Table 1.

Summary of participants.

Participant*	Age	Age of formal identification	Response type	Education state	Type of school
Aliya	23	Primary school	Interview	VIC	State; Private
Annie	44	43	Interview	UK; VIC	State; Home school; Travelling teacher
Bellae	18	15	Written	QLD	Private
Bobby	17	Primary school	Interview	QLD	Catholic; State
Cassie	41	37	Written	NT; NSW	State; Catholic
Damian	Early 30s	Late teens/early 20s	Interview	QLD	State
Dave	27	3	Interview	VIC	Special school
Dianne	41	37	Interview	VIC; QLD	State
Ella	16	Primary school	Interview	QLD	State
Freya	19	3	Interview	VIC	State
Gayle	35	Self-identified in adulthood	Interview	VIC	State
Helen	19	10	Interview	VIC	State
HY	22	3	Written	VIC	Special school; State
Jack	25	11	Interview	VIC	Catholic; State
Jacob	28	3	Written	TAS	State
Jane	46	44	Interview	VIC	Progressive kindergarten; Private
Jimmy	32	7	Interview	VIC	Catholic
Johnny	16	Before primary school	Interview	QLD	State
Kate	19	12	Interview	NSW	State; Catholic
Kwamay	43	39	Interview	VIC	State
Max	31	18/19	Interview	VIC	State
Pete	67	Not provided	Written	VIC	State
Sam	25	21	Interview	TAS	State
Shannon	19	3	Interview	VIC	State

^*All names are pseudonyms.