Mysore/Mysuru: As part of ‘International Stuttering Awareness Day,’  All India Institute of Speech and Hearing (AIISH), Mysuru, had organised a seminar at the institute here on Friday to create awareness among school teachers about stuttering.

A total of 350 teachers from different places including H.D. Kote, Hunsur, K.R. Nagar, Mysuru North, Mysuru Rural, Nanjangud, Periyapatna, T.Narasipur and Mysuru South regions participated in the seminar.

Lectures were delivered on early identification of stuttering, facts and myths, guidelines to teachers in the management of stuttering, communication disorders, classroom adaptations and facilities for children with communication disabilities.

AIISH Director-in-charge Prof. Ajish K. Abraham, who presided, said that teachers also play an important role in leading a better quality of life with communication disabilities throughout their lives. Dr. N. Swapna, Head of Clinical Services and Dr. Sangeetha Mahesh, Chairperson of the Fluency Unit were present.

AIISH has been providing treatment for persons with communication disorders for the past 56 years. Many units have also been  set up in the organisation for specific problems. The Fluency Unit is one such unit to focus on the assessment and management of stuttering functioning since 2010 where about 500 people have availed clinical services every year.