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I’m Not a Stupid
Living with Learning Disability
Deepti Priya
EDUCREATION PUBLISHING (Since 2011)
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To my daughter Anindita Priya for allowing me to pen down
my experiences.
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From the Author
How my brain worked was different
How my teachers taught me was different
How my loved ones treated me was different
How I would learn was different
“The missing link was the sync between all of the above.”
Deepti Priya
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Contents
S No. Contents Page
Prologue ix
1 The Long Haul 1
2 The Recognition 21
3 The Acknowledgement 26
4 The Brighter Days 39
5 The Accomplishment 46
6 The Upshot 51
7 Exercises / Activities 58
Epilogue 69
Story Behind the Story 71
Bibliography 72
About Author 73
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Foreword
The compilation of different aspects of learning disabilities
synthesized as a result of versatile experience, Mrs. Deepti Priya gained
for last 10 years in dealing with children. While working with children
she dealt with children having problem in behavioral dispositions as a
consequent reaction to difficulty in learning and learning disabilities.
Her monumental work will be useful, not only for the parents but
also to the teachers in their day to day functioning in school and at home.
The activities compiled by Deepti Priya can be used very easily by both,
parents and teachers to help children with learning disability in their
academic pursuits as well as behavior enactment.
Dr. S. K. Tripathi
Deputy Director
(National Institute of Public Co-operation
and Child Development,
Regional Centre, Bangalore)
25-FEB-2017
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Prologue
Vidyuman is an intelligent child, with superior abilities in non -
verbal skills. He is very good in performing arts, loves - dance,
drama, music, and drawing. At the same time Vidyuman is
struggling in various day to day activities. This makes Vidyuman a
laughing stock at every place, be it the classroom, the playground
or any other place. Vidyuman is struggling with his school
performance and often gets labeling by his parents, teachers and
peers. This is resulting in low self-esteem and a failure in making
himself adjusted to the surrounding and people around.
Even though Vidyuman is an intelligent child and is capable
enough, he feels handicapped. Vidyuman needs support. Let’s
understand him and help him to cope-up with his difficulties and
make a bright future for him. He deserves all the happiness and no
discouragement. Different researches and reports estimates 15-20%
of school going children are struggling. In this book, I have tried to
explain the struggles of Vidyuman throughout the day. There are
many more children who also struggle like Vidyuman but
unfortunately are ignored. Let’s understand and give them a bright
future.
I should hide my real feelings!
Oh, my God! They just fly over my head!
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The Long Haul!
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ZzzZzzZzzZzz!!!
Yes I m a super boy. Superman! Vidyuman!
Chapter 1
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Super Vidyuman!
Mother: Get up
Vidyuman, its already
late, school bus will arrive
anytime.
Vidyuman: Ohh! It was a
dream like yesterday!
Only after his mother’s call Vidyuman woke up but realized he
was still the same simple boy, and not a super boy.
As usual Vidyuman didn’t want to go to school.
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Vidyuman: Mamma, I am having stomach ache, can I take a leave
today?
Mother: Oh, not again Vidyuman.
Vidyuman had no option but to get up. He was very Lazy (slow in
everything what he did). He went and opened his cupboard, which
was disorganized.
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Vidyuman: Mamma where is my shirt?
Mother: it is in your cupboard.
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Vidyuman: Where should I find it now?
Vidyuman: mamma where is my math's book?
Mother: why don’t you arrange your cupboard Vidyuman? Or Else
how will you find your stuff in the cupboard. Why haven’t you
buttoned your shirt yet?
Vidyuman: Please can you help me to organize my cupboard?
Mother: Oh god! When will you grow-up?
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In the kitchen mother was serving breakfast to Vidyuman who is
now 8 years but still he can’t button his shirt or tie his shoelaces
Vidyuman: mamma help me
tie my shoe laces.
Mother: Oh god! Vidyuman
you are a grown up now, and
you should do it yourself,
how long will one do it for
you
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At the breakfast table
Father: So, how is your school going? Last week you had math's
test, how was it?
Vidyuman: The test was good but….
Father: But??
Vidyuman: I solved all
the questions correctly
but I numbered the
solutions in a wrong
order. I couldn’t score
well.
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Father: What?? You are such a careless boy, why didn't you re-
check your answer sheet…stupid… blah blah …
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Vidyuman: Oh! I’m so stupid! Nobody loves me.
Vidyuman was lost in his thoughts and wept till the bus arrived.
“Every time I arrange my cupboard but don’t know how I end up
messing it again. I am really stupid because I always do silly
mistakes in exams. I know all the answers but I am unable to
perform well. I can never prove to anyone that I know all the
answers. How much ever I try, I fail everywhere in everything. I
feel handicapped, no one loves me, everyone is right, I’m a stupid.
What do I do, how will I be loved? Sob… Sob… Sob… “
Vidyuman wished to make everybody happy. Thoughts of
becoming funny at times kept coming in his mind as everybody
would laugh at him and he would get the attention he craved for.
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In the school bus
As he entered the school bus he dropped his bottle and tripped over
it and all the kids started laughing at him.
Vidyuman: Oh no! Why always me?
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