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Ten-year-old Tally had high hopes for Year 6.Being in the top class at school means a whole host ofprivileges, but even better than that is the school production- and Tally is convinced she’ll win the lead role.But at home, things aren’t going so well. Mum and Dad have beenmaking Tally feel pressured and upset, and Tally wishes thingsdidn’t bother her so much – but they do, and sometimes she feelsso misunderstood and frustrated, she could explode.Then Tally’s mum and dad tell her about something she’s neverheard about before. Something called autism. And everything changes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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