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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.29,0:00:08.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In life, I can choose to say:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.62,0:00:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This glass is half empty or…?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.03,0:00:12.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Audience) "Half full!"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:12.48,0:00:14.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Let’s go further than "half full."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.85,0:00:19.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can also focus on its precious\Ncontents and ask myself:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.70,0:00:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.28,0:00:26.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can drink it, I can offer it to someone,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.50,0:00:31.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can use it to water a plant,\Nto rinse something, or to cook.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.96,0:00:40.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To be positive is the springboard\Nfrom which we can choose to go further:
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.35,0:00:42.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to choose to act.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.66,0:00:45.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Do you remember Dumbo,\Nthe little elephant?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.53,0:00:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was born with ears that were too long,\Nthat made him trip.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.38,0:00:52.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What could he do with them?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.51,0:00:54.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He learned to fly!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:55.97,0:01:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years ago, I didn’t realize\Nthat I had water inside of my glass.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.92,0:01:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I believed my other\Nchildren's progress was normal,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.62,0:01:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it was almost a given,\Nit just happened automatically.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.88,0:01:10.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when my fourth son, Nicolas, was born,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:10.60,0:01:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I instantly saw\Nthere was cause for concern:
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.02,0:01:17.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,no eye contact, he didn’t even cry out\Nfor something to eat -
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.56,0:01:19.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he was in a "vegetative" state.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:19.100,0:01:22.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:23.15,0:01:27.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to do everything possible\Nto help him progress.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.02,0:01:29.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he was 6 months old,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:29.26,0:01:33.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a prominent specialist\Nconfirmed the diagnosis,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.74,0:01:39.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and said that Nicolas\Nwould never walk, never talk,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:39.86,0:01:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that he would be\Na "vegetable" his entire life.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:43.15,0:01:45.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.90,0:01:49.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I considered it a challenge.\NAnd I love challenges!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.70,0:01:52.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more difficult it is,\Nthe more I am attracted.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.85,0:01:57.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You'll have noticed that I said\N"challenge" and not "problem."
Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.52,0:01:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which is the connotation of that word?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.68,0:02:03.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we hear "problem,"\Nit’s often a catastrophe.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.24,0:02:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Children hear their parents\Ntalking of "problems,"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.24,0:02:10.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with an overwhelmed look on their face.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.02,0:02:14.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then we're surprised\Nthat children get stuck
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.37,0:02:17.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they see the word\N"problem" at school.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.60,0:02:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So for me, Nicolas's difficulties were\Na challenge to overcome, not a problem.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.92,0:02:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I had no idea of the magnitude\Nof this challenge.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.31,0:02:30.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:30.62,0:02:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mark Twain said:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.82,0:02:35.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"They did not know\Nit was impossible, so they did it."
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.60,0:02:37.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did not know it was impossible,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.63,0:02:39.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I did it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.11,0:02:42.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, I differentiated\Nbetween diagnosis and prognosis.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.06,0:02:47.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We cannot change a diagnosis,\Nbut the prognosis, yes.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.08,0:02:51.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I chose to not believe the prognoses\Nif they were unfavorable.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.29,0:02:59.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, the first prognosis:\Nhe will never be able to walk.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:00.33,0:03:03.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?\NI am going to teach him how!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.40,0:03:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I divided all the steps:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.88,0:03:11.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with my family, we taught him\Nto move his arms and his legs,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.59,0:03:14.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to move his back by pushing on his legs,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:14.58,0:03:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to roll over, to sit,\Nto crawl on an inclined plane,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.58,0:03:22.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to crawl on a horizontal plane,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:22.46,0:03:25.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to walk on all fours,\Nthen to take his first step.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.55,0:03:29.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I learned how to set goals\Nand, for every goal,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:29.72,0:03:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,precise aims to achieve.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:33.91,0:03:35.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what's more,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.84,0:03:40.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can’t imagine the joy\NI felt every time he reached a goal.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.47,0:03:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Likewise, I rejoiced more for the progress\Nof my other children.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:46.77,0:03:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned to rejoice\Nat any small thing around me,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.92,0:03:54.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned to feel gratitude\Nfor everything around me.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.45,0:03:59.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And feeling gratitude\Nis the secret of happiness.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.50,0:04:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Second prognosis:\Nhe will never be able to talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.30,0:04:10.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Effectively, when he was 4,\NNicolas couldn’t repeat the sound "ah."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.97,0:04:15.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No speech therapist in our area\Nfelt competent to work with him.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:15.73,0:04:18.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could have told myself\Nthat it was because of his disability
