US Edition
Maïtena Biraben Confides on Her Autism, Diagnosed at the Age of 57: "I Was Shattered"
7 Articles
7 Articles
After a long personal journey, the journalist puts words on her neurodivergence and evokes the blind spots of diagnosis in women.
On Tuesday, March 31, 2026, Maïtena Biraben, former presenter of the Grand Journal, spoke on her media ladies to announce a news. She was 57 years old and diagnosed with autism. The host came back to the shock of such an announcement.
Maïtena Biraben said this week she was diagnosed with autism at the age of 57. In a video, she went back to the years of questioning, before a meeting, which led her to a diagnosis. ...
The former presenter of the Grand Journal explains that she was diagnosed with autism at 57 years after 28 years of questioning. Maïtena Biraben wanted to testify to this painful path, but also on the female subdiagnosis.
In a video published by the media ladies on the occasion of the World Autism Awareness Day, which takes place on Thursday, April 2, the facilitator revealed that she was deeply concerned about the subject.
"What if, ladies, I told you that I was autistic? It would make you laugh, huh? Well, I didn't laugh at all. It was last year." It was this sentence that the animator Maïtena Biraben announced this Monday, March 30th, that... Read more about Elle.fr
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 40% of the sources are Center, 40% of the sources lean Right
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
