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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 have now seen the programme. It was an eye opener regarding the suffering some have gone through.

    For me personally it added another layer to my self realisation. I have begun to see more of what was autism when I was at school, but just wished these things were not so hard for me and others not understanding. For so long I felt like I was odd but not something you discuss.

    Christine's comments about smell were interesting too as I wondered for years why others weren't concerned about smells I observed. Interestingly I can only recall meeting one other woman I was aware was autistic.

    It also helped me to understand the unmasking I have done in the last two years. I have been wondering what the connection was with this and the pandemic, apart from my realisation of autism at this time. I have concluded that the prevention of socialising helped to give myself permission to accept that it was ok to avoid it at times when it felt too uncomfortable.

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  • I have now seen the programme. It was an eye opener regarding the suffering some have gone through.

    For me personally it added another layer to my self realisation. I have begun to see more of what was autism when I was at school, but just wished these things were not so hard for me and others not understanding. For so long I felt like I was odd but not something you discuss.

    Christine's comments about smell were interesting too as I wondered for years why others weren't concerned about smells I observed. Interestingly I can only recall meeting one other woman I was aware was autistic.

    It also helped me to understand the unmasking I have done in the last two years. I have been wondering what the connection was with this and the pandemic, apart from my realisation of autism at this time. I have concluded that the prevention of socialising helped to give myself permission to accept that it was ok to avoid it at times when it felt too uncomfortable.

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