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Arctic Warrior Guy Martin's 'unexpected diagnosis' after driving girlfriend 'crackers'
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Arctic Warrior host Guy Martin revealed how he was only diagnosed with Aspergers' syndrome because he was driving a former girlfriend "crackers".
In his upcoming Channel 4 show Arctic Warrior, he joins the Royal Marines 200 miles into the Arctic Circle. Viewers will be keen to find out if Guy has the mettle to cope with one of the world's most unforgiving climates in the role of a special operations commando
Grimsby Live reports he does not like to work from a script, and works by responding to questions from crew members off-camera. Guy explained that he had been persuaded by a girlfriend at the time to seek professional help.
He told the Sunday Times in 2021: "I was turning her crackers, so she forced me - well, not forced me, but she said: 'Will we go and see this psychologist? ' Anyway, I sat there for a day, and it turned out it was a form of autism: Asperger's."
He added: “It’s true I’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, but I would say: ‘What a load of tripe’. They try to put names to it — ‘Oh, he’s like that because of this’. Everyone’s different. We’re all different."
Guy commented on his own experience: "The way I look at it is that maybe having that is why I am the way I am. Maybe that is all down to the autistic side. I don't know.
"If there are any benefits to having it, it's that you just get your head down and get on with things. I apply that to the way I work. If you've got an awkward job at work, you just get your head down until it's sorted."
In his upcoming Channel 4 show Arctic Warrior, he joins the Royal Marines 200 miles into the Arctic Circle. Viewers will be keen to find out if Guy has the mettle to cope with one of the world's most unforgiving climates in the role of a special operations commando
Grimsby Live reports he does not like to work from a script, and works by responding to questions from crew members off-camera. Guy explained that he had been persuaded by a girlfriend at the time to seek professional help.
He told the Sunday Times in 2021: "I was turning her crackers, so she forced me - well, not forced me, but she said: 'Will we go and see this psychologist? ' Anyway, I sat there for a day, and it turned out it was a form of autism: Asperger's."
He added: “It’s true I’ve been diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome, but I would say: ‘What a load of tripe’. They try to put names to it — ‘Oh, he’s like that because of this’. Everyone’s different. We’re all different."
Guy commented on his own experience: "The way I look at it is that maybe having that is why I am the way I am. Maybe that is all down to the autistic side. I don't know.
"If there are any benefits to having it, it's that you just get your head down and get on with things. I apply that to the way I work. If you've got an awkward job at work, you just get your head down until it's sorted."
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DSM 5: Autism Spectrum Disorder, DSM IV: Aspergers Moderate Severity
“My autism is not a superpower. It also isn’t some kind of god-forsaken, endless fountain of suffering inflicted on my family. It’s just part of who I am as a person”. - Sara Luterman