I know what you are : the true story of a lonely little girl abused by those she trusted the most

The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger syndrome, controlled and abused by the one person she called her friend. Taylor had always struggled to make friends – she felt 'different'. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn't around much. She just didn't understand people, and was alone and scared most of the time. That was until, aged just 11, an older married man called Tom befriended her. She loved having someone who would talk to her, listen to her, a protector. But when he moved away a few months later she was easy prey to the gang of drug dealers and petty criminals who groomed and abused her, using her as a form of currency to appease their debtors and amuse their friends. Increasingly isolated and desperate, it began to look as though the pattern of Taylor's life had been set – until she started to fight back, determined to build a safe future for herself, however long it took. The moving true story of a little girl with Asperger's Syndrome who was controlled and abused by the one person she called 'friend'. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn't 'around' much. She struggled to make friends - she felt 'different' and she just didn't understand people - what they said, what they meant. She thought school might be better, but it was just all so confusing. She was alone and scared all of the time. She was just nine when her new neighbour - an older married man, Julian - befriended her. She loved having someone who would talk to her, listen to her, a 'protector'. But she didn't like the games he wanted to play. And even after that friendship was uncovered and he left her, the men who came next told her that this was what she deserved, that this was love. But she was strong and she was determined and she was going to build a safe future for herself, however long it took Taylor had always struggled to make friends -- she felt 'different'. Taylor never knew her father and her mother wasn't around much. She just didn't understand people, and was alone and scared much of the time. That was until, aged just 11, an older married man called Tom befriended her. She loved having someone who would talk to her, listen to her, a protector. But when he moved away a few months later she was easy prey to the gang of drug dealers and petty criminals who groomed and abused her, using her as a form of currency to appease their debtors and amuse their friends. Increasingly isolated and desperate, it began to look as though the pattern of Taylor's life had been set-- until she started to fight back, determined to build a safe future for herself, however long it took.