It’s good to remind ourselves that autism isn’t a fixed object – it does morph over time,” she added. She said: “Women that ask for certain boundaries can be misconstrued as difficult. Many men ask for what they want, which is great, but we should be allowed the same courtesy. It is our right to equality. But if you challenge their status quo, you are considered a problem.

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Rishi Sunak and US Vice President Kamala Harris meet and agree on Israel's right to defend itself - and vow...Sykes cited the autistic teenager Dara McAnulty, who wrote a book about immersion in nature, as an inspiration. “Learning shouldn’t be just sitting in a classroom and being forced to learn algebra or French when your brain doesn’t work like that. What a waste of your childhood. I can’t read a number that’s over five digits, and there’s no way that doing an hour of maths every day for five years would have changed that. When I could have learned, for example, that I’ve got a really good eye.” Melanie says writing her book as been like 'performing open-heart surgery on herself' (Image: John Phillips/Getty Images) Writing this book sometimes felt like I was performing open-heart surgery on myself but I knew how necessary it was. I can now put it out into the world unapologetically and confidently because sharing all the wisdom my life has given me makes it all worthwhile." Beauty queen Athenna Crosby claims she was spotted having lunch with 'close friend' Matthew Perry a day... Kerry becomes the fourth contestant to leave Big Brother 2023: NHS Manager is EVICTED after Noky and Trish's nominations were revealed

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Speaking more about her new book, Melanie said: “I wrote it to help heal people, and I want to heal people. I want to talk about all the subjects that are in the book, because it has got lots and lots of different themes. It's not just obviously misogyny at work and all that. It's about, you know, medical cannabis, it's about domestic abuse, it's about all sorts of things and themes, and all I want to do is go and talk to and help people who are going through it.