Mother of autistic child wants improved awareness to the condition

Mon, 23 Mar 2015

The mother of an autistic child says she wants to improve the public's understanding of the condition.

Louise Armstrong will be marking autism awareness month - the national initiative, now in its eighth year, will run throughout April.

Her six-year-old son Samuel has difficulty interacting in certain social situations which can become problematic and give the appearance that he is simply a "naughty child".

Louise says she's confident that improved awareness will greatly help other parents of autistic children: