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Ignoring the 10% to find my voice | Thinuk Gunaratne | TEDxKandy
TEDx Talks· 2026-08-20 14:42
[music] >> Imagine a 2-year-old boy sitting in a room full of laughter, energy, and noise. But, from him, some sounds, mostly silence, and a mind lost in observation. While other kids his age were starting to string words together, he couldn't speak a single word.By 2 and 1/2, his vocabulary was still nearly nonexistent. For years, his voice was trapped inside the cloud of mumbling, and he had to fight for every single word. First, it was just one clear word.Then, two words are put together. Colors he knew ...