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Women's Euro 2025: Safia Middleton-Patel on life with autism on and off the pitch
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Safia Middleton-Patel is part of the Wales squad for Euro 2025 .
The 20-year-old goalkeeper is a hugely promising footballer.
But she is also autistic and struggles with social interaction and sensory issues.
She visualises the next pass as 'the perfect Lego brick I'm missing in my set'.
Midfielder was diagnosed as autistic at 18 and made her Championship debut in February 2023 .
Wales international says she feels fortunate she was diagnosed with the help of Manchester United .
Middleton-Patel says she always felt different and had her first experience of "totally shutting down" when she was in year nine at school.
As she heads off with the message 'legia legia legt', which means 'play well' in English .
She struggles with tactile issues and weight issues - the look of a 'normal' fork makes her really angry.
She also struggles with sunlight - she often has to wear sunglasses in the gym because the windows are big.
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