When Bowen Evans was diagnosed as autistic at the age of three, his family say they were handed very little information and left, in effect, to work out the next steps on their own.
Ten years later his father, author Paul Evans, has written the book he wishes he could have found back then.
The help the family needed eventually came through Bowen’s nursery and then his primary school, where Paul says they found incredible support.
Department for Education figures published in June 2026 show that more than 1.8 million pupils in England have special educational needs, over one in five of the school population, and autism is the most common primary need among children with an education, health and care plan.
Paul Evans talks to Chloe Norman about The Diplodocus Who Couldn’t Focus which is published on the 16th.
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