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.71,0:04:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he couldn't make\Nany intelligible sounds.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.55,0:04:26.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But looking for excuses\Nis to throw in the towel.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.08,0:04:28.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To act is to look for a way.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.46,0:04:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.49,0:04:37.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found a speech therapist\N60 miles from our home,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.27,0:04:40.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who first taught him how to say "moto,"
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.22,0:04:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then "dad" and "mom."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.54,0:04:43.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you imagine my joy?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.99,0:04:46.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are always ways.\NYou just need to find them.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:46.86,0:04:50.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I learned Makaton,\Nwhich uses sign language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.15,0:04:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, he finally understood\Nthat the sounds he heard had a meaning.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.32,0:05:01.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then it was reading, which he learned\Nthanks to my mother’s method,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.58,0:05:03.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and which enabled him to talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.08,0:05:06.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But as he made physical progress,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.72,0:05:09.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicolas also loved to play\Nthe stereotypical games.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.32,0:05:15.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He could switch the light on, off,\Non, off, on, off … for hours.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:16.42,0:05:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a center where he used to go,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.06,0:05:21.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he had fun transferring the water\Nfrom one glass to another
Dialogue: 0,0:05:21.25,0:05:24.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for hours, days, weeks…
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.91,0:05:28.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There, a professional told me\Nthat he surely needed that.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.45,0:05:30.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.95,0:05:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked myself: Which need?
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.90,0:05:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I got the best idea ever -\NI mean, for my child,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.19,0:05:40.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I think also for all those\Nwho have autistic behaviors.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:41.23,0:05:46.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told myself he needed to learn\Nsomething from his experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.86,0:05:50.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I taught him "full," "empty,"
Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.75,0:05:55.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the meanings of "more,"\N"less," "as much as," and "half."
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.64,0:06:00.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He watched me, and that was it --\Nhe never played that game anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.71,0:06:05.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We also repeat some experiences,\Nwe also make mistakes
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.69,0:06:08.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,until we understand something, don’t we?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.69,0:06:15.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That great specialist had told us\Nthat Nicolas would never go to school.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:15.67,0:06:17.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.24,0:06:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I asked to enroll him in school.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.67,0:06:25.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At 5 years old, he went to preschool\Nfor 2 hours a week.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:26.85,0:06:31.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why does a child with difficulties\Nneed fewer hours in school
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.47,0:06:33.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than a child who functions well?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.28,0:06:38.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I have never understood this logic\Nthat is still in place today.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:38.19,0:06:40.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I would like someone to explain it to me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:40.62,0:06:44.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, he was playing,\Ndoing his best to color a drawing,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:44.86,0:06:46.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while the teacher had a talk with me.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.51,0:06:52.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She told me that Nicolas\Nnever understood orders.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.67,0:07:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Moreover, she noticed he was\Nless competent than her 2-year-old pupil.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.46,0:07:08.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then, Nicolas furiously\Ndoodled his drawing,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:08.10,0:07:09.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,then crumpled the paper.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.21,0:07:12.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:13.45,0:07:16.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I understood something crucial.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.22,0:07:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Put yourself in a child’s shoes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.58,0:07:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An adult tells you: "You are incompetent."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.37,0:07:25.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How do you feel about that?
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.44,0:07:29.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The verb "to be" indicates an identity.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:30.24,0:07:33.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If one tells a child he is incompetent,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.35,0:07:36.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,this label will be inherent to him.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.51,0:07:41.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Incompetence will then be a part\Nof his deepest being.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.82,0:07:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that label prevents change.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.72,0:07:47.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It programs him.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.40,0:07:50.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He will tell himself he is like that,\Nthat he can’t change.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:52.57,0:07:56.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine the damage that can be done\Nwhen a child hears:
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.18,0:07:58.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"He's naughty!"
