Christine McGuinness to front BBC documentary about autism in women and girls
The IndependentSign up for the Independent Women email for the latest news, opinion and features Get the Independent Women email for free Get the Independent Women email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Christine McGuinness has confirmed she is filming a new BBC documentary aimed at raising awareness of autism in women and young girls. The Real Housewives of Cheshire star has previously shared her story of parenting three autistic children – eight-year-old twins Leo and Penelope and five-year-old Felicity – with husband Paddy McGuinness in a 2021 BBC documentary called Our Family and Autism. The hour-long documentary will “unravel the untold story of how autism in women and girls has been ignored and misunderstood by science and society – often seen as something mostly affecting men”. Experts say that women and girls are routinely overlooked by health professionals as autism continues to be wrongly thought of as “a male disorder”.
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