Morning in Khandala

Took a walk to Shooting point and saw the sun struggling up the western ghats… I was not the only “early bird” , there were other participants up and about early in the morning…

Random acts of kindness…

This was a short address in Hindi by sachin to set the tone for the next three days ; an appeal to view stammering – and everything else in life – in a bigger picture – of finding fulfillment by serving others – not as a favor, but as a service to our larger Self. Here […]

NC 2014 Day 1

The day began with a juggler’s show by Ruben which increasingly began complex and dangerous; fortunately he stopped with long sharp knives..!! Message was clear →every skill is  mastered through practice and stepping up the challenge constantly. Inauguration was done by Mrs Panchal, Jacquelin and Vipula. Then, intro in the large group of hundred or […]

It is ON!

Of course our NC- But I am talking about ISAD online conference: http://isad.isastutter.org Click on fourth tab “Papers Presented by…”. Drop down menu gives the categories. All are worth exploring. Check out what is happening around the world!! I was able to browse just one paper and I found it very interesting: “Acceptance and the […]

National Conference 2014 Pune: Thank you!!!

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NC 2014 : स्वागत, वंदन, अभिनन्दन . . .

द इण्डियन स्टैमरिंग एसोसिएशन (टीसा) की चौथी नेशनल कांफ्रेन्स के शुभ अवसर पर पधार रहे सभी प्रतिभागियों का हम हार्दिक स्वागत करते हैं। एक दशक से भी कम समय की अपनी यात्रा में टीसा ने भारत में हकलाने वाले लोगों के जीवन को सहज और सफल बनाने में अपनी महत्वपूर्ण भूमिका का निर्वहन किया है। […]

Kolkata SHG meet writeup.

Hi All,         Last Sunday we had a SHG meet. There were a total of 4 people. This meet was held after a long time (the last being held on April …… this inconsistency is one of the prime reasons of this SHG not flowering. Hmm…. Will try and make amends this time around). Attendees: […]

News from the frontline..

“…There is a growing movement among activist adults with autism and Asperger syndrome who don’t think in terms of ‘curing’ a disorder but instead of celebrating difference. Although this page has been written primarily for the parents of newly-diagnosed children, it may be helpful to note the viewpoints of some adults with autism spectrum disorders, who […]

My Stuttering Interview

Went to Delhi to face the interview at one of the companies.I felt comfortable and confident while stuttering also on certain words.When asked by the interviewer to ask anything related to the company or its policies.I simply asked “Will u consider stuttering as a factor to evaluate me”, they said you are speaking well and […]

TISA Eklavya Awards Polling – Last 3 days

Last 3 days of voting before the voting closes! If you haven’t voted yet for your favourite nominations for Eklavya Awards, then you can do so by 30th Sept. Click Here to vote. We thank all the coordinators for suggesting and submitting nominations. Few nominations were also added by the core-team, and here we have the […]

Live From Eden Bagh DAY 5

One request to everybody, as 27 sept is coming, please do a good deed in the name of Shaheed Bhagat Singh (his birth anniversary). Anything which makes someone smile.           So this is 5th day, yeah yeah I know I skipped 4th day. I was very disturbed by one thing so I thought of getting […]

Is Speech Therapy Really a “CURE”

Hello friends My name is Ravi Kant Sharma & I’m a person who stammers (PWS). I have been stammering since I was 12 years of age. Actually I exactly don’t remember when I started my stammering but my family members sometime tells me that I was a normal speaker upto age 10. Today I’m nearly […]

Aligarh Self Help Group Meeting

shg meeting report-21sept 2014 Meeting started at 10am in naqvi park. This is best place for meeting, many people walking in the park. There were eight members hemant chaudhary, yetendra, ankit saini, shubham, lauvish, firdous and me(sikandar), In which lauvish is a new member. He had come with his mother. Meeting Activity: 1.    Watching video- […]

Live from Eden Bagh DAY 3

A little information for everybody. Did you know that Einstein was alive before he died? Thank you everybody. No claps please.          Ha Ha. Apart from jokes, let me tell you what I learned today. 1.      Same lesson again: Do practice. It’s the best way. 2.      Bouncing is a good way to fill the […]

Talking to strangers

These days I go for evening walk in nearby one huge park. Day before yesterday I got a thought “Hey why not do an experiment, talk to strangers”. And actually this thing was come up in last SHG meeting. The new guy his name is “Manoj”. He was going to some speech therapy, I forgot […]

Live from Eden Bagh DAY-2

The second day started with a very nice quote on fb.          “GET UP AND OUT. THE SUN IS SHINING BRIGHT FOR YOU.”                      So as we have planned, we started our journey to Dehradun. Nothing much to tell about today because we just sat in a room today. But you see when you […]

जीवन को आनन्द से वंचित कर देता है हकलाहट का डर

मेरा बचपन भी आम बच्चों की तरह था। ढेर सारे दोस्त और खूब सारी मस्ती। मुझे पतंग उड़ाने का बहुत शौक था। हम सभी दोस्त एक खुले मैदान पर जाकर पतंग उड़ाते थे। उस जमाने में 15 पैसे, 25 पैसे, 50 पैसे और 1 रूपए में सुंदर और रंग-बिरंगी पतंग मिलती थीं। पतंग के चक्कर […]