Heroic Myles Fitzpatrick is in pole position to meet Prime Minister Gordon Brown after saving his mother's life.

Ten-year-old Myles, who is autistic, will receive a Child of Courage medal at a glittering ceremony at Westminster Abbey next Wednesday.

He will then be whisked off to Downing Street to meet the PM after a lavish reception at the House of Lords.

But it may be difficult to get him out of his superhero outfit for his big day after he was made a special Formula One uniform at Silverstone.

Leza Fitzpatrick, 37, believes she would not be alive today if it was not for the actions of her son, who helped resuscitate her after she collapsed and stopped breathing during a severe asthma attack. Born with severe ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder) Myles is usually unable to carry out even the most basic instruction, such as washing his hands.

But when disaster struck the quick-thinking youngster dialled 999 and relayed directions to resuscitate his mother as she lay unconscious on the floor.

He was with his sister Katrina, 15, and brother Luke, 12, at a friend's home in Mayfield, when his mother collapsed in June.

Leza, of Kilnbarn Way, Haywards Heath, said: "I feel extremely proud of him and all the kids because they all had a hand in saving me.

"But I can hardly believe what Myles did. He was apparently saying things like 'check for a pulse' and 'get mummy to breathe again'.

"I'm amazed that he managed to step outside of his world just long enough to save my life."

Myles is a special needs pupil at Northlands Wood School, Haywards Heath, and took a trip to Silverstone last Tuesday as part of a package of treats arranged in recognition of his miraculous rescue.

Leza also suffers from a poor immune system after a number of operations in the past two years.

When she collapsed Myles even went through a pile of letters to find an address for the paramedics to respond to.

Katrina carried out a chest massage and the kiss of life. Luke then ran up the dirt track outside to lead the ambulance in.

By the time paramedics arrived 20 minutes later, and Leza had regained consciousness, Myles had reverted back to his old self.

Leza, who nominated her son for the award sponsored by Woman's Own, said: "Autistic children get mixed up quite easily but the 999 operator said Myles repeated everything he said word-for-word so he didn't get confused.

"But Myles doesn't really understand all this commotion. He says 'You're my Mum, it's what every child would do.

"We don't know how he's going to react to meeting the Prime Minister. There was a car there at Silverstone worth £2 million that he wanted to take home.

"He had a whale of a time and is still wearing his suit. He's refusing to take it off."

Ten children, aged between six and 13, will be honoured at the awards by judges including GMTV's Fiona Phillips, Andrew Castle and Richard Arnold.