Running free from learning disability

National University of Tainan Affiliated School for Students with Hearing Impairments has one very special student. Xu Zhi-Lin has managed to overcome his learning disability with outstanding performances in his physical education classes. Next year, he will represent Taiwan at the Special Olympics in Korea. We followed Xu Zhi-Lin to his practice ground, where we realized that each and every seemingly simple movement of his warm-up had been made possible only through painstakingly hard work and his indomitable determination.   Xu Zhi-Lin enthusiastically participates in every available competition, and has accumulated a rich array of valuable experience in snowshoeing, soccer and track and field. He has put his heart and soul into daily classes, which has gained the praise of his teachers. Xu Zhi-Lin knows when to be active and when to be quiet, and through the accompaniment of his teachers he has learned many professional skills, including cooking and baking, etc. He hopes that through working hard at his schoolwork and sports, he can win glory for his country as well as forge a bright future for himself.

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Running free from learning disability
http://www.peopo.org/news/101107

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智能障礙不喪志 跑出人生新契機 ( 長榮大傳系 )

台南大學附屬啟聰學校有一位特殊的學生許誌麟，他克服中度智能障礙帶來的缺陷，在體育方面表現相當突出，明年他即將要代表台灣，到韓國參加國際冬季特殊奧運，公民記者的鏡頭帶我們到許誌麟的練習現場，每一個看似簡單的熱身動作，都是他堅持苦練，克服動作不協調的困難，才有的成果。

許誌麟機積極參與各項比賽，累積了許多得獎的經驗，包括雪鞋、足球、田徑都是他的專長。平日他在班上的學習也都盡心盡力，獲得師長的讚許。能動能靜的許誌麟，在師長的陪伴下學習各項專業技能，包括烹飪烘培等等，他期許自己，在課業與體育項目都努力付出，為國家爭光，也為自己跑出人生的一片天。

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