6yrs old Autistic boy invited to parties around the world after his furious father slammed his schoolmates' parents for leaving him out of celebrations (Details, pics)

A six-year-old autistic boy whose furious father lashed out after he was not invited to birthday parties due to his condition has been inundated with offers to celebrations across the world.

Shane and Christine Stephenson revealed celebrities had even picked up on their message to stop excluding 'different' children after his message was shared thousands of times.

The angry Facebook post stated Reilly, who is non-verbal, 'has autism, not leprosy', and was later put on Twitter by his blogger wife, with parents from across the world since getting in touch to show their support.

Speaking on ITV's This Morning, Mr Stephenson said a recent party was 'the straw that broke the camel's back' and his reaction was the result of a 'build-up' of frustration.

He said: 'It’s like what I said, he is six years old and I think in his entire life he has been invited to one christening and that’s about it. I don’t know if it upsets him because I’m not sure if he is aware of it but that is not an excuse.

'It was the straw that broke the camel’s back at the weekend. I was not calling out any individuals because it is everybody [who does this].'Mrs Stephenson added: 'Our lives are chaotic as parents of an autistic child. We fall off the radar and the bins go out more than us and we never have childminders lining up because he [Reilly] can be difficult.'

We need people to be more accepting of autistic children. Reilly loves a party. He may not look at you but he wants to be involved and wants to go to things.

'Let us decide if he can cope at things; that’s the message we want to get out. If we think he cannot handle it we may come along for five minutes and then disappear but at least we have been part of the group.

The couple also revealed support had come from the most unexpected places, including former Cheers actress Kirstie Alley.

The actress tweeted: 'Dearest Reilly, you are invited to my house any day and I will throw you a party for kings...THE lemurs & my grandson, Waylon, await U (sic)'.

Mrs Stephenson said: 'The rant is not something Shane would usually do and it shocked his family to be honest, but since then Reilly has been invited to parties all over the world.

Iven Kirstie Alley, from Cheers, invited us to one and if we lived closer we would have been there in a heartbeat.'

She added: 'I have blogged about Reilly for a long time and our daily struggles. I want people to be a little bit less judgemental and a little bit more inclusive.

The message from parents of other autistic children has been very clear – ‘it’s happened to us too’.

WHAT IS AUTISM?

1) Problems with social interaction.

2) Impaired language and communication skills

3) Unusual patterns of thought and behaviour

People with autism may also be over or under-sensitive to sounds, touch, taste, smells, light or colour. Symptoms can range from mild to severe but all can cause anxiety. While some people with autism can live relatively independent lives, others may need a lifetime of specialist support.

There is no cure but there are a number of treatments to help autistic people better cope with the world around them.

Around one in 100 children in the UK have autism spectrum disorder. It is three times more common among boys than girls.'

Just because autistic children are a little bit different, there’s no need to exclude them. There’s some fantastic kids out there and people benefit from having them in their lives.'

Mr Stephenson also revealed the judgement his family deal with from others on a daily basis.

He said: 'You feel judgement like on a day out or even doing a chore. If Reilly wants to go left and you want to go right there can be a scene and people judge you as a parent.

It can have a really negative effect on all of us and our older son, who is 11, gets devastated and embarrassed by other people’s reactions.

'I have not had any negative feedback so I think the message has got out there. If it does some good for families in similar situations then that is great.’

Mrs Stephenson's post - which she tagged 'my husband's message to his mates breaks my heart' - has already received well over 5,000 likes and 2,000 retweets.

It read: 'Right this has been brewing for some time so here it goes and you can like it or f***ing well lump it.

'My son Reilly has autism not f***ing leprosy; he is 6 years old and my so-called friends who have kids also have kids parties.'

Not ONE invite not f***ing one. Think about that whilst you go and f*** yourselves; you have any idea how hurtful that is?Mrs Stephenson, from Newcastle, told the Huffington Post earlier this week: 'Our friends aren't horrible people, I know they feel our struggles.'

Just for the record in future don't bother he's not an after thought he's my every f***ing thought.''

They are mortified that Shane feels this way.'

She said: 'There's some building bridges to be done now that Shane has spoken about how he truly feels and I think only positivity can come from his outburst.