Mrs Hinch recalls exact moment she discovered son Ronnie's autism and says she'll 'fight every day' for him
02.04.2024 - 08:39
/ ok.co.uk
Sophie Hinchcliffe, aka Mrs Hinch, has recalled the exact moment she discovered son Ronnie has autism, as she declared that she will "fight every day for him". On World Autism Awareness Day, 2 April, the 34-year-old social media sensation shared a selection of snaps and videos of her eldest son Ronnie, four, to Instagram.
The first adorable snap saw Ronnie planting a kiss on Sophie, whilst in the second he was shown as a tiny baby with his mum sleeping next to him. Other snaps showed him as an older baby, then a toddler, and one particularly sweet photo saw him dressed up as a recycling man.
Finally, Sophie shared a throwback black and white video as she put on her makeup, whilst Ronnie sat next to her and sponged on his own. Sophie can be heard saying: "Ron, I love you," before he replies: "Love you, mummy," which reduces her to tears. When Ronnie was younger, Sophie, who also shares son Lennie, two, with husband Jamie, was open with her Instagram followers about his path to speech, so the video made for a very touching moment.
In the caption, Sophie revealed that it was one of her followers who informed her that they thought Ronnie might be autistic, which eventually led to Sophie announcing his diagnosis in December 2023, whilst also revealing that she, too, had been diagnosed with the disorder. In her World Autism Awareness Day post, Sophie wrote: "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. "'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
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