I am “Vicks”.There are many experiences of my life..Some good and some bad… i would like to share most of them.Then you can choose what to publish in the blog 🙂 I was in class 8. It was the history class.I always feared reading in front of the whole class.That day sir told me to […]
Self help movement may be slow but it seems that it is going on. I think, in the years to come, it might become another silent revolution like Alcoholic Anonymous movement in the field of healing and wholeness. Yes, there are similarities: both are chronic conditions and ‘shame’ appears to be a common denominator. Here […]
Season’s greetings to all of you! Take care of yourself and others around you.Celebrate – but within reason! Celebrate – as if there will be many more celebrations ahead! (which there will be.)Please read this interview of Peter Reitzes at Stuttering Hub. Even he says that Self help movement is not what it should be.. […]
After a long gap TISA Mumbai Chapter held its 2nd meeting at Shivaji Park between 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m..Four members were present at the meeting, 1) Ajit2) Ashish (New Member)3) Rajkumar (New Member)4) Venu Here are the minutes of the meeting, 1) Excessive thinking and not able to sharing it with others can lead […]
Here is a nice Video on Youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KtncNtL-SI Also, dont forget to read the interview of the producer and the director. Very inetresting.http://www.vfs.com/blog/2008/12/19/the-power-of-ssstuttering/#comment-8944 Here are some excerpts from the interview: The reason why I think Ssstutter has struck a chord with viewers is because it speaks to something everyone can relate to. No matter where you […]
Here is an interveiw with Dr Maya Sanghi (link submitted by Mr Mani maran of Chennai). A good honest interview. My reservations are only on one count: how many Indian parents will be able to pay for the long speech therapy? Will state ever subsidize this cost? And keeping these constraints will SLPs ever help […]
Received this link, through Dr Akash. It gives list of Indian SLPs specialising in stammering.http://www.stutteringhelp.org/Default.aspx?tabid=298
The Chennai meet on 14.12.2008 was attended by Sivasubramaniam, Kanniappan, Ganapathy (a SLP) and myself. Mr.Ganapathy, a speech therapist by profession was kind enough to come to the meeting and has given some important inputs. He has assured us to continuously support TISA. His association and participation is going to be a great strength for […]
Here are two more therapy ideas from David Ward’s book “Stuttering and Cluttering”. We need to remember that most of these ideas take lot of courage and long time to completely unfold at practical level. Yes, if you have a support of a Self help group, there is nothing like it. SHG is the right […]
Dear friends, The next Chennai meet is schedule to be held on 14th Dec at Nehru park,Ponnamalli high road opp to Sangam theatre complex from 8 AM to 9 AM. Pl attend. Manimaran
Here is an excerpt, adapted from “Stuttering and Cluttering”, a book by David Ward. It discusses advantages of group therapy, which can be both facilitated by an SLP or equally well by an older PWS. “..Commonplace in adult therapy approaches, group therapy is also used by some clinicianswith adolescents and older primary school children. With […]
I came across Porky Pig, an animated cartoon character by Warner Brothers. Although I haven’t seen much but he surely stutters. Does any one know more? Is there are attempt to make fun and is there any controversy about this? Here is the Wiki link for Porky Pighttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porky_pig
Here is a technique from David Ward’s book “Stuttering and Cluttering”. I have used it some and it teaches you to remain calm when it is MOST needed- ie. when you are stuttering. Once you learn this, then you can build other technique on top of it- like block modification, eye contact etc. First practice […]
I came across a thought somewhere: PWS often lack self-awareness, in the sense that they are acutely aware of the other (the audience reaction, real, imagined or feared) but no awareness of what is going on in their own bodies (throat, chest, mouth, face etc) or in their own minds (expectations of failing, fear, biases, […]
As we gear up to plan Chennai (and Vijaywada?) one day open sessions, I find following lines from Tanveer (a trustee in BSA and a core group member of TISA) quite relevant. “..(National level conference) is a big plan and after the excitement dies down you realise, you dont know how and where to start…You […]
Here is a very interesting transcript of a phone interview with a recovered PWS; Some significant features in this story are: sometime a deeper change in life (changing jobs, city, friends etc) can help; self-knowledge, calmness and looking inwards can also help.. and what about Martial arts like Karate? Read on this very frank and […]
Dear friends,The next Chennai meet is to be held on 7.12.08 (Sunday) at Nehru Park atPoonamalli road (opp to Sangam theatre complex) between 8AM and 9AM.Pl note thatthis time is in the morning. Please note that the park will be closed at 9AM. Themain agenda is to discuss about the TISA meet at Chennai on […]
We observed World Disability Day today in Vikasnagar. Many children, their care takers, social workers and others participated in the rally. Is stammering a disability? Tough question. But there are many who would respond in affirmative. The state may not do so, because that would have financial and constitutional implications. But people, whose life has […]
Dear friends,>> I was so very sorry to hear, in the American News programs, about the> terrorist bombs in Mumbai.>> I hope none of you were hurt. I hope all of you are safe.>> Today is the American Thanksgiving Day, I will give thanks for all the> benefits TISA has begun to bring and for […]
Amid all those silly video ads where someone is trying to sell something with the help of a stuttering guy- here is a whiff of fresh air. Congratulations to MTV. Link was shared by Dr Akash Acharya. Thanks Akash! Keep looking out for such heart warming and real life specimens..http://www.mtv.com/videos/misc/190038/tim-23.jhtml#id=1574617