Chennai Chapter- Congratulations!!

Mr V. Manimaran and Mr Vishal Dadha have been appointed as TISA Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator respectively for Chennai Chapter from 1st June 2008. Congratulations from entire TISA family! Here is a brief bio.

Mr.V.Manimaran, 51, has creditably served in Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) for last 28 years and is now holding the office of Superintending Engineer. His ambition now is to spread awareness about stammering in society and serve PWS/ CWS through self help groups, personal contact and dissemination of latest objective information about it. He can be contacted at Mobile : 94450 61999. Email: maran_450@yahoo.com

Vishal Dadha, 34, studied in Calcutta and shifted to Chennai in 1997. Presently he is in the business in Customs clearing and forwarding in Chennai. He was married to Ankur in 1999 and has a 3 year old son. He hopes to see bigger and many more self help groups, providing support and information to children and people who stammer. He dreams of a world where stammering is understood, like any other diversity in human beings. He can be contacted at - mobile number 97911-57911. Email : vishal@asvasan.com, vishaldadha@yahoo.com

Both Mani and Vishal actively participate in the self help group meetings in Chennai at Marina beach, near Gandhi statue, every 2^nd and 4^th Sundays. Feel free to phone them and visit the group. Their group's motto is: Better attitudes through knowledge!

"Passing Twice"

"Passing Twice" is a community of Gay and Lesbian people who stutter. Their website is very interesting and full of insights. Check out the story of Jeff Pulling,the inspiration behind it:
http://passingtwice.com/7341.html
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An online journal

The Journal of Stuttering Therapy, Advocacy and Research- is an online journal. It offers recent advances in our understanding of Stammering and what can be done about it. One of its recent issues has an interesting article on role of essays in therapy by Dale F. Williams, Ph.D., CCC-SLP. Here is the abstract:

Using essays in speech therapy is an effective way to help clients explore, discuss, and manage stuttering. While essays are useful, they are not always easy to locate and integrate into therapy plans. This paper directs the reader to essays that address five major focal points of speech therapy for people who stutter: It's OK to feel bad about stuttering, it's OK to feel better about it too, it's OK to speak (and to stutter), it's OK to modify your speech, and it's OK--no, it's a must--to go elsewhere with new skills. As each point is discussed, the reader is directed to essays that will facilitate discussing the idea during treatment.

Check out this and other artciles at:
http://www.journalofstuttering.com/ListofArticles.html