Weeks after beginning primary school, Elliott was climbing over the walls and escaping. He was taught outside the classroom on his own, going in the class for art and playtime only as he couldn’t follow instructions or sit still; he would shout out the answer to every question put to the children; he always got it right, but it gave no one else a voice in the classroom. Sometimes he was asked to cover his mouth with his hand but if the other child got the answer wrong, he would shout out that’s wrong, often upsetting the other child.
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