YOU CAN HELP OTHERS IF PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOUR STUTTERING

A good day to you dear friends.

Today while conversing with my office colleague’s one of them cornered me and asked a question. He was quite careful in his approach as it seemed it might trigger some uneasiness in me, his 2 year old baby who started speaking very early and speak single alphabets or words brilliantly is finding it difficult to speak on the first syllable of word of a sentence. He is taking more time and using fillers like ummm ahhhh while speaking the first word of the sentence. So he wanted me to advice him how he can help his child. I advised him not to worry as mostly all children’s start stuttering initially. Most of them recover themselves without any professional and parental help when there speech motor matured fully and some need professional help like SLP and parent guidance to come out of it and the remaining like me stutter till their adulthood and it remains all their life. With some more suggestions, I mailed him a book named “The Child who stutters – To the pediatrician” that is available on TISA book archival. He thanked me in return I hope and pray to god that his child will come out of it.

Similarly an another incidence.. a few weeks ago I have been transferred in another department, although my new boss is a happy kind of person.. but he is tall, has good personality and he speak so fast (and all these traits interrupt my speech even more..dont know why..:( )..on our first interaction I stutter a lot while matching his fast speech..it was really embarrassing for me to have a horrible first interaction ..after that I was repeatedly thinking about that incident and all the times thinking about that incident pissed me off, it changes my behavior at home and office and I was gone into depression because for next 3 to 4 meetings I stutter severally with the new boss. I thought it will be better not to complicate it more, I told my boss .. I have a speech problem and with you i stutter even more because of your fast speech… sorry I can’t help it..he admit too that he speak very fast as he himself told by his friends..he told that he had a colleague who also stutter too..and he advice me to speak slowly…and told me my stuttering is not an issue for him..I still stutter with him but without any inner fear.

I have many more such experiences but the crux of all is same…may be exposing your stutter can help guide/make the life of many kids who just start stuttering.

I hope some of you guys must have also experienced similar situations. Share them on blog and encourage others to not hide from stuttering.

Thanks you for reading it..God bless you all my friends.
Best Regards
Kishore Bisht

SHARE YOUR STUTTER

Hi folk,
How are you all?

As some of you know that I am based in Italy and working in an Italian company. I would like to share a good experience which I had today in early morning in my office .

Today it was a routine day in office. Here in Italy we have a custom of going for caffè in morning and after lunch. So today in morning me and my colleague went for a caffè during this we were having some normal conversation, he asked me “So Kishore when you woke up in morning today” I told its 5:30.. he got little surprised to hear this ..he was quite curious to know more.. like why I woke up so early? ..had I have to cook my breakfast and do the dishes? :-).

Initially I was little uncomfortable to tell him the truth ..but finally I mustered some courage and spoke that.. I have a difficulty in speech …my voice get stuck involuntarily when I speak...sometimes its get worst and other times its just normal like you,,(he nodded in agreement …he told yes I observed many times) so to live against this problem I do my therapies (like meditation, breathing, articulation and prolongation ) in morning and evening (before and after office..Its 1 hr in morning and 1:30hr in evening). I briefed him about stuttering..what it is called in India US UK and Italy. After sharing this little piece of information with him I felt a complete blank in my head.. Many thoughts crossed in my mind.. like does he know about stuttering?.. Will he behave differently after this?..Have I make a fool of myself?..:-)..and many more such thoughts.

I Know this guy for a year now he is a very sensitive person (funny at same time..he hogs the limelight in a group). He appreciated my hard work and contributes his option about this problem. He asked me questions like “Did you meet such people?” .I told him I know hundreds of such people not only in India but a few in Italy too, I saw a positive smile on his face :-) . He told me that many times back, he watched a French doctor on TV, This doctor had invented a technique which can help stutterers (yes you all know) …speak in a rhythmic or slow manner. He questioned me is it possible for you to sing without any struggle ..I nodded in unison :-). He told me that some people might get irritate with your stuttering but with me it’s not an issue..You feel good about yourself don’t judge people reactions.

Later when we came back to our seat I showed him some Italian videos on Stuttering/Balbuzie. Glad I Share my stuttering… Compare to others days I am feeling a little light today. A little loose from my emotional baggage.
So guys what are you waiting for..Never miss an opportunity to educate others about Stuttering. Don’t go for pros and cons… :-).

Bye take care friends
Have a nice day.

Best Regards
Kishore Bisht
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