.Pravin: 9970780936 ” When I let go of what I am, I become what I […]
Hi ! Today I’m going to share my horrible experience with pgi.I’m a stutter and 4 month back I went to pgi for my stuttering treatment with lot of hopes -as I was full of tension and in depression. (q. First of all i want to ask – what is the meaning of good speech […]
Many of us have felt the discrimination based on our speech: from something small like a frown to material things like not getting the deserved promotion and other opportunities. Do we have a Disability Act like in America/ other countries? Even if it is there, can one really take its help to get her /his […]
It has been about an year since Samagra began working with children in local schools. Here is a quick recap:1. School authorities (teachers and management) rarely understand the implications of stammering for a young child. There is a great need to sensitize. “Special needs” are understood to be limited to just Mental retardation, blindness, deafness […]
Pune Self help group met on 12th April, 2009 at Sambhaji Park. The meeting was attended by Pravin, Prasad, Sanjeet, Amit, Rupesh, Sunil & Jai. As Amit is new to the group, Jai introduced him to all. We Started with slow reading & then moved on the introductions. After a round of introductions, each one […]
Hi, Delhi SHG meeting is scheduled for tomorrow, 11-Apr-2009 at Central Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi at 2:00 PM. As planned in the last meet, the agenda for this one will be seminars by every member. Since it won’t be possible to have so many seminars in one meet, we’ll divide it over two weeks. […]
Pune self help group is planning to meet at Sambhaji Park on 12 April 2009, 4 p.m. Kindly get in touch with the following, to use this opportunity to interact with these amazingly wonderful people: Jai Prakash Sunda- 9271205627.Pravin: 9970780936
Hi, We had the weekly Delhi meet at the usual place – Central Park, Connaught Place at the usual time 2:00 PM. This time we have decided to have the meeting in a planned, controlled manner rather than the ad-hoc manner of previous meetings. Sikander was chosen as the coordinator for the meeting, and he […]
Dear AllHere are a few guiding principles for TISA Self help groups1. TISA SHG is for help ourselves and each other. We do not promoteany particular therapy, therapist, devices, treatment, courses or anyother commercial interest or initiative.2. We promote acceptance, understanding and practical help for PWS,because it is well established that there is no “cure” […]
Hi, The Delhi SHG weekly meeting will be held this Saturday. Details – Date: 04-Apr-2009Time: 2:00 PMVenue – Central Park, Connaught Place If you want to join us, contact me on 98183 50799. Cheers Nitin
My friend Hetal from Surat, has sent this very interesting link about active listening… We need to really work on this- may be even more than on our speech..http://www.mindtools.com/CommSkll/ActiveListening.htm
Dear Friends, The Chennai chapter has completed a course for adults stammerers after 9th weekly meeting on 29.03.2009. I wanted to share my experience in this course with this group. The following observations are made from this adult group experience only and not from any thing else.. Group strength. Generally 10 pws attended weekly meetings […]
British Stammering Association (BSA) National Conferencehttp://www.stammering.org/conf.html
Pune Self help group met on 29 march 2009. We started with slow reading with pauses after every four or five words to get our breathing normal and feel relaxed. Then we continued with introductions with the same rule as last time i.e. after introducing oneself, one is also required to introduce the person who […]
Those children who can read English comfortably and can spend some money- for them there is a book- Nice one, about how to deal with stammering, if you are a child:http://www.tampabay.com/features/books/article969896.eceIf the parents do decide to buy, here is the amazon link; and yes, dont order just one- order two and give one to nearest […]
Hi, This Saturday, the group meeting took place at 2:00 PM at our usual place – the Central Park, Connaught Place, New Delhi. We had 10 attendees this time – Myself, Sikandar, Tarun, Kshitiz, Shivam, Sudhanshu, Deepak, Kishore, Pulkit and Vishal. We did the usual bit of introducing each other and sharing our experiences. Vishal […]