ABSTRACT
A group of playworkers running a holiday club were discussing nine year old Peter, a polite, well behaved boy who seemed rather isolated from his peers. “He’s always alongside a group, never in the group,” said one. There was a murmur of agreement and a moment of reflective silence before another burst out, “Oh, I know it’s an awful thing to say, but I’m not surprised, I can’t stand that kid, he really gets under my skin.”
