Rod Stewart to pay for autism diagnosis of boy on waiting list for three years

Rod Stewart has offered to pay for the autism diagnosis of a child who has spent three years on a waiting list, as the boy's father told the Scottish government to "hang their heads in shame".

- Libby Brooks

The multimillion-selling artist stepped in after reading about four-year-old Iain Gregori, who is non-verbal and is due to start school this summer, in the Daily Record.

His father, Michael, told the newspaper, which has been highlighting the lack of Camhs (children and adolescent mental health service) appointments for children with conditions such as autism and ADHD, that he feared his son was "lost in the system".

The case was raised by the Scottish Labour leader, Anas Sarwar, at first minister's questions yesterday.