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Nessa Barrett: “I want to help people because I know there’s a lot of people that felt the same way that I did”

At school, despite being smart, her ADHD and dyslexia prevented her from engaging fully. Nessa suffered from nine concussions, which affected her brain: she went to vestibular and ocular therapy to learn how to balance and track and read with her eyes. Then came her first stint in a mental hospital during high school. All of this made her feel that she never fit in.

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