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Nadia Clarke: Fun at break times

Nadia was born in 1992 in Hexham, Northumberland. At age five she attended a local special school and then moved to a mainstream school at age six, after the family moved to Halifax. She continued in a mainstream secondary school, then attended her local college. Nadia is planning to go on to university.

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Nadia remembers having fun.

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I remember winter time in school I can’t go outside, because so freezing. I went to small room with many of my friends.
My DynaVox on music really, really loud, everybody dancing in room. But teacher came to say 'Out room now.' I can’t stop laughing.

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