'We were told he'd never be toilet trained, never talk' - Mum asks for cards for son with autism on his 30th birthday

The mum of a young man with autism, who she was told to lock in a room and forget about as a baby, is now appealing to the public to send him cards on his 30th birthday later this week.

Sharon Connolly fears her son Barry, who adores opening cards, will only get two cards on Thursday when he celebrates his milestone birthday.