Illuminated: Autism & All The Things I’ve left Unsaid

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From 2006 until 2009 Melanie regularly filled in for Paul O'Grady as presenter of The Paul O'Grady Show. She attended his funeral last week. “He's very much part of my motivation now to live every day like it's my last, because you've got to drink it in, you've got to drink in every breath. Because it's so beautiful to be here. And I want to do that in the name of him, and be like him, because you've got to lead by example. And he did. He did,” she told Chris. Council bosses say Government plans to house migrants at former Dambusters RAF base are 'unlawful' and should be quashed

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She added: “My memory has always been problematic, and remembering pieces to camera could spin me out, resulting in sleepless nights beforehand. There have been many tears of fear and frustration.” Moment paranoid schizophrenic 'douses two Muslim worshippers in petrol and sets them on fire outside London...

EXCLUSIVE: Inside Matthew Perry's relationship with Briana Brancato: Hisassistant and best friend pays tribute to the Friends star - but is she the one who found him dead?Married At First Sight viewers SLAM Luke's 'disgusting' behaviour and brand him a 'BULLY' after starting fight with Jordan The TV presenter Melanie Sykes has announced she has been diagnosed as autistic at the age of 51, in 2021. Sofia Vergara puts on a folksy chic look in double denim and sky-high platform heels as she heads to a meeting in Los Angeles Joe Jonas pushes hisdaughters around New York in a fairytale carriage after reaching temporary custody agreement with Sophie Turner Melanie Sykes has been a face on our screens, a voice on our radios for nearly thirty years. As a presenter and broadcaster people turned to her for her humour, her honesty and insight. But between all the interviews and chat shows, is a life unseen, a story unsaid.

High-profile late diagnoses like Melanie and Christine are vital in educating people about the vastly misunderstood reality of being autistic. Sharing their stories is a gift to the community and will make life easier for all of us. Jada Pinkett Smith admits Will's Oscars slap was the moment she decided to stay with him... and reveals 'non-traditional' relationship is their way forward Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker dress up as Beetlejuice and Lydia Deetz for Halloween: 'I'm the ghost with the most, babe' Strictly's Katya Jones leaves rehearsals with dance partnerNigel Harman as she's seen for the first time since splitting from William AbbottsMelanie Sykes described the experience of her autism diagnosis at the age of 51 as “life-changing” and one that helped her make sense of previously unexplainable struggles she had faced. It is also part of a wider trend, with an exponential rise in the number of women being newly diagnosed with autism in adulthood in the past two decades. I'm a pilot - here's a guide to the THREE different types of turbulence and how dangerous each one REALLY is Godfather' of AI is among hundreds of experts calling for urgent action to prevent the 'potentially... Amanda Abbington slam trolls after Strictly exit and hints at being 'pushed over the edge' as she says 'you never know what someone's going through' Melanie Sykes reveals she will detail her struggles with 'fame, trauma, self-medicating' and being diagnosed with autism at 51 in a tell-all book

Francesca Happé, the director of the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre at King’s College London, said: “It’s a phenomenon at the moment. There’s been a lot more awareness and a lot of women coming for a first diagnosis in mid-life.” Jermain Defoe's heartbroken on-off girlfriend Alisha LeMay breaks her silence after pictures of the footballer and his new lover emerged Friends creator Marta Kauffman reveals she spoke to Matthew Perry just TWO WEEKS before his death - saying actor was 'in a good place' Life is sweets! Jamie Laing says building his Candy Kittens brand has brought his boyhood dreams to life - and that making them 100 per cent vegan was a 'no-brainer' Candid: Melanie Sykes has revealed that she will be publish a tell-all book discussing the challenges she's faced since being diagnosed with autism at the age of 51

Happé says that diagnostic criteria themselves have been skewed towards identifying autism in males because until recently most scientific studies have recruited only boys and men. “Because we thought there were so many more males than females affected, for neuro-imaging studies females were just seen as noise in your sample,” she said. “In recent years there’s been an active seeking out of women for research.” Friends' Helen Baxendale looks sombre after Matthew Perry' death - amid claims main cast are 'working on statement' Melanie Sykes joined the Chris Evans Breakfast Show with cinch to talk about her debut memoir, Illuminated: Autism & All the Things I’ve left Unsaid.