Father's furious post to friends after son with autism is not invited to any birthday parties

A loving father has written a furious post to his friends online after his six-year-old son with autism did not receive any invitations to their kids' birthday parties.

The boy's mother shared her husband's angry rant from Facebook onto Twitter, writing, "My husband's message to his mates breaks my heart."

In the message the father wrote: "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 [sic].

The father said in the expletive-laden post that this has been brewing for some time and asked his friends, "have you any idea how hurtful that is?"

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

Reilly's mother writes a blog about her son who has non-verbal autism, titled The Life of Reilly.

Her tweet which shared her husband's message to his friends has been retweeted more than 2,000 times.

Many supported the father for speaking up.

One Twitter user wrote: "Oh god :( I don't know whether I wanna cry sad tears for the situation or happy tears at the strength of that man."

Others who have family members in the same position shared their own experiences, with one saying it was "Proper heartbreaking stuff."

Others said the post has made them more aware of autism.

"Your post has opened up my eyes to an issue I hadn't previously considered," one wrote.

Actress Kirstie Alley even responded to the heartbreaking post.

She wrote, "Dearest Reilly, you are invited to my house any day and I will throw you a party for kings."

Reilly's mother thanked her Twitter followers for their support but added it was heartbreaking that so many were affected.

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