Christine McGuinness and her husband Paddy shone a light on life with autism in their moving BBC documentary, Our Family And Autism.
But making the programme, which aired in December, also gave her a glimpse into the vital role carers play for so many.
“I went to meet a lot of adults who had support, and it made me realise how important our carers are,” says the reality TV star and mum, who recently received her own autism diagnosis aged 33 after her three children – eight-year-old twins Penelope and Leo, and Felicity, five – were previously diagnosed.
