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

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Autistic people may also have sensory sensitivities, such as finding loud noises overwhelming, finding scratchy materials particularly uncomfortable or having an aversion to certain food textures.

The presenter, who also hosted Let’s Do Lunch with Gino D’Acampo and Going Out with Alan Carr, had been working on a documentary about the failures of the education system with Harry Thompson, a writer and speaker on autism and PDA (pathological demand avoidance), when he recognised autistic traits in her and suggested she do an assessment. Princess Olympia of Greece is all smiles as she's spotted leaving her London home with TikTok chef Thomas Straker Italian wife killed by pizza: Diner, 46, started spasming after eating restaurant dish with 'tainted chilli... Royals DO carry cash (but not enough!) Queen Camilla asks market vendors if she can settle up later after running out of shillings in Nairobi The presenter, 52, shared her diagnosis in 2021, and said it's been an 'arduous road' learning to 'understand her neurodivergent mind and sensitivities,' but hopes that by writing about them she can help others.Good Morning Britain viewers demand Richard Madeley be dropped as he asks guest who lost 21 relatives when their house was bombed in Gaza: 'How close were you to your brothers?' Denise Richards reveals she is trying to talk daughter Sami Sheen, 19, out of getting breast implants because she regrets her own: 'They're toxic'

PICTURED: Maya Jama and Stormzy seen having heated argument in an alleyway during trip to LA after rekindling romance - as she breaks her silence JANET STREET-PORTER: Celebrities' Halloween outfits just give me nightmares! Why the prize for the Most Tasteless Costume goes to... Lil Nas X's 'human tampon' Diddy transforms into Batman as he arrives at Halloween party in a Batmobile whileChloe Bailey channels Mrs. Incredible in a PVC one-piece I am someone who needs to physically count on their fingers to add two small numbers together – a far cry from the savant maths genius counting cards in Las Vegas. I am highly creative, not at all technical. That, and I bloody hate trains.

I feel so much gratitude towards them and I hope they know their autistic family welcomes them with open arms. My daughter was in night nappies when she started going to school and I WON'T apologise for it - no one...