Autistic man, 25, to be separated from his abusive mother and forced to live in care 'against his will', rules judge The man, named as WMA, was barely allowed to leave home by his mother The local authority had to move the pair after their home fell into squalor The mother, named only as MA, continually refused help for her son Judge Martin Cardinal described MA as a 'poor' mother Ruling: Judge Martin Cardinal ruled that a 25-year-old autistic man must be separated from his mother and forced to live in care An autistic man can no longer live at home with his abusive mother and must be forced to live in council care, a judge has ruled. The 25-year-old man, named only as WMA, wanted to stay at home despite his 'dominating' mother verbally and mentally abusing him. He was rarely allowed outside by his mother, who was named in court as MA. Judge Martin Cardinal gave permission for a local authority to stop the man from leaving the home if they think he might run away, after a deprivation of liberty safeguard application. As well as autism, WMA is said to lack social skills and is unable to care for himself due to development disorders. Birmingham Crown Court heard that the mother and son had to be moved by the local authority because MA let their house fall into a state of squalor and that she struggles to look after herself let alone her son. Care workers had previously said that there was often a worrying lack of food in the house and that the mother continually refused help for her son. MA had been arrested in 2011 for neglect but no charges were brought against her. She told the court that allegations that she threatened to kill herself and WMA if her son was taken away were false. The Judge heard that the 25-year-old began to learn basic skills such as making toast and enjoyed interacting with other residents during a short stay at a care home in the past. Judge Cardinal ordered that the pair must only contact each other by telephone for the first two weeks of separation and supervised visits would be allowed twice a week for up to two hours after that. Case: A hearing was held at Birmingham Crown Court before the judge's ruling was handed down through the court of protection After a month, contact between MA and WMA will only be monitored and not actively supervised. According to the Guardian, Judge Cardinal said in his ruling: 'Whatever she may say about being a good mother to WMA, and I am sure she intends to be one, MA is, in practice, a poor one; for she has done little to forward his learning, social and self-care skills.' The decision was handed down in the court of protection. The number of deprivation of liberty safeguards made in the UK has risen by 66 per cent since 2010 according to recent Health and Social Care Information figures.