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Personal Account: Bonding with my baby - It wasn’t like a Disney movie

Esther Whitney

Feb 15, 2022
2 min

Personal Account: Bonding with my baby - It wasn’t like a Disney movie

by Esther Whitney (artist name: Dr Doom) Having grown up watching Disney movie after Disney movie (such as The Lion King, Dumbo, etc)....

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Personal Account: Breastfeeding as an Autistic Parent

Esther Whitney

Feb 9, 2022
2 min

Personal Account: Breastfeeding as an Autistic Parent

By Esther Whitney (artist name: Doctor Doom) Content overview: Discussion of difficult breastfeeding experience and unsupportive...

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Ruth Jