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Jaymen Bourne

By Campbell Live | 3 News

Jaymen Bourne is the much-loved son of Mangan and Therese.

He is profoundly autistic, and smashed up their rented home to such a great extent that their landlord basically has no choice but to evict them.

But Jaymen can’t help himself, and his parents can’t stop him – and soon they’ll have nowhere to live.

Trapped without words, Jaymen communicates through damage. Once he gets a hole, he’ll keep picking away until the entire wall is gone.

There are times when Jaymen is just like any other 16-year-old – he listens to music and hangs out in his room, but most 16-year-olds don’t communicate with their parents through pictures.

The landlord says the Bournes are otherwise good tenants and nice people, but he can no longer get insurance – and without insurance, they can’t stay.

And with nowhere to move to, the Bournes don’t know who to turn to.

Watch the video.

Source: http://www.3news.co.nz/Teens-autism-driving-family-into-homelessness/tabid/817/articleID/147963/Default.aspx

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