article_snippet.sent: A gifted schoolgirl hanged A gifted schoolgirl  just weeks after scoring a string of GCSE A stars because A gifted schoolgirl was depressed at being diagnosed with a mild form of autism, an inquest heard.
article_snippet.sent: A gifted schoolgirl parents said  A gifted schoolgirl was 'happy to be odd and eccentric' but was 'very much in denial' about A gifted schoolgirl condition and  felt unable to discuss  her condition with anybody.
article_snippet.sent: Last August, just a week after going on a school trip as part of the National Citizen Service, the teenager was found hanged in the teenager bedroom after leaving a note apologising to the teenager family and telling how the teenager wished the teenager could open up to friends.
article_snippet.sent: the teenager was an avid reader who always had a novel in the teenager school bag and had already won a place at Manchester College of Art to study A levels.
article_snippet.sent: the teenager had told of problems socialising and making close friends. '
article_snippet.sent: Although the teenager had a lot of friends the teenager also wanted to have a close best friend and the teenager did not have that. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Elspeth McKendrick had a small circle of friends at school but wanted a 'close best friend'
  Gifted teen had  scored a string of GCSE A*s and won a place at Art college .