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Jordan and Peter worry about 7 stone son

Published Wednesday, Sep 6 2006, 11:01 BST | By Susanna Regan
Reality TV stars Jordan and Peter Andre have revealed that the health problems of their son Harvey continue to get worse.

The biological son of footballer Dwight Yorke, the 4-year-old is blind and cannot speak, and has a rare growth hormone condition which causes him to put on weight regardless of what he eats, which has now resulted in him reaching 7 stone.

Andre told Closer magazine: "We've been taking Harvey to the hospital for more tests as he's been putting on a lot of weight recently and it's worrying us. He's now 7 stone, which is really unhealthy for a four-year-old. But we've been through tough times with Harvey before and we'll get through this."

Glamour model Jordan also revealed that Harvey has been diagnosed with autism, and spoke about how strange it was to deal with the different needs of her other son, one-year-old Junior.

She revealed: "I went to the doctors and he's been diagnosed as autistic, which I've been saying for ages. Now they'll discuss how best to deal with him. I don't get love from Harvey and I don't expect it, so it's weird to think that Junior will know what a cuddle is."
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