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The missing piece of the PUZZLE

‘I was a loner in a crowd. Always feeling like a fake’

Today, some of Clare Smith’s childhood behaviours and how she mixed with others might be flagged up by teachers, parents and even her GP. But growing up in the 1960s, little was known about the condition she managed to  conceal, which would have a profound effect on her and eventually change the course of her life. What’s more, in those days, it was thought that only boys could know the frustration of seeing the world in a different way and struggling to find

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