A ten-year-old stopped talking after his first word and hasn't spoken since.
Francis Field Jr, from Childwall, said his first word when he was just shy of 20 months old but hasn't spoken a word since. When his mum, Gail, and dad, Francis, noticed his regression they decided to take him to see the doctor.
Following appointments and meetings, Francis was diagnosed with autism, being non-verbal and having a number of neurological developmental problems, but this hasn't stopped him from enjoying his life. Thanks to the work of Addvanced Solutions and Alder Hey, Francis has been able to use books to communicate and is a typically excitable ten-year-old.
