![]() ![]() ![]() I learned for the first time about the links between autism and eating disorders, and why they often manifest in girls of secondary school age. A text message from a friend casually inviting her for lunch the following day would throw her into panic: “What time? Where? What are we eating? What are we wearing? Who’s going? How long am I there for? What time am I getting home?” She has a wardrobe of clothes bought not because she liked them, but because they fit the different “roles” she played in certain situations. Sensory issues mean she prefers beige food and feels anxious in noisy places. Christine explained the many ways in which autism can manifest itself, but which are not immediately apparent to others. If the purpose of a documentary is to throw light on a subject, then this one was exemplary. In this new film, she explored what that means, and how the condition affects women in particular. At the end of that programme, Christine was told that she had it too. Anne Hegerty, quizzer on The Chase, received her diagnosis at 45, having watched a programme about the condition and recognised some of the traits in herself.Ĭhristine McGuinness: Unmasking My Autism (BBC One) is a follow-up to a 2021 documentary in which she and her husband, presenter Paddy McGuinness, discussed their children’s autism. The TV presenter Melanie Sykes was diagnosed at the age of 51, and said her life had finally started to make sense. There has been a marked rise in women being diagnosed with autism in recent years. ![]()
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