His social and communication skills are poor, he cannot keep friends and his three-year-old sister is often distressed by his behaviour.
Kyle cannot be offered treatment or medication until he is diagnosed, and his mother, Elaine King, feels no-one wants to take responsibility for him. Kyle saw six different GPs before one took his condition seriously and referred him to a specialist. He has now seen a psychologist and occupational therapist who say he may have multi-sensory problems and shows autistic tendencies, although he is not autistic. They will not refer him to a psychiatrist because his condition is not serious enough, despite his self-harm and black moods. He has had various tests but the results have not been returned more than two months later.
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