Reading boy says playing flyball helps with his anxiety

Mitchell has autism and experiences social anxiety, but says playing sport with his dog helps him.

The 12-year-old from Reading in Berkshire has become part of a flyball team called the 'Flea Jumperz' and is using the dog sport to help him overcome his feelings of anxiety.

In flyball teams of four dogs race to get a ball and bring it back over a series of hurdles.

Mitchell says he wants people to see autism as 'something good'.

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