A young Stevenage boy with autism and dyspraxia has raised more than £230 to help support other children with similar struggles to his own.

Chelsie Cockell says she is "so proud" of her son, Ryan, after he took part in a Walk for Autism fundraising challenge.

Ryan, who is eight years old, set himself the challenge of walking 1,000 steps a day for eight days to raise £50 for the charity Autism Initiatives Group.

He went on to walk a daily average of 16,667 steps, racking up a total of 133,333 steps over the eight days, and raising £234.

Ryan, who lives in Stevenage and is a pupil at Featherstone Wood Primary School, said: "Anyone who knows me knows I don’t like walking, but I wanted to do this as it’s a charity close to my family’s heart."

The Comet: Ryan walked more than 133,000 steps during his challenge.Ryan walked more than 133,000 steps during his challenge. (Image: Chelsie Cockell)

Chelsie added: "I’m so proud of him! Eight days of getting his steps in, eight days of raising money for autism.

"Ryan has a heart of gold and always wants to help people in need.

"He wanted to raise money for people like him, who have autism. 

"He has amazed me! As a family, we are so proud of him."

You can still sponsor Ryan at fundraise.autisminitiatives.org/fundraisers/ryancockell.