Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 6 November 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health and Children
Acquired Brain Injuries: Discussion
10:10 am
Mr. Conor Devlin:
I was asked about school. I started back in Rockwell and was all guns blaring to complete my junior certificate because I did not want to be compared to anyone else. I just wanted to be normal Conor. I started back on half-days and returned to full days after a week. I was so upset in school. I used to be fairly intelligent - I am not saying I was a genius. I used to listen in class and be able to pick up what was being said, but after about five words I was completely lost. I had an SNA once or twice a week, but only during transition year. I felt I was different and was being looked at through different eyes by the teachers and everything. I moved schools because I did not want to be seen as accident Conor as opposed to normal Conor.
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