A teenager who was excluded from three schools now travels over 40 miles to attend a private establishment. Marcus Wilton, from Warrington, was excluded from two nurseries and a primary by the age of eight.
The 14-year-old recalled once being told in front of the whole school that he would 'never amount to anything' as he was just a 'naughty boy'.
But the aspiring game developer wasn’t being the 'class clown' through choice but had Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - a condition which affects behaviour - which he said makes getting into a taxi to school each day 'a mountain to climb', the Liverpool Echo reports. READ MORE:‘Kind, caring and bubbly’ builder, 26, 'followed by other car' prior to fatal crash, inquest hears He explained: "I’m juggling hundreds of ideas, feelings and thoughts constantly, which often means I can’t concentrate on other things, especially conversations, listening, following instructions and just focusing on what I need to.
It’s exhausting when you feel like you’re switched on all the time just to be able to keep up with the world. "In school, I was left behind.
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