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Manchester Evening News
Manchester Evening News
National
Paige Oldfield

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

Difficulty concentrating at school, no eye contact and emotional outbursts. The signs were there from the start.

But it wasn’t until a teacher recommended Chris Woolnough get his son Thomas tested for autism that he finally connected the dots – leading to a diagnosis that would change their lives forever.

Thomas, six, was diagnosed with autism at the height of the pandemic in 2021 when he was just four-years-old. The test came following concerns he was struggling at school.

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