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A random selection of stories from the site

Here Tara describes a treatment after an outbreak of nits in her dormitory.

Here Ajay talks about the difficulty of having a different support worker each day.

Here Micheline cautions against complacency.

Here Clenton talks about how attitudes he encountered at school affected his own behaviour and identity.

Here Isobel describes the attitudes of adults in her life.

Here Jane recalls friends dying when she was a child.

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