by Pramod Kathuria

Before Therapy:

I had been suffering from stammering since 1962 at the age of 5 yrs. when I suffered attack of Typhoid. Stammering had been acute in my case. In the year 1971 I got speech therapy in a clinic situated in Delhi(India) for about two months but could not get any relief. In the year 1977 I went to Public Speaking Institute Manimajra, Chandigarh got speech therapy for about two months. After this there was some relief. Except in adverse situations, I started speaking alright but this continued for about 3-4 months. After this problem started in normal situations also and I came into the same condition, the acute stammerer. In the year 1992 I heard about Speech Therapy Centre Jaipur. Though I didn’t have much faith in this type of therapy (sing song). But somehow I went there I took treatment for about one month. Same thing happened. In normal conditions I started speaking fluently and in adverse conditions like on telephones, in front of higher officers I stammered. Slowly and slowly I started stammering in normal conditions also. My confidence was shattered very badly.

After therapy:

Speech Therapy which I took in the last three institutes were all based on the same principle. An instrument called device is used for taking breath from mouth and Reading and Talking in a sing song way at a very low speed which definitely cannot be adopted in public. In this Institute method is quite different. Reading and talking is taught in a very normal way and speed. I am confident once I become habitual of taking in the required R.O.S. the problem will be over.

At present situation:

I have started speaking in required R.O.S. in normal condition. Last week during some adverse conditions I could not maintain R.O.S. and L.R.E. and stammered. I know that for coming out of this ‘CHAKRAVYUH’(vicious circle) of stammering I have to maintain L.R.E. but frankly speaking I am not able to maintain it 100%. In some situations despite my efforts I couldn’t maintain it and stammered. May be I am not having the confidence but I feel that slowly and slowly I will be able to maintain this.