{"id":2018,"date":"2009-11-17T15:41:51","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T23:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joewelder.com\/?p=2018"},"modified":"2013-09-06T13:18:20","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T20:18:20","slug":"overcoming-obstacles-through-welding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/joewelder\/2009\/11\/17\/overcoming-obstacles-through-welding\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming Obstacles… Through Welding"},"content":{"rendered":"
Colchester: Young welder is just outstanding<\/div>\n
9:00am Monday 26th October 2009<\/div>\n
Comments (0) \u00a0 Have your say \u00bb<\/div>\n
By Claire Owen \u00bb<\/div>\n
Thomas Vipond is used to being labelled by his Asperger’s syndrome and dyslexia.<\/div>\n
But now, the 18-year-old from Kelvedon has a brand-new label \u2013 outstanding.<\/div>\n
Student Thomas, of St Mary’s Road, was honoured with the outstanding achievement prize at this month’s Colchester Youth Awards.<\/div>\n
He was nominated by Clyve Tanner, his tutor at Colchester Institute, where he has studied fabrication and welding for the last two years.<\/div>\n
Now in his final year, Thomas said he has always had a love of practical pursuits, especially as his dyslexia and Asperger’s syndrome made learning and interaction with others difficult.<\/div>\n
\u201cI can’t spell or hand write very well at all, and I used to have problems with people,\u201d said Thomas, who also has limited mobility due to knee problems.<\/div>\n
\u201cBut I was into engineering from a young age.<\/div>\n
\u201cI used to like taking things apart and putting them back together, and that’s where I got an interest in welding.\u201d<\/div>\n

If you think you had problems in high school, check out this kid:<\/p>\n

Thomas Vipod of Colchester, England had to deal with all the normal rigors of high school life while having both Asperger’s syndrome and dyslexia on his plate.<\/p>\n

And yet, he’s found one class where he tops all the rest, and you wouldn’t believe what it is…<\/p>\n

Colchester: Young welder is just outstanding<\/strong><\/p>\n

9:00am Monday 26th October 2009
\nBy Claire Owen<\/p>\n

Thomas Vipond is used to being labelled by his Asperger’s syndrome and dyslexia. \u00a0But now, the 18-year-old from Kelvedon has a brand-new label \u2013 outstanding.<\/p>\n

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Picture: SEANA HUGHES (WKKXJ-03)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Student Thomas, of St Mary’s Road, was honoured with the outstanding achievement prize at this month’s Colchester Youth Awards.<\/p>\n

He was nominated by Clyve Tanner, his tutor at Colchester Institute, where he has studied fabrication and welding for the last two years.<\/p>\n

Now in his final year, Thomas said he has always had a love of practical pursuits, especially as his dyslexia and Asperger’s syndrome made learning and interaction with others difficult.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t spell or hand write very well at all, and I used to have problems with people,\u201d said Thomas, who also has limited mobility due to knee problems.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I was into engineering from a young age. \u00a0I used to like taking things apart and putting them back together, and that’s where I got an interest in welding.\u201d<\/p>\n

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For more information on dyslexia and Asperger’s syndrome, you can visit these helpful website pages from WebMd:<\/p>\n

Dyslexia -><\/a><\/p>\n

Asperger’s Syndrome -><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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