Gregg Wallace has revealed his has been diagnosed with autism and global development delay after months of suspicion.
Masterchef star Gregg, 57, previously revealed he thinks the toddler has autism, but wasn't able to get him diagnosed until the age of three.
Now Gregg and his wife Anna have received a diagnosis for their three-year-old son Syd.
Speaking on Loose Women after finally getting a diagnosis, Gregg revealed: "Syd has autism. He’s three, you can’t legally diagnose it in this country until they are two-and-a-half, but we knew at about a year old that we had some issues."
When asked by the Coleen Nolan and Kaye Adams what the signs were, Gregg said: "For us – and we found out that this is a kay – he wasn't answering to his name, he wasn't playing peek-a-boo.
"He was walking and running around but he's got autism and he's got something called global development delay. So he's not speaking."
Gregg then insisted: "But he is lovely and he is cuddly and he is happy. And if he wants something he grabs your hand and takes you.
"Honestly, if you think you might have an issue, go and see someone," Gregg said, urging parents whammy be in the same situation as him and his wife Anna, 36.
Later, Gregg added how his son is already progressing as the pair have received advice and support with how to help their son.
"We can see the development, he now makes eye contact, he now interacts more, these specialists teach you to interact more," he added.
Following his appearance, Loose Women viewers took to Twitter to praise Gregg. One wrote: "Thank you Gregg Wallace for speaking so positively about your son and Autism".
Another added: "love Gregg Wallace talking about his son and autism / global delay".
"#greggwallace u GLOW when speaking about your son who has #Autism You have proven The challenges that u have by doing things a little different 2 interact with your son, works, its Beautiful.
"His perfect in his own way & because he is yours," a third said.
Gregg opened up on suspicions that he and wife Anna had about their son in December last year.
He revealed the pair thought their son might be autistic in an interview with The Sunday Times.
At the time, Gregg said his son is "cuddly, social and with no anger issues", but was "nonverbal".
He added: "We don't know what it is. We suspect autism but neither of us is medically qualified.
"He's a very happy boy. Very confident. We love him dearly. We're not overly concerned. He's very young.'
He added: "So we are optimistic. We're not scared. We're not nervous. We're also excited, because we don't know how he's going to develop. We have no idea. He could be seriously into something — we don't know what it is yet."
