5. Christine McGuinness
In her autobiography, TV personality Christine McGuinness discusses her adult autism diagnosis, describing it as both "emotional" and "a relief." More recently, in the documentary Unmasking My Autism, Christine said she realized after being diagnosed "why I am the way that I am."
For all her diagnosis and a better understanding of herself, she had to break off her marriage to presenter Paddy McGuinness later.
"As an autistic woman, I like to stay where I'm comfortable; I like things to stay the same," she said at the time. "I know I've stayed in a place where I was probably unhappy because it was safe, and I don't like change, and ultimately, I wanted to keep my family together."
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She continued:
"I understand myself better now because that's where I was comfortable knowing it was me, Patrick, and the children – but sometimes change has to happen. You have to deal with it in the best way possible."
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