A PASSION for helping children with special educational needs and disabilities has driven a student at the University of Chester to achieve outstanding academic success while undergoing and recovering from complex surgery herself. Llinos Edwards, 24, from Wrexham, is currently studying for a master’s in Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) after achieving a first class early childhood studies degree and a postgraduate certificate in autism, all at the University of Chester. Llinos started her university journey while undergoing complex surgery related to achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism. Due to her determination and academic ability, she balanced medical appointments alongside her work which has proved at such a high standard she was asked to contribute to the latest book by senior lecturer, Dr Chandrika Devarakonda.