Indodana yam ibonakala izalwe ngentshisekelo ngolwimi, iileta, amagama kunye nokufunda. Njengomncinci , wayeza kulandelela iileta ngeminwe yakhe naphi na apho ebona khona, kubandakanywa emacaleni omgwaqo kunye neelayisense zeemoto. Waqala ukufunda xa wayeneminyaka emibili ubudala kwaye ukufunda kwaba yinto ayithandayo.
Ukuba ngumama omhle, ndamthengela iincwadi ezimnandi, ezinika igalelo.
Ezi ncwadi, ndiyazi, kuya kumkhuthaza ukuba asebenzise ingcamango yakhe. Ndikulindele ukuba siza kubajonga kunye kwaye sithethe ngeemifanekiso kunye namabali emva kwabo. Nangona kunjalo, xa ndinika le mibala yezithombe ezimnandi, wayezivula, zikhangele emaphepheni, aze aziphose phantsi phantsi, athi, "Akukho mazwi!" Wayezithiya iincwadi zemifanekiso.
Ukuba unikwe ukhetho phakathi kwencwadi kunye nentonti, uyayikhetha loo ncwadi rhoqo. Ndiza kumthabatha kwiimyuziyam kwaye ekupheleni kosuku, siza kutyelela isitolo sesipho, apho wayenokufumana khona iincwadi. Wayekhetha incwadi, azenzele phantsi, aze afunde, angayinaki imathoyizi.
Sasiya kwii Toys R Us kwaye wenza i-bee-line kwinqanaba leencwadi Emva koko, wayekhetha iincwadi ezininzi, ahlale phantsi etafile aze afunde. Ukuba ndimvumele, wayeya kuhlala apho efunda iiyure. Sasihamba ngaphandle kwakhe sijonge enye into yokudlala. Wayengenomdla.
Xa wayesemncinci, waba nomdla kwisayensi kwaye ezo ziincwadi zezesayensi ayezifunde xa sivakatye i-Toys R Us. Xa sisendleleni esephuma kwisitoreji, ndiya kumkhokela kwicandelo ngeetayuni zesayensi. Wayejonge kwaye ngamanye amaxesha wayebonakala ebonisa umdla kumdlalo othile wokudlala njengoko wayeza kuwukhetha aze aphande ngokucophelela, afunde nantoni na ekhoyo kwipakethe.
Ndicinga ukuba, "Hayi! Ufana nabanye abantwana. Unomdla umdlalo!" Ngoko ndiza kumbuza, "Ngaba ungathanda ukuthatha le nto yokudlala ekhaya?" Wayesithi, "Hayi," uze ubeke itekisi kwi-shelf.
Kwimihla yokuzalwa, ngezinye ixesha wayehlala phantsi ekufundeni kwecala nayiphi na eyayikhoyo, kuquka namamenyu. Kwimibhiyozo yakhe yokuzalwa, wayedlala ngokukhawuleza ngamakhadi okuzalwa awafumana-ngaphambi kokuvula isipho. Yaye izipho azifunayo zaziyiincwadi.
Asizange sithenge iincwadi ezininzi, nangona, kuba unyana wam wayefunda ezininzi iincwadi kanye kwaye kwakunjalo. Kungenokuba yindleko enkulu yokunyusa umdla wakhe ekufundeni. Ngethuba elinesithathu, wayenekhadi lakhe leelayibrari kunye naliphi ixesha esasiye kutyelela ithala leencwadi, wayenokufumana iincwadi ezininzi njengoko wayekwazi kwikhadi lakhe. Kwakungenelanga, nangona kunjalo. Ndiza kufuneka ndifumane iincwadi ezininzi njengokuba ndiyakwazi kwikhasi lam. Lezo sibhozo ekhadini lakhe kunye nesibhozo kum. Saya elayibrari nganye veki, ngoko wafunda iincwadi ezili-16 ngeveki. Xa siphumelele iincwadi kwihloko yakhe eyintandokazi kwisebe lethu lelayibrari yendawo, siya kwelinye isebe kwiveki ezayo. Sasityelela amahlanu amathala eelayibrari ezahlukeneyo.
Le nyana yayingenjalo nayiphi na enye inyane endiyazi. Wayeneminyaka emithathu ubudala ubudala, engazange aqale ukuthetha de abe ebini, kwaye wayengakhulumi kakhulu.
Wayegxininise ekufundeni ukuba ndikhathazekile ukuba unokuba ne- hyperlexia , eyona hlobo ye-autism. Akinalo, kodwa okwethutyana ndixhalabile ngokwenene. Ndiyazi ukuba andiyena umzali kuphela ocinga ukuba into ephosakeleyo xa umntwana wakhe onobuchule ebonakalisa ukuziphatha okuhle okufana nesipho.
Ngaba bekukho ixesha ocinga ukuba kukho into ephosakeleyo nomntwana wakho xa kwakuyinto eqhelekileyo yokuziphatha? Yabelana ngebali lakho!