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People with special needs should not be looked at as outsiders because they are a normal part of our world.
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Jill Lim
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SINGAPORE – Three weeks ago, I was at an MRT station with my daughter, 19. She was singing to herself and also making happy, squealy sounds. She is autistic.
How loud was she? The noise was louder than ordinary conversation, but softer than a person belting out a show tune. It was perhaps at the volume of an MRT announcement.
