The Autism-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and the Fourth Trimester by Aimee Grant

The Autism-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and the Fourth Trimester by Aimee Grant

The ultimate, accessible guide to navigating every step of pregnancy, birth and the fourth trimester for Autistic people.

Exploring the reality of pregnancy and acknowledging it's challenges, autistic researcher Dr Aimee Grant interweaves advice from autistic pregnant people and registered midwives to answer any questions you may have on being an autistic pregnant person.

The dip-in-dip-out format provides you with an easy-to-navigate exploration into sensory overwhelm, managing demanding medical appointments, navigating being a new parent and everything in between. There are also QR codes to informative YouTube videos throughout and downloadable materials, including birth plans, to help support you in navigating your journey.

Whether you're autistic yourself or looking to support your autistic partner, family member, this book is here to support you, your family and your baby every step of the way. It also holds invaluable insights for those providing care for an autistic pregnant person.

This book is an absolute goldmine of information for autistic people experiencing pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period The information is clear and easy to follow, while not shying away from detail. It makes every stage of pregnancy predictable, and shares solutions and scripts to deal with multiple scenarios, routine experiences, and complications that may arise. I particularly love the top tips from an autistic midwife, as well as the experiences of other autistic people. I wish I had this book when I was pregnant- it would have made the whole experience so much easier and less scary. -- Niamh Garvey is an autistic author, a registered nurse, and a mum of three. Author of "Looking After Your Autistic Self" and "Being Autistic (and what that actually means).

Aimee Grant is a researcher and author of over 50 peer reviewed journal articles.Since 2021, Dr Grant has been leading research into Autistic people's views and experiences of pregnancy, pregnancy loss and early parenting.

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ISBN 13	9781839978609
ISBN 10	1839978600
Title	The Autism-Friendly Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and the Fourth Trimester
Author	Aimee Grant
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Year published	2025-10-21
Number of pages	368
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.