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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
National
Antony Thrower & Paige Oldfield

'We thought our son was being difficult... but finding out why has changed our lives'

A family’s life was changed forever when a suggestion by a teacher led to an autism diagnosis for their “incredibly difficult” young son.

Chris Woolnough had suspected his son Thomas might be on the spectrum as he behaved differently to his two siblings, avoiding eye contact and needing extra support doing simple tasks.

Finally, a teacher suggested Thomas get tested for autism, which connected the dots for the family.

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