Christine McGuinness reveals she’s been diagnosed with ADHD just months after learning she has autism
CHRISTINE McGuinness revealed she had been diagnosed with ADHD just months after learning she has autism.
The 34-year-old broke down in tears when she was told in August that she was "high up the spectrum", having scored highly on a questionnaire measuring for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Christine has been diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the revealed.
It can cause people to be restless and impulsive.
Christine told the newspaper she saw her diagnosis as liberating as it helped her understand how she behaves.
She said: “I’ve now been diagnosed with ADHD, autism and dyspraxia."
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Take Me Out's host Paddy McGuinness's wife was optimistic about her attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis.
She added: “Knowledge is key. If you know the situation, you’re able to deal with it. So getting a diagnosis has really opened up my life."
“It’s given me so much more opportunity to understand why I was the way I was.”
Her three children, twins Penelope and Leo, eight, and five-year-old Felicity were all diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at a young age, and Christine has been open about the challenges of parenting the youngsters.
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Meanwhile Christine will join the star-studded line up for ITV'S The Games.
She was spotted with sports tape on her leg during filming, suggesting she - like her other costars- is feeling the pain from the gruelling training.
She is set to participate alongside six other female celebrities for a chance to win The Games.
They include Love Island's Olivia Attwood and Dancing on Ice star and newsreader Lucrezia Millarini.
