I am sure forest of dean redneck could put you straight as his step son has autism......
Both my eldest stepsons have it,
Eldest is mildly autistic he wasn't diagnosed til he went to comp school,he can't stand noise,crowds,he is 14 but mentally about 7.
He can get fixated / mildly obsessed with certain things.
Second boy is severly autistic,he is labeled as being at topof the spectrum for infantile autimsm he is nearly 13 ,can only say a few words,still in nappies at night,can soil himself,eats non food substances,smashes things up,recently head butted the window out the school t