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John is 16. His twin brother Alan has Cerebral Palsy and is at the same school. Alan can get around OK but his language and his upper body skills are not great, so firstly he is not doing so well academically and secondly he is conspicuous.

John is getting resentful. Apart from the jokes about his brother, John is sure Alan is the reason why he does not have a girlfriend, while most of his friends do. He is talking of dropping out of school and leaving home.

(i) what could have been done earlier, that would have made things better for John now?

(ii) what can happen at home and at school now to make things better for both John and Alan?

(iii) would the situation be different if Alan had had ADHD rather than Cerebral Palsy?

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