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Some called her a burden. Some said, "Lock her inside." Her mother chose something else: belief. Diagnosed with autism at a time when few understood it, Ankita faced stigma, seizures, and lost her chance at school. But she never lost the chance to thrive. Today, at 30, she helps...

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