Dialogue: 0,0:07:58.73,0:08:00.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"He's unbearable!"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.73,0:08:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"He's shy!"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.87,0:08:06.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine the damage that can be done\Nwhen he becomes an adult,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.55,0:08:08.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he repeats that to himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.95,0:08:13.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Have you ever said to yourself:\N"Oh! How stupid I am!"?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.01,0:08:16.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To train yourself to stop labeling others,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:16.88,0:08:20.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you have to start\Nby not labeling yourself.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:20.30,0:08:21.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[I'm lazy.]
Dialogue: 0,0:08:21.98,0:08:24.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the end of the school year,\Nthe teacher confessed
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.47,0:08:27.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that some professionals told her\Nnot to waste time on Nicolas,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.49,0:08:31.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,since he would never learn\Nto read, write or count, anyway.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:31.86,0:08:33.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.61,0:08:38.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that when\Nyou don't believe in a child,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:38.70,0:08:40.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,especially when he is fragile,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:40.44,0:08:42.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he will not find resources inside himself.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.75,0:08:45.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Eagle: I dream of flying.\NChicken: Eagles stay on the ground!]
Dialogue: 0,0:08:45.92,0:08:48.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Besides, this was proved\Nby Rosenthal and Jacobson,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:48.41,0:08:49.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with the Pygmalion effect.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.68,0:08:50.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember Dumbo?
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.96,0:08:55.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He learned to fly because the crows\Nbelieved he could do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.28,0:08:57.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.82,0:09:01.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to see the potential inside people.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:01.50,0:09:04.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned to believe in their abilities.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.34,0:09:07.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And when people feel\Nthe faith we have in them,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.93,0:09:09.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they do miracles!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.63,0:09:17.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Remember that the school teacher said\NNicolas didn’t understand orders?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.21,0:09:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.12,0:09:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I needed to understand why\Nto be able to help him.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.33,0:09:27.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He could hear ever since he had\Nsurgery for his deafness,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:27.57,0:09:29.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he was 4 years old.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.34,0:09:31.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Nicolas didn’t listen.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.48,0:09:35.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He lip-read and he was very nearsighted,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.62,0:09:38.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so if the teacher\Nwas farther than 7 feet away,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.79,0:09:41.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he couldn’t understand\Nwhat she was saying.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.03,0:09:46.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I learned to find out\Nthe real reasons behind an issue,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.10,0:09:48.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and not just take it at face value.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:49.13,0:09:50.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he was 6 years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.40,0:09:53.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicolas was taken out\Nof the school system.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.74,0:09:56.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:56.17,0:09:57.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Great!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.65,0:10:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anyway, he only learned in his school\Nthat he was incompetent.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.03,0:10:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the time, I taught\Ntwelfth-grade science classes.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.63,0:10:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I was placed in front of a child
Dialogue: 0,0:10:06.71,0:10:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who didn’t know the difference\Nbetween 1, 2 and 3.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:10.32,0:10:12.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a big challenge!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.23,0:10:16.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned to meditate to find a way.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.01,0:10:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I conceived of an amazing method\Nto understand numbers and operations,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.84,0:10:23.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which still benefits many children today.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:24.65,0:10:25.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When he was 7 years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:25.85,0:10:29.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicolas was even rejected\Nfrom the special education system.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.61,0:10:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Fortunately!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:31.13,0:10:33.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s because he needed another way.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:34.06,0:10:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We decided to do homeschooling.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.29,0:10:41.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don’t think it was easy for me\Nbecause I was a teacher.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.29,0:10:43.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, everything had to go fast.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:43.54,0:10:48.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was 4, I could read;\Nat 16, I graduated from high school;
Dialogue: 0,0:10:48.32,0:10:52.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at 18, I got married;\Nat 19, I had my first child;
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.66,0:10:55.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at 20, I earned a mathematics\Nteacher certification;
Dialogue: 0,0:10:55.95,0:11:00.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,at 21, another certification and\Nthe highest mathematics teaching degree.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.26,0:11:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nothing to do with teaching a child\Nwith such extreme difficulties!
