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Chris Packham in tears as he reads ‘touching’ letter from Radio 2 Ken Bruce’s autistic non-verbal son

In the first episode of the BBC Two documentary Inside Our Autistic Minds, the naturalist and Countryfile presenter meets with other people with autism and assists them in creating short films to try and explain to their family and friend’s how they feel about living with the condition.

Chris, 61, was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome in 2015.

During the episode he met with Ken and his 20-year-old son Murray, who has never spoken and communicates by typing on a tablet.

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