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In most rooms, there is a lot going on. There are sounds, voices, lights, smells, colours and more. Your brain needs to remove all of these different things to focusThink about one thing clearly. on what you want to think about.

Many people with autism struggle to do this. It can make everyday life harder.

In a new show, TV star Christine McGuinness talks about finding out she has autism as an adult. She says it helped her "understand why I am the way I am".

Experts think around 1% of children have autism. More boys find out they have autism than girls - but scientists think this could be because girls mask signs of autism by copying others.

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Christine McGuinness says that now she understands herself, she knows what to do in situationsWhat is going on or happening at a certain moment. she finds hard. For example, she can now tell others she needs a "time-out" if she is feeling overwhelmedWhen something is too much, or almost too much, to cope with. .

Yes! Understanding who you are, or why you feel the way you feel, can help you to understand your life. And it is good for everyone to understand that people have different strengths.

No! It is not a diagnosis that saves a life. We need to build a better world where people understand and celebrateShow that something is important and do things to recognise that. differences, including differences in how we think.