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Ginger

"We used to joke when she was a baby that she would murder us...She'd kill us with a knife and say 'Oh, but I love my mummy'"


A mother shares what life has been like bringing up an autistic daughter, talks about the taboos that still exist around having a child with a disability and discusses the lack of support offered to her throughout the years


Photo by Saesha Ward

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