Sophie Hinchliffe, also known as Mrs Hinch, has shared the exact moment she knew her son has autism. The cleaning sensation told her followers that she and her eldest son Ronnie were both diagnosed with autism last year . She revealed that everything "finally makes sense", but shared how the family took some time to process the diagnoses before she made the decision to speak publicly. To mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April, Mrs Hich shared adorable photos of Ronnie to her
Instagram account. The four-year-old was seen planting a kiss on Sophie, while snaps showed Ronnie as a tiny baby sleeping next to his mum. One photo showed the little boy dressed up as a recycling worker and a short clip showed Sophie putting on her makeup while Ronnie copied her. She could be heard saying: "Ron, I love you," before he replied: "Love you, mummy." Sophie was reduced to tears during the special moment, as she had been open about Ronnie's path to speech. The
Social Media star revealed she was sent a message from a follower who thought Ronnie might have been autistic. "I’ll never forget the exact message I randomly landed on from one of my followers back in 2020, when Ron was just 15 months old," she said. "'Mrs Hinch, welcome to the world of autism. I hope you don’t mind me sending you this message, but I believe your Ronnie is autistic.' I knew next to nothing about autism at the time. I was selfish in my little understanding. Ronnie was my first baby and I knew no different. From that day on, I could not forget her words." Sophie continued: "I started researching online and reading everything I could find about autism. The more I read, the more I discovered a
fire in my belly that I’ve never felt before in my life. That fire has never left me. As the months passed and my knowledge on autism grew… I knew. And from that point on, my little Ronnie changed our lives all over again, more than he’ll ever know. Big Easter Bank Holiday home, garden and DIY deals at Dunelm, B&Q, Homebase and
Amazon Sophie shared an emotional post about her son Ronnie ( Image: Instagram/ @mrshinchhome) "Our beautiful, passionate, clever, polite, determined and brave little Ronnie. You are loved beyond words and I will fight every single day for the rest of my life to make sure you are loved like you deserve, understood and most importantly accepted for the incredible little darling you are. Always." Sophie shared their autism diagnosis in December by by posting an adorable snap of herself cuddling Ronnie while sat on the stairs inside their lavish family home. She said: "Autism. A question I am asked daily. Mrs Hinch, is Ronnie autistic? Yes, our wonderful Ronnie is autistic. In fact, I am too. Both Ron and I have had confirmation for a while now. We decided as a family to take our time to process, to learn, to grow and to find our way together before we shared. So that’s exactly what we did and are continuing to do each day. "We have hard days but we also have lots of magical days. And if only everyone accepted and understood autism, the world really would be a much better place. Ronnie, thank you for being ours, for being so precious and simply incredible. Because of you everything finally made sense to me after 33 years. You are my absolute inspiration in life. I love you Ron … Mummy is right here with you, in this together, forever xxx." According to the NHS , people with autism may act in a different way to others. Some autistic people may find it hard to communicate and interact with other people, get anxious or upset about unfamiliar situations and social events and find things like bright lights or loud noises overwhelming, stressful or uncomfortable. Being autistic does not mean you have an illness or disease and autism is not a medical condition with treatments or a "cure". Some people find they require support with certain things, while others need little or not support. Follow Mirror Celebs on TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram ,
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