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Ali is aged 4 years. Ali was diagnosed as autistic at the age of 2 and a half. He then lost his sight. Ali has learning difficulties. He attends a special school for children with autism.
Archie is 17. He has Lawrence Moon Bardet Biedl Syndrome and a diagnosis of autism. He has severely reduced peripheral vision and his sight is deteriorating. Archie attends a special school for children with learning difficulties.
14 year old Bob attends a special school. He has septo-optic dysplasia and enough sight to read print. He has autism and moderate learning difficulties.
Cecily attends a mainstream primary school. She is 11 and works at an age-appropriate level. Cecily is registered blind and has septo-optic dysplasia with optic nerve hypoplasia. She has a diagnosis of autism.
Charles is a pupil in a resource base for children who have autism in a mainstream primary school. He is 6 years old. Charles has poor sight with a number of different eye conditions. He was diagnosed as having autism at the age of 4 years.
Dominic is 13 years old. He has albinism with severely reduced vision. He attends a mainstream secondary school that has a resource base for children with visual impairment. He has moderate learning difficulties and a diagnosis of autism.
Jasper is 7 years old and has profound learning difficulties. Autism was diagnosed when he was 3 years old. He is now blind after a recent gradual loss of sight.
6 year old Jivan has septo-optic dysplasia. He has a tiny amount of peripheral vision. Jivan has severe learning difficulties and a diagnosis of autism. He attends a mainstream primary school.
Sarah is nearly 9. She has septo-optic dysplasia and is blind. Sarah has severe learning difficulties and autism. She attends a special school for children with visual impairment.
Sebastian is aged 8 years. He has Leber's amaurosis, with light perception only. He has moderate learning difficulties and a diagnosis of autism. Sebastian attends a special school for children with visual impairment.
Stacey is 6 and has Leber's amaurosis, with light perception only. She has moderate learning difficulties and autism. Stacey attends a mainstream primary school.
11 year old Tyler attends a special school for children with visual impairment. He works at a broadly age-appropriate level. He has optic nerve hypoplasia and does not have any useful vision. Although Tyler presents as having autism, this is not diagnosed.
Winnie is 12. She has septo-optic dysplasia and is blind. Winnie has severe learning difficulties and a diagnosis of autism. She attends a special school for children with learning difficulties.