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Kathleen Speirs & Ryan Carroll

Autistic Scots schoolboy's 'magical' reaction to Coldplay gig goes viral as mum left in tears

An autistic Scots schoolboy's 'magical' reaction to Coldplay's Hampden gig has gone viral after it left his proud mum 'in tears'.

Oliver Murray, 10, is constantly in 'fight or flight mode' due to his 'explosive' meltdowns, intrusive thoughts and sensory issues. Due to his symptoms, the youngster is sometimes left housebound, with even trips to the shopping centre a struggle.

Oliver becomes overwhelmed with conflicting and background noises - so when tickets to see Coldplay went on sale his mum Nikki knew getting to the gig - far less sitting through it - would be a challenge. But little Oliver is a massive fan of the band so the 38-year-old mum and her husband Alan, 42, "took a chance" - and, to their shock, he was entranced by Chris Martin and co all night on Wednesday.

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