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.73,0:11:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.68,0:11:10.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I learned… patience.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:10.61,0:11:13.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned to analyze\Nevery aspect of learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.95,0:11:17.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I worked to discover\Nwhat level Nicolas was at,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:17.60,0:11:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to bring him higher.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.45,0:11:22.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's how we should do it\Nwith all students, isn’t it?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.61,0:11:25.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are there to be built up.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:25.43,0:11:27.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when a child has\Ntoo many difficulties,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:27.70,0:11:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when he doesn’t understand, what do we do?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:30.24,0:11:32.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can tell ourselves\Nthat he just needs to work --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:32.80,0:11:34.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or worse, that he is incompetent.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.62,0:11:38.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I choose to ask myself:\NWhat can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:11:38.07,0:11:41.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I consider it my responsibility --
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.85,0:11:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it is I who must figure out\Nhow to teach him.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:45.34,0:11:49.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I look for different strategies\Nuntil he understands.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:50.49,0:11:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I went on teaching Nicolas.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:53.44,0:11:55.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But when he reached 10 years old,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.08,0:11:58.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I felt he was no longer progressing\Nin his understanding.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.27,0:12:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was trying to figure out the best\Nprocesses for his learning
Dialogue: 0,0:12:01.90,0:12:03.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I felt blocked.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:03.100,0:12:05.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.72,0:12:10.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I took off alone in an RV,\Nto attend a Feuerstein Workshop
Dialogue: 0,0:12:11.01,0:12:13.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,close to Amsterdam.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.32,0:12:15.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There I learned\Nthe 29 cognitive functions,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.97,0:12:18.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and it was a revelation.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.28,0:12:20.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They are the building blocks of reasoning.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.58,0:12:22.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you build a house without a foundation,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:22.87,0:12:24.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,what happens?
Dialogue: 0,0:12:24.42,0:12:26.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It doesn’t stand!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.05,0:12:30.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the same manner,\Nin order to build learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:30.08,0:12:34.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we need the cognitive functions\Nto be in place correctly.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.11,0:12:36.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I improved their presentation
Dialogue: 0,0:12:36.56,0:12:39.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they would be accessible\Neven to children.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.00,0:12:41.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a marvelous tool to understand
Dialogue: 0,0:12:41.74,0:12:43.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the origin of learning issues.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:44.60,0:12:48.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They even helped my other 4 children\Nwho were advanced for their age.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.36,0:12:51.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A precocious child functions so fast,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.18,0:12:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they don't even know\Nhow they found a result.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:54.44,0:12:57.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They don't even know\Nwhat they do to think.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.40,0:13:01.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And a precocious child\Noften fails at school
Dialogue: 0,0:13:01.34,0:13:05.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because if the result\Ndoesn’t come immediately, they freeze.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.40,0:13:07.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:07.92,0:13:10.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I helped them learn\Nhow to analyze their thinking
Dialogue: 0,0:13:10.65,0:13:14.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so they would be able to succeed\Nin their studies and in their life.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:16.42,0:13:19.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then I watched around me,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.68,0:13:24.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I saw the other children\Nwere far away from Nicolas.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.87,0:13:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicolas was not near the other children\Nbecause he was afraid of them.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.91,0:13:33.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He kept a 7-foot security perimeter.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.76,0:13:35.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:13:35.98,0:13:38.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I told a local teacher about it,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:38.77,0:13:42.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he proposed giving a training\Nto his pupils about autism.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:42.91,0:13:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then they looked for strategies\Nto approach Nicolas and to include him.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.73,0:13:53.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The year spent in that 5th-grade class\Nwas his nicest school year.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:53.74,0:13:55.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the school playground,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.39,0:13:57.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,he allowed the others\Nto approach him, to touch him,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:57.92,0:13:59.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he had a lot of friends.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.95,0:14:02.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.54,0:14:08.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thanks to knowledge, preparation,\Nand a teacher’s willingness,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.38,0:14:10.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,miracles can happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.83,0:14:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I saw a lot of children\Naround me who had difficulties.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.68,0:14:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.10,0:14:20.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In an nonprofit organization\Nthat I had created,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.45,0:14:24.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we helped them\Nto overcome their difficulties,
Dialogue: 0,0:14:24.05,0:14:27.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,thanks to a method that I had learned\Nand improved upon.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:27.69,0:14:32.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The results were so wonderful\Nthat I wanted others to benefit.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.20,0:14:34.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I couldn’t take care of everybody.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.14,0:14:39.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I created a company\Ncalled "Upbraining,"
Dialogue: 0,0:14:40.39,0:14:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to get the opportunity\Nto train parents and professionals.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:44.75,0:14:50.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We designed efficient tools\Nto develop cognitive functions.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:51.49,0:14:55.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We identified which learning\Nprocesses were necessary.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:55.39,0:14:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The way we teach is called "metapedagogy."
