Struggling academically and socially at school, by the time Silver Taylor was 11, she had already tried to take her own life.

Her family told Wales Online that they believe this was the result of her being dismissed and denied proper support from her schools and the NHS , despite her clear signs of neurodiversity.

Her mum Sarah has now opened up about her 10-year fight for Silver to receive appropriate education and care, which culminated in a legal fight against her local authority in Carmarthenshire .

It saw the council concede to a request to move “caring and resilient” Silver to a specialist residential school , Alderwasley Hall.

Although this allowed Silver to thrive and reach her full potential, the centre is 200 miles away from the family’s home in Llangeler because a

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