The Umbrella Academy’s Tom Hopper has opened up on his son Freddie’s autism diagnosis, explaining it’s ‘incredibly rewarding’ to see him interact with the world.The star, who plays Luther Hargreeves on the Netflix series, and his wife Laura decided to share their experience with Freddie, who is non-verbal, to help other parents in the same situation.
Speaking to James and Oliver Phelps on their Normal Not Normal podcast, which has been exclusively shared with Metro.co.uk, Tom explained how he loves seeing his son see the world in a different way, as well as pointing out some of the challenges he and his wife have faced.‘We got the news that Freddie – my son, who’s five – we got the diagnosis of him having autism,’ he said.
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