Today’s guest is Shammi Kapoor, the Founder and Director of Brain Abilities, a brain training centre with locations in the UAE and the UK. Shammi is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Depression and could not read properly 8 years ago. Shammi was born in the UK, and grew up as an expat child in Dubai where he struggled as he could not participate and be a functioning member of society whether it was in a community, at school or at home. When he was 19 years old, one of his clinical psychologists referred him to a BrainRx center in Dubai where his life changed.
After two brain training programs, Shammi was able to overcome many of his daily challenges and was able to participate a lot more at home and with his peers. Shammi went on to becoming Dubai and UAE’s Student Entrepreneur Champion at the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in 2018. In this episode, we discuss what inspired him to start his own Brain Training centre, the difficulties he faced growing up with learning disabilities and his thoughts on the schooling system. Shammi actually takes me through a brain training activity (video coming soon) that opened my eyes to some of my own cognitive weaknesses. An eye-opening episode that reminds us that there is no one size fits all when it comes to learning and the stigma around learning disabilities and disabilities in general must be eradicated for us to all flourish equally. I hope you enjoy today’s episode with Shammi and consider brain training for yourself!
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