Born to Be Different

The children are approaching their 16th year and being disabled is an added complication to an already anxious time for teenagers. Hamish has achondroplasia, commonly called dwarfism. After being spotted by the New Zealand para-swimming team, he has qualified to represent the country at the world championships in Glasgow, a stepping stone to the Rio Paralympics. Cameras also follow Zoe, who has arthrogryposis, her friend Emily, who has spina bifida, Shelbie, who's profoundly physically and mentally disabled, and William, who has tuberous sclerosis.

Catching up with the children featured in the documentary as they enter adulthood. Zoe is moving out for the first time to start a law degree, and has opted to go it alone entirely, refusing the help of a care team while she is at university. Hamish is moving into a student house in New Zealand while training for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, and William has moved to his own flat with a care team.

Emily is working the hospital wards as part of her course, and although she is doing great, her disability is throwing up some challenges. Zoe is struggling with her law degree. Although she is giving it her all, she is not sure that university is for her after all. However, things are much more serious for William and Shelbie, whose futures remain uncertain as their families battle to keep them alive.