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Christine McGuiness: Unmasking my autism

Dawn

For those who have not seen this, I thoroughly recommend

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m001k31t/christine-mcguinness-unmasking-my-autism

Features Melissa, who took part in our #NowIKnow campaign. 

https://www.autism.org.uk/what-we-do/campaign/our-new-campaign/now-i-know-campaign/melissa-s-story

Christine and Melissa have done a lot for us in this documentary. I am particularly struck by the first lass interviewed misdiagnosed and endangered by EUPD. This needs to stop. 

We all have a voice. Everyone of our voices, if it reaches even only one other and that one other counts, because it's recipient is another previously unidentified autistic person, or because it is a professional who can correctly identify another struggling person as autistic and bring them home, we have done our work.

Well done Christine, well done Melissa.

Big love x

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  • I thought it was all very well presented, the pattern of how autistic teens are treated is now unfortunately so predictable. When she opened up about sexual abuse I saw myself in her chair, I only opened up recently to a professional, I explained, I was a young teen and didn’t know I’m autistic and didn’t understand the rules. It was explained to me that, I didn’t understand the rules but people who do these things do, I was a child, they are adults. I wonder how many autistic children are sexually abused. The figures I’m sure are quite high. 
    It’s little things that make a difference, the woman Christine visited asked if it was okay to hug when greeting her. I would love to see a program follow the journey of a 50+ person.

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  • I thought it was all very well presented, the pattern of how autistic teens are treated is now unfortunately so predictable. When she opened up about sexual abuse I saw myself in her chair, I only opened up recently to a professional, I explained, I was a young teen and didn’t know I’m autistic and didn’t understand the rules. It was explained to me that, I didn’t understand the rules but people who do these things do, I was a child, they are adults. I wonder how many autistic children are sexually abused. The figures I’m sure are quite high. 
    It’s little things that make a difference, the woman Christine visited asked if it was okay to hug when greeting her. I would love to see a program follow the journey of a 50+ person.

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