Caroline Westlake is a naturalist, conservationist, and writer living in Hanoi, Vietnam. She was diagnosed with combined ADHD at 13 and dyspraxia at the age of 23. Growing up with a passion for the natural world, she worked as a zookeeper in the United Kingdom for six years, before moving to South East Asia and becoming involved in wildlife rehabilitation and animal welfare. Caroline blogs about her experiences of having ADHD and working in a competitive field filled with challenges.
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