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Ms Moonlake Lee (left) and her daughter, Alisa Cheng, 18, at their Bukit Timah home on Sept 8, 2021.

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SINGAPORE - Alisa Cheng was a bright child, but her parents and teachers could not figure out why she did not excel in school.
She would participate in class with correct answers, but give incomplete answers during tests. She would lose school books and forget to submit homework, says her mother Moonlake Lee, 52.
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