Former Scotland footballer Pat Nevin says his son’s autism was never kept a secret.
But, until recently, it was never public knowledge.
While the winger starred for Chelsea, Everton, Kilmarnock and Motherwell during the 80s and 90s he was concealing the struggle of supporting his son in an era when people were not so aware of the condition.
The family has always kept that battle under wraps, until now.