In an exclusive interview and photoshoot with HELLO! magazine, Melanie Sykes has spoken about her recent diagnosis of autism
December 06, 2021 - 09:11 GMT hellomagazine.com . The television presenter, whose 17-year-old son Tino also has the condition which affects the way people communicate and interact, tells the magazine how she greeted the news with relief.
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Since coming out with her diagnosis, Melanie has been welcomed to the autistic community with messages from mothers of children on the spectrum and adults diagnosed late in life."They're so happy I'm talking about it, normalising it," she says."Some people who were too embarrassed to tell anyone now feel they can. It makes me extremely happy to know I've helped."
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