Dan Barnes sought an assessment following his son's diagnosis of autism.
By Vanessa Pearce & Steve HermonA former paratrooper who was diagnosed with autism at 26 said it felt like a moment of clarity.
He is now receiving help and volunteering as part of the PURE project, a city scheme helping people with learning difficulties and disabilities into employment. "Quite a few of my brothers are on the spectrum with varying degrees of autism, ADHD, Asperger's, so I've got a lot of experience with that growing up as a kid.
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