A mum in Scotland broke down in tears after receiving a call to say that her severely autistic teenage son spoke for the first time ever. Miriam Gwynne's child Isaac, aged 14, is in need of 24 hour care and has non-verbal autism.
However, when other children visited Isaac's school this week, something truly spectacular happened which gave the emotional mother hope. The mum was left shocked when one of her son's teachers called her to say that Isaac had uttered the word 'hello', reports the Daily Record.
Miriam, from Hamilton, said: "Children from another school had come to visit Isaac's special needs school. Isaac is very familiar with the kids and he always flaps to show he is excited to see them.