Kolkata SHG

What is stammering?

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Easy answer: Breaks in the flow of our speech.We believe- that is just the symptom of a diversity with overlays of politics, ignorance and prevalent business models: “Pay and get your speech fixed if you want to get ahead”. But relapse is very very common and there is no “cure”.

But then, what is the benefit of thinking of it as a diversity, when the society, employer and your faculty does not think so? Read more..

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What is Self Help?

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Since there is no medical cure and available therapy almost always ends in relapse and self-blame, it makes sense to develop problem solving skills on our own: you would surely learn to fix running repairs if you are going on a world tour, instead of carrying your mechanic with you. It is all the more useful since it is practiced in a group. You develop social and communication skills, instead of chasing fluency alone. TISA promotes four core techniques: Bouncing, Prolongation, Pausing and Voluntary stammering. In addition, we share and practice many more skills/ approaches: listening, Body language, team skills, leadership, self-assertion, peer counseling- above all being a member of a vibrant community, through fair give and take.

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If you are a woman who stammers

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WWS are a minority within a minority. Indian Women Who Stammer (or IWWS) is the women wing of TISA. IWWS is a group of women from different background and pursuits, with different journeys regarding their own speech and their evolution as a human being at peace with themselves. They meet online, support each other and inch their way out of the closet of fear and shame. Click below to send us an email. Read More…

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Bangalore self help group for Stammering or Stuttering

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