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.38,0:15:01.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s a transversal method\Nto existing pedagogies.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:01.78,0:15:03.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It applies to everyone,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:04.64,0:15:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even to non-disabled persons.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:08.46,0:15:12.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remembered that Nicolas had\Ntrouble learning how to write.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:13.09,0:15:18.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So we designed apps for tablets
Dialogue: 0,0:15:18.50,0:15:24.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for learning how to trace\Nwriting basic lines, then letters,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:24.16,0:15:25.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while making it fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:27.17,0:15:30.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicolas had also had issues
Dialogue: 0,0:15:30.41,0:15:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with learning about, recognizing\Nand managing his emotions.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.99,0:15:35.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:15:37.02,0:15:43.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I designed tools to recognize,\Nunderstand and manage emotions,
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.46,0:15:45.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that others could benefit from as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:46.78,0:15:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But emotional intelligence\Ndoesn’t refer only to emotions.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:52.23,0:15:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It also addresses\Nthe ability to communicate
Dialogue: 0,0:15:55.10,0:15:57.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the best possible way.
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.46,0:16:01.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many people on the autistic spectrum\Nhave difficulties in this area.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:01.38,0:16:04.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But you don't need\Nto be on the autistic spectrum
Dialogue: 0,0:16:04.84,0:16:07.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to have difficulty communicating.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:08.29,0:16:12.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At home, Nicolas\Ncouldn’t tolerate arguments.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:12.06,0:16:14.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:16:16.33,0:16:19.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We learned how to communicate\Nwithout fighting.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:19.24,0:16:23.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I created tools\Nto learn how to communicate
Dialogue: 0,0:16:23.28,0:16:24.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and how to manage conflicts.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:25.84,0:16:28.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to this experience with my son,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:28.74,0:16:32.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got the opportunity to learn, to create,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.47,0:16:34.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to help others.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.64,0:16:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nicolas loves accounting,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:39.72,0:16:43.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working on the computer,\Nplaying the piano,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:43.75,0:16:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,skiing, riding horses\Nand getting to know other people.
Dialogue: 0,0:16:49.59,0:16:52.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe we don’t choose what happens to us,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.39,0:16:57.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we can choose\Neither to act as a victim,
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.25,0:17:00.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,waiting passively for things to happen,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:00.41,0:17:03.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or to be proactive and to act.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:04.51,0:17:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s our choice.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.09,0:17:08.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We can do it.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.87,0:17:12.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For every experience,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.25,0:17:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we can act,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:14.32,0:17:16.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find a way,
Dialogue: 0,0:17:16.27,0:17:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and learn something.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:18.81,0:17:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to Nicolas and his brothers\Nand sister, my life became fascinating.
Dialogue: 0,0:17:24.32,0:17:26.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, disability?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.87,0:17:28.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I do with that?
Dialogue: 0,0:17:29.20,0:17:30.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can say, "Yes."
Dialogue: 0,0:17:30.75,0:17:33.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, "Thank you."