The three day intensive at Samagra took on a different shape and some good things have come out of it: we had sent a formal invitation and schedule to a participant from Lucknow; He was a little late but he applied to his HR department and was granted permission, to take up this course whenever […]

I read somewhere that in Harry Potter movie (perhaps there are more than one and I am completely ignorant about series) one character Professor Quirrell stutters and he has been portrayed in a way that strengthens the negative stereotypes about stuttering. Looking to the fact that children constitute majority of viewers, many CWS (who are […]

Hi, As you all know we had planned for an intensive therapy camp at Samagra Ashram, Dehradun for 13th – 15th June; due to various reason that camp couldn’t go through. I was kinda depressed due to that, and seeing that Sachin sir invited me to Ashram, and I decided to go there with my […]

Dear Friends,TISA Mumbai Chapter is going to conduct its next get together.Kindly find the details of the get together given below, Venue :Baji Prabhu Udyan,Veer Savarkar Road,Near Shivaji Park,Dadar(W),Mumbai. Date :14 June 2009 Time :5:30 p.m. Activities Of The Get Together are, 1)Introduction.(Only Names)2)Breathing Exercises3)Voice Modulation4)Group Reading5)Speaking On a Topic6)Detail Introduction7)Sharing Experiences8)Deciding the date and […]

Mr Mani Maran from Chennai very kindly forwarded this interesting post; It is based on the idea, that when we stutter, we are not aware of what we are doing incorrectly. Mirror can give this feedback and help us regain the control.. “Hello Friends, It’s been a while since I have posted. I wanted to […]

In most chronic health conditions, sufferer goes beyond the tradiitonal / rational ways and seeks relief. Stammering is no exception. A reader has sent the following instructions he was given to reduce his stammering: 1.Rub almond oil on your tongue because your tongue is fat.2.Go to park and speak with plants and tree.3.Daily jump for […]

Hi, We will be meeting tomorrow i.e. 06-June-2009. Details are: Venue: Central Park, Connaught Place, New DelhiTime: 3:00 PM onwards Anybody who wants to joins us, give me a call at 98183 50799. Cheers Nitin

Here is an online IBN program on stammering..I have not been able to see it. Can some one review it and write a post? have they been able to go beyond the stereotypes and look deeper?http://features.ibnlive.in.com/zindagilive_view.php?content_id=89568&id=0

A three day Intensive Speech therapy program for stammering is being organised by The Indian Stammering Association (TISA) and Samagra in collaboration from 13th to 15th June 2009. Based on positive experiences in west, it is being organised by recovering stammerers with technical help from a speech therapist. It focuses on three core aspects of […]

Dear friends,The Chennai chapter meet on 31.05.2009 was attended by 9 PWS. The regular 4 PWS are on summer vacation and could not attend the meeting. A new PWS by the name of Alwyn Richards attended the meet. As usual, we started with 5 min speech by everyone and asked Alwyn Richards to speak in […]

In last few months I’ve talked to a lot of stutterers, and I’ve found that most of them are letting their lives controlled by their stuttering. It has become the proverbial tail that wags the dog. In my opinion, the first step towards controlling stuttering will be to give it only it’s due importance. Life […]

It is so nice to know that our friends in Nepal have a national organization devoted to people who stammer. It is heartening to know that they have been well organized and active since 2001.. They have a beautiful website. Please check out. http://www.nsa.org.npSanjay Kumar Jha is the president. We hope that someday, we will […]

This week’s meet is at Peshve park, 3:00 p.m. , Sunday (31 May). For the next week’s meet, hopefully we will have some indoor space. Agenda for this week: 1. Slow reading. 2. Speak on a topic (“What you did this week” or “About your Job” or “Any experience you want to share” or Any […]

Dear friends,The next Chennai Chapter monthly meeting will be held on 31.05.2009 ( not 24.05.2009) from 4 PM to 7 PM at YWCA mini conference hall. A lot of information will be taught in this class which will give new insight about stammering. If we are able to know about stammering well, we can easily […]

Work and relationships are an important part of our lives. In fact, we constitute more than ninety percent of our self-concept based on these two areas: what we do, for whom we do, people we care about etc. Both these dimensions are consistently affected by our stammer. Many of us want to go in a […]

Here is a article discussing the role of other (than speech) variables in stammering:http://www.israelnewsagency.com/barbaradahmdynamicstutteringtherapyspeechonlinefluencydisordersspeakingimpairedcommunications44050809.html