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• 07:37, 20 Aug 2016
• Updated 08:21, 20 Aug 2016
• By Gemma Mullin

 

Lindsey McGarry caught little Rex, who has autism, climbing onto the ledge of his bedroom window telling her he wanted to ‘escape his worries’

 

They are the words that no parent expects to hear their child speak.

 

But when Lindsey Morgan caught her eight-year-old son climbing onto the ledge of his bedroom window she was to discover the devastating reality that he wanted to end his life.

 

“Being asleep is easier than being awake,” little Rex told her, explaining that he wanted to “escape his worries.”

 

Rex, who has high-functioning autism , struggles to deal with overwhelming feelings of anxiety and finds being in a classroom especially difficult.

 

Now aged nine, the youngster has almost entirely dropped out of school, as mum Lindsey, from Farnborough, Hampshire, claims the system is failing her son.

 

Speaking exclusively to Mirror Online, Lindsey said five years ago Rex was brimming with excitement about starting his education.

 

“As with most young boys, his behaviour occasionally gave teachers cause for concern, but my main worry was at home,” she said.

 

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