Sandie Bershad says she’s always felt different than other kids and generally prefers the company of adults.At age 12, Sandie, now 17, says she went into a deep, two-year depression because she felt that no one understood her.

She was treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with medication, but as she grew up, she said, she realized that she had special gifts and abilities, including the ability to see angels and hear voices.

“I see dead people. I see my grandmother. She visits me all the time,” Sandie said. “I have always been visite