Help for stammerers Archives | The Indian Stammering Association

11 APR

TISA hyderabad chapter meet up details: 10-4-2016 Meeting report by Eshwar Arjun,Vamsi,Asif,Sandeep,Amarnath Sir & myself have attented today’s meet up.. We have started with meditation & introduction rounds.. As we felt that we need to understand our “nature” or “style ” of stammering before we can start applying various methods…an activity was done,where every member […]

04 APR

TISA meet up : 3/4/2016 Meeting report by Eshwar Arjun,Ravi Teja ( new TISA member ) & myself met in the park.While we were having a brief introduction about Ravi ,our SHG co ordinator Ram arrived.Later Vamsi,Anjaneyulu joined us. We started with a few breathing exercises,practiced Simhasan…there after finished meditation… As per our customary practice,we […]

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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.