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Educating Yorkshire viewers rushed to support an autistic schoolboy as he gave a heartbreaking verdict on his condition.
The much-loved programme, which follows the lives of the students at Thornhill Community Academy in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, returned to Channel 4 for a second series earlier this month.
Educating Yorkshire premiered back in 2013, and after 12 years, the school is back in the spotlight and has recently aired its fourth episode.
Sunday's instalment of the show saw year nine student Lewis, 13, open up about living with autism since his diagnosis at eight-years-old, reflecting on how it has impacted his schooling.
Autism is a lifelong developmental disability that affects how people perceive the world and interact with others.
Talking to camera, he said: 'With my autism, I can go on and on about something, go off on a tangent.
Educating Yorkshire viewers rushed to support an autistic schoolboy as he gave a heartbreaking verdict on his condition
Sunday's instalment of the show saw year nine student Lewis, 13, open up about living with autism since his diagnosis at eight-years-old and how it is studying at a mainstream school
Speaking to the camera, Mrs Burton (pictured) said: 'Going out into a busy mainstream school with students who shout random outbursts is probably quite overwhelming for Lewis'
'Or I can be so stressed at one moment, and then completely calm the next.
'I don't know how to honestly explain it.'
He was later seen having one of his extra support lessons with Mrs Burton and she told him: 'You seem a bit bothered today, a bit flustered.'
It's a long day miss, I'm tired. It's near the end of the week.
She asked: 'What's made it a long day? What in particular?'
'Having to be with these children 24/7,' Lewis said.
He added: 'The lack of emotional maturity.'
Speaking to the camera, Mrs Burton said: 'Going out into a busy mainstream school with students who shout random outbursts is probably quite overwhelming for Lewis.'
He was later seen having one of his extra support lessons with Mrs Burton and she told him: 'You seem a bit bothered today, a bit flustered.'
Later on during their conversation, the teacher asked about his friends in main stream school, to which he said: 'I don't bother talking to them.
'They act too childishly.'
She then asked him: 'Can you think of a time when you felt really proud to have autism?'
Lewis said: 'No never. Never. Why would you be proud that is considered to what would be a minimised version of brain damage?'
The teacher pointed out: 'But it makes you who you are. It's not brain damage.'
Lewis said: 'If it was for a machine you would say its damage, but for a human it's not. Why is that?'
Many watching the show rushed to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share the love with Lewis.
'Oh bless Lewis #EducatingYorkshire.'
Many rushed to social media to share their support towards Lewis
'Lewis just be you please don’t give a flying **** what others think! #EducatingYorkshire.'
'How much better would the world be if everyone was a bit more Lewis and/or Ismaeel?'
'If only all kids with SEND had the 1:1 support they needed - well done Lewis.'
'I love Lewis so much.'
'I feel so sympathetic towards the Lewis kid in #educatingyorkshire. I understand what he is going through and it's so difficult to do things when your self confidence is horrific. I hope he does well in life.'
'Lewis in #EducatingYorkshire: what a great human being. The type of person you want to go far in life.'
It comes after Educating Yorkshire fans were left devastated after an emotional scene where a schoolgirl admitted she likes 'nothing' about herself after receiving a Tourette's diagnosis.
A previous episode followed the struggles of Amy, a year eight pupil who had been diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome over the summer.
Amy told the camera: 'The only reason I go [to school] is for the hash browns and my friends.'
Although Amy came across as witty and outgoing, it later emerged there was more to the youngster than met the eye.
Educating Yorkshire fans were left devastated on Sunday after an emotional scene where schoolgirl Amy admits she likes 'nothing' about herself after receiving a Tourette's diagnosis
Episode one followed the struggles of Amy(pictured), a year eight pupil who had been diagnosed with Tourette's syndrome over the summer holidays
The schoolgirl candidly confessed to not feeling 'confident' following her diagnosis with the neurological disorder.
The main symptom is tics, which can involve 'repetitive sounds or movements you do not choose to make and cannot control,' according to the NHS.
'I'm just a mixture of random stuff that, put together incorrectly, made me,' Amy said.
She explained that one some days her tics feel manageable, but others leave her wanting to 'lie in bed and disintegrate'.
To assist Amy in navigating her diagnosis and prevent her from 'struggling in silence,' student manager Mr Wilson set up regular mental wellbeing sessions for her.
One such session saw Amy joined by her close friend Marcii, as the pair were tasked with listing positive features about themselves.
When asked what she liked about herself, a distressed Amy said: 'I don't know.'
'Positives? Erm. Nothing,' she later added to the cameras, visibly dejected.
The youngster candidly confessed to not feeling 'confident' following her diagnosis with the neurological disorder
She explained that one some days her tics feel manageable, but others leave her wanting to 'lie in bed and disintegrate'
'I've had enough,' she said to the teacher, as the task of writing down five things she likes about herself was 'stressing her out'.
'I don't get it, and I can't find owt good about myself,' she said.
'The thing is, Amy, we need you to be able to look in the mirror and feel positive about yourself and be able to say some positive things,' a staff member responded.
'I know this, but I can't do that,' Amy responded, while her tics, including whistling and neck twitching, worsened.
In a touching moment, Amy's friend Marcii explained how the pair always stuck up for one another, including when classmates questioned or ridiculed Amy's tics.
