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During recess and to lunchtime at Hackham West Primary School in 1982, teachers patrolled

the school yard to oversee the young children as they ran around and played together between

lessons. Yet, there was often one student separated from the others, preferring to stick by her

teacher's sides rather than go off and play with her peers. Ten-year-old Louise Bell.

Her shy and timid girl, Louise found comfort in the company of adults whom she knew and

trusted. When her fifth-grade teacher, Miss Grace, asked if Louise would rather play

with her classmates instead of accompanying her on the art duty, she responded, I'm fine,

I'm happy, I just want to stay and help you, before linking hands with her teacher.

Louise's introversion extended beyond school hours. When her friends were rushing out of

the classroom to head home, Louise would often stay behind and help clean up before her

parents arrive to pick her up. During a school camp, she sat by herself on the bus and

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