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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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He - the 5-year-old boy"?

Does "He reportedly suffers from Asperger's syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder." mean "the 5-year-old boy reportedly suffers from and "?

Context:

A 5-year-old Alabama boy was rescued Monday afternoon when FBI agents stormed an underground bunker where a 65-year-old retired trucker had held him hostage since gunning down a school bus driver six days ago.
The kidnapper, Jimmy Lee Dykes, was killed, though the FBI did not say how he died.
FBI agents entered Dykes' homemade bunker in Midland City, Ala., at 3:12 p.m. CT (4:12 p.m. ET) after deciding the autistic boy was in imminent danger, FBI Special Agent in Charge Steve Richardson said at a news conference.

"Over the past 24 hours, negotiations deteriorated and Mr. Dykes was observed holding a gun," Richardson said.
The boy, identified so far only as Ethan, was "physically unharmed" and taken to a hospital in nearby Dothan. He reportedly suffers from Asperger's syndrome and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
"The child is doing good,'' Sheriff Wally Olson said at a news conference Monday night.
"He's been through a lot,'' Olson said. "He's receiving medical treatment and everything is OK.''

More:
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/04/alabama-bus-child-hostage-bunker/1891233/
  

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