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Mark Jones

Ireland's James McClean details autism diagnosis he discovered through four-year-old daughter

Republic of Ireland winger James McClean has revealed that he has been diagnosed with autism, having discovered that he has the developmental disability through his four-year-old daughter.

McClean, 33, is in his second spell with Wigan Athletic having played for Sunderland, West Brom and Stoke, as well as hometown club Derry City.

The 98-times capped winger, who chose to represent the Republic of Ireland over Northern Ireland in 2012, has been vocal about daughter Willow-Ivy's autism in the past, and says it was through her that he suspected he too may be autistic.

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