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“I still get nervous, but I will always relax my shoulders. I will smile, I will hold my head high. I will interact with people. I'll say ‘hey, how you doing?’ and I'll dress in my own style.

I'm able to enjoy myself. I don’t feel I need to hide anymore.”

Jono Lancaster was born with Treacher Collins syndrome, that causes facial differences. Treacher Collins syndrome is said to affect 1 in 50,000 people.

Jono’s birth parents left him at the hospital, but he was formally adopted by his mum, Jean, at the age of five. Living with a positive and protective mother Jono enjoyed primary school and felt comfortable both at home and in public.

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Upon moving to high school, however, things changed for Jono as fellow pupils began to pick on him for his facial differences. He became more withdrawn and his social life suffered as a result. He shared one example with us o