A mother-of-three says her autistic son is "really suffering" because her family lives in a one-bedroom flat as they wait for somewhere where he can have his own space. LeedsLive reports that 29-year-old Sophie Light had her third child less than two weeks ago to leave her and Tommy, three, Vinnie, two, and baby Teddy all living in a one-bedroom council flat in Leeds.
She has been on the waiting list for somewhere bigger for years and has been offered several two-bedroom properties, but Sophie says that two bedrooms is not enough.
Tommy is autistic, and can become easily overstimulated without his own space to relax in. "We're all living on top of each other at the moment, and that's had a big strain on him," Sophie said. "Sometimes he will lock himself in the bedroom or throw things."
