Hello, I’m Vidya Jaishankar, and this is my first TISA SHG meeting. It’s a pleasure to recount this memorable event, which marks the revival of the Chennai SHG. The evening was warm in Chennai, with a rare forecast of slight rains, and the streets were bustling with people frequenting cafes and juice bars. ‘Chai Galli’, […]
Dear all, Myself along with Gnanasekaran, Ganesh and Karunyamurthy have attended a lecture given by Dr.Martin Schwartz from USA at Ramachandra medical college, Chennai on 04.01.2014. He has given lecture on “Trigger of the stuttering” from 2 to 4 PM. Then 4 to 5 PM interaction by us with him along with faculty members and […]
Dear friends, The Chennai chapter meeting held on 29th Dec, were attended by the following 8 pws including 3 new ones.Chittibabu, Ganesh, Sufian, Hakkim, Vijayakumar(New), Baskar (New from Vellore), Balakrishnamurthy (New from Bangalore) and myself. In fact Balakrishnan who came from Bangalore stayed in Chennai for 3 days and Baskar from Vellore (140km from Chennai) […]
Dear all, The Chennai SHG meeting conducted on 15.12.2013 were attended by 5 pws viz Gnanasekaran, Phukon, Afsal, karthkeyan and myself. Afsal is a new pws from Kerala working in Chennai now. As usual, we introduced ourselves. Then I gave a story book and ask each one of them read one story, repeat the story […]
Dear all, I am very grateful if you kindly pass on the following message to your friends and relative through mails and thro social media like facebook etc. Dear All, This is to inform you that The Indian Stammering Association (TISA) is an Association of Indian People Who Stammer (PWS). Its purpose is to collect […]
Dear all, I received a phone call last week from ‘Pudiya Thalaimurai TV’, a Tamil news channel informing that they were going to launch an entertainment channel by name ‘Pudu Yugam TV’ from 14th Oct’2013 onwards. In this connection, they wanted me to participate in a shooting for a morning talk show in view of […]
The Chennai SHG meeting held on 30.06.2013 at Anna nagar Tower park were attended by 5 pws namely Gnanasekaran, Karthikeyan, Prabu Francin, Karunyamurthy and Manimaran. First of all thanks to Gnanasekaran who has organized this meeting. No formal introduction was required as we know very well each other’s. Before the commencement of meeting Gnanasekaran informed […]
Dear Friends, Six pws including 2 new ones were attended the Chennai chapter SHG meeting on 09.06.2013. The meeting was held at YWCA guest house, commenced at 6 pm and concluded at 9 pm.We have discussed in detail how to get rid of our shame and fear For stammerers, their big problems are fear and […]
Best Stuttering Quote This is the best stuttering quote I have ever read so far. “Stuttering is not caused by psychological factors, but psychology is certainly part of the solution.”(Sheesan)
DEVELOP A HIERARCHY OF SITUATIONS Let’s tackle the problem. How do you go about achieving these goals? Plan to go at it easily but in an organized way with determination. You may want to start by systematically tackling one rule at a time. Possibly work on one which would be easy and then take the […]
STUTTER FORWARD 1.Why continue to make a sound when you have already produced it? (VanRiper) 2.The stutterer needs to stutter forward. He needs to go ahead…without regard to anticipated difficulty. (Sheehan) 3.Keep going forward slowly but positively. (J. D. Williams)
LEARN TO COPE UP WITH TIME PRESSURE 1.Panic, tension, and an overwhelming urgency are the hallmarks of stuttering;they are what you must overcome. Totally resist any feelings of hurry and pressure. Let ’em wait. (J. D. Williams) 2.A basic feature of stuttering behavior is that the stutterer is under time pressure to a great extent. The stutterer […]
ACCEPT YOUR STUTTERING you might say to a friend something like “you know that I am a stutterer and frankly I have been ashamed to admit it. I need to be more open about my problem and may need your help.” Any real friend will appreciate your frankness and will feel closer to you as a result. Besides you will […]
The speech behavior patterns that have usually been associated with or identified as stuttering vary from person to person, and from time to time with any given person. (D. Williams)
Needless to say, each stutterer must from the beginning of therapy accept the responsibility for his problem. This implies self-therapy which is essential. (Stromsta)
No one but myself improved my speech. Others have helped me by providing information, giving emotional support, identifying bias, etc. but the dirty work of therapy is, and always has been, my responsibility. (Boehmler)
There is nothing wrong inside your body that will stop you from talking.You have the ability to talk normally. (D. Williams).
You must be willing to endure temporary discomfort, perhaps even agony, for the long range improvement you desire. No one is promising you a rose garden. Why not take the time and effort now for a lifetime of freedom from your tangled tongue? How can you do this? Break down the global problem of stuttering […]
A valuable precondition for a successful therapy is the deep inner conviction of the stutterer in the manageability of his disorder, combined with a fighting spirit and a readiness to undergo hardships and deprivations if needed— hopelessness, pessimism and passivity being the deadliest foes to self-improvement. (Freund).
“You will remain a stutterer as long as you continue to pretend not to be one.”