As the executive director of the American Institute for Stuttering in New York City and a speech therapist who helps those who stutter I find this film offensive. We have devoted our lives to help those who stutter, to educate an uniformed public, and to change public perception of those who stutter. This movie, from viewing of the trailor, appears to support that riducule of those who stutter is okay, that people who stutter are of lesser intelligence (untrue completely), and supports that it is okay to make fun of those with a neurologically/physically based disorder. I am pleased that this Friday, November 26th, in the United States, the King's Speech is being relased. This movie depicts King George VI, a person who stutters, with dignity and respect. You can see the struggle and frustration that is involved and realize that it is no laughing matter. I am hoping we can all continue to spread a message of acceptance and to understand the great courage and strength that people who stutter have.
(Chamonix Sikora)
November 22, 2010
A Therapist who truly cares
TISA was very happy to read this comment from an American Speech therapist on our on line petition:
9 comments:
people who wish to see her: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OD1Hno-0Qz0
she is absolutely adorable, in all aspects!
Thanks Manuu! That was a great service!
sachin
Thanks Dr sachin and Manohar for sharing :-).
Thanks Manohar for sharing the link. Sachin, she also mailed me and I thanked her on behalf of TISA. I wish some day we will do similar program on indian television about a great indian movie on stammering directed by one of us :-)
That was really a morale booster. It made all those comments on each of those articles ridiculing our petition, to be petty and ordinary...
@Manohar: Thanks for the video
@JP: I have the script for the movie ready :)
two things about the video-
1. The CWS in the video seems very confident, and relaxed... I loved his confidence.
2. The scroll at the bottom flashed "Stuttering is treatable, for all ages". Now, isn't that a misconception again ?
Do share the script Harish!
Harish, "treatable" should not be understood to mean "Curable".. fine difference there..
hello sir mera naam shobhit yadav aur main jabalpur (m.p.) main rahata hun.sir aap logo ka kaam bahut hi srahniya hai.chuki mai bhi stammrer hun is liye main aap sabhi logo se(pws)kahna chahta hun hame is baat ko lekar jyada shochna nahi ki hum theek hoonge ya nahi humain bas koshish karte rahna chahiye apni koshiso se hum jarror theek ho sakte hai aur humain life ke har enjoy karke jina chahiye.
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