IN HIS toughest moments leading up to the Secondary Entrance Assessment (SEA) exam, 12-year-old Nicholas Dolly drew inspiration from the story of Veera Bhajan- the attorney who, 24 years prior, wrote and aced the national exam despite being born without arms.

Just last week, Nicholas, who is on the autism spectrum and who speaks with a stutter, followed in her footsteps.

On Friday, the former Chaguanas Government Primary School student was placed among the exam's top five performers-one of two hailing from a Government- run primary school.