Paddy and Christine McGuinness two-year-old daughter showing signs of autism

Paddy and Christine McGuinness have always spoken openly about how their twins deal with being autistic.

And now the parents have revealed that their two-year-old daughter Felicity is showing signs of autism too.

The pair are also parents to five-year-old twins Leo and Penelope, who were diagnosed with autism when they were three.

Christine spoke to OK! magazine for their Twinkle Ball, in aid of the National Autistic Society about how Felicity is doing. 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The 31-year-old said, ''She blows us away with how smart she is, but we fully believe she’s on the spectrum.''

She continued, ''She’s often on her tiptoes, she’s fussy with her food and things have to be pretty precise with her routine. She lines things up in order and tenses her body when she’s excited.''

She added, ''She’s too young to have the test but I don’t think it’ll make much difference because, unlike the twins, her speech is amazing. Perhaps as she’s the youngest she wants to be seen and  heard.''

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The couple, who have been married for eight years, got real about how they offer each other much-needed support while raising their twins.

Paddy said, ''Supporting each other is key, we’d be lost without each other. We’re lucky because although I’m busy at work, we’re still a very close family unit.''

The Take Me Out presenter added, ''Accepting help is one of the best things I ever did to help me through. It just gives you a little glimmer of freedom.''

We always love to hear this pair speak so candidly about their family life and help others feel less alone in raising kids with autism.  

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