I mean, was that really challenging? And, you know, it must have been a nightmare to be questioning why you were behaving in certain ways, and yet you were still achieving academically.

I think it's only got worse as I've got older because I'm high functioning autism and Asperger's, but I think the problem is my communication and difficulties relating to others, picking up, reading social cues, reading the room or setting boundaries, respective boundaries.

I think I struggle with those things.

I could be extremely intelligent with politics or news or the world, but then I don't have much in terms of those direct social skills.

I don't think anyone ever taught me those things.

And because it got interrupted, thought processes got interrupted by those bullies at school every day thinking it's a war, looking over my shoulder, being bullied about not being good at football or anything.

I think those things have really affected me to have low self-esteem and low confidence and be really insecure about myself because of those people at school.

What else do you think, James, would help?

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With a little helping hand from Morgan Rogers as well, just down the road.

It's an absolute joy to be here.

It's a joy to be able to share about Compassion's ministry with you.

I know some of you are already familiar with our work.

I know some of you are already supporting our work.

But for anybody who's less familiar with what we do, Compassion are a child development ministry, and our mission is to release children from poverty in Jesus's name.

So rare to see.