Asia Stutter-Ing Association (ASIA)

I’m quite an active member in this stutteringchat forums and below is a response to a member named Rachel who was asking about how online forums can benefit PWS.

Dated 16/10/06, Monday

>Hi Rachel,
>
> Such forums (stutteringchat forums) are effective because they provide support to PWS. For
example, as for me, I can freely express myself in a non-verbal way in
a safe-environment.
>
> For me, support is imporatant as it gives me strength to move on
day to day basis.

> A million thanks to the founder of this forum.
>
> I’m also thinking if you will be kind enough to share the
information that you have found, espcially the resources part and
helpful web sites. I’m sure many of us will benefit from it.
>
> I’m in the midst of setting www.asiastutteringa ssociation. com to
reach out to Asian Community after being inspired by the founders of
this forums and NSA and BSA.
>
> Cheers,
> Jhong Ren
> wedding blog:
> www.romance-fire.com

A reply from another wonderful member, Keith on 17/10/06, Tuesday.

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Raising awareness about stuttering has been remarkably done by many of associations in the States and Europe. I’m just wondering, as an Asian, why is it that there is so limited resources to help stutterers like me.

I came across this video a moment on this 11- year old boy who fought his stuttering problem and at the same time, raising awareness on stuttering. I felt ashamed of myself after watching this video. I also felt inspired to carry on my journey in creating a resource web site for Asians.

                            

By Virginia Satir.

Virginia came to write this poem when she was working with an angry fifteen-year-old girl who had a lot of questions about herself and what life meant.

I am me.
In all the world, there is no one exactly like me.
There are persons who have some parts like me,
but no one adds up exactly like me.

Therefore, everything that comes out of me
is authentically mine because I alone choose it.
I own everything about me.

my body including everything it does;
my mind including all its thoughts and ideas;
my eyes including the images of all they behold;
my feelings whatever they may be…
anger,
joy,
frustration,
love,
disappointment,
excitement.

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Recently, while consolidating all the resources online, I chanced upon this web site:

http://www.stutteringhelp.org

It has a tremendously long list of Famous People Who Stutter.

Tiger Woods — professional golfer

John Stossel — 20/20 co-anchor

Kenyon Martin — NBA player

Bob Love — legendary star of the Chicago Bulls

 

Alan Rabinowitz — zoologist, conservationist, and author

James Earl Jones — Broadway, television, and movie star.

Annie Glenn — wife of former astronaut, Senator Glenn

Johnny Damon — outfielder for the New York Yankees

Ron Harper — basketball star

Pat Williams — football player with the Minnesota Vikings

Mel Tillis — country singer

Winston Churchill — statesman and orator

Bruce Willis — actor

Julia Roberts — actress

Robert Merrill — opera star

Bill Walton — basketball star, sports commentator

John Updike — writer

Congressman Frank Wolf of Virginia

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Stuttering had given me another ability: to be sensitive to others. It has taught me to be patient while listening to others. It reminded me to speak words with contents of value; not be indulged in some gibberish talk. Stuttering has given me the gift to know that the world is so beautiful, including myself.

Because of experiencing inadequate fluidity in my speech, I started voraciously reading books of wide interests.

There are books on religious teaching (more pertaining to my religion, Buddhism), psychology, speech pathogy, sports pscyhology, business psychology, family therapy, social work, yoga techniques, motivational techniques, neuro-linguistic programming, Japanese samurai etiquettes, stammering, business management, internet marketing, autobiographies of great men such as Winston Churchill, Steve Jobs etc.), write-ups and stories of gigantic enterprises like MacDonalds and eBaY…the list is endless.

I’m an super avid reader who finished reading a book of about 300 pages in one sitting.

While seeking the “cure” to my stammering since I was 18 years old, I have bumped into many great mentors who have re-affirmed me that stuttering is just like any other challenges that as human, we have to face. Other people have other problems and issues, which may be hundred times more challenging than what I am facing.

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