Mel Crossley’s son Sasha, who was born in Norwich, died by suicide two weeks before his 20th birthday.

Ms Crossley, an additional needs teacher in a primary school, said Sasha had masked his autism since the age of seven although he was never officially diagnosed.

She described her son as: “Exceptionally clever and exceptionally kind and loved by those many whose lives he had touched.

"We miss him so very much, every minute of every day.

Sasha died by suicide two weeks before his 20th birthday. (Image: Supplied)

“He died as a result of undiagnosed autism and the absence of support that diagnosis may have given him to find a way........

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