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AMITTA SHAH:

Mandy and Jason, I'm now going to give you some feedback from what the assessment has shown us. It's not just based on today, but as you know, I've had a lot of reports beforehand from that paediatrician. I've seen those DVDs, the films of Zane, all those questions we asked you this morning, and then of course, meeting Zane himself has made it all very, very clear to us.

All his early behaviours and what is functioning now shows clearly, that he is on the autistic spectrum. And he fits into the subgroup of children who have Asperger's syndrome, because of the quality of his social interaction. But what he's showing is very high intelligence. And he's showing a lot of very normal sociability as well, which is very positive.

The difficulties are to do with his own frustrations, because he is extremely intelligent. And lots of people who have very satisfying lives and have a career, and so on. But the important thing is that with someone like Zane, the emotions are a little bit disarranged. And he can become anxious. He can become stressed. That's what we have to bear in mind, and actually make sure that life is arranged for him in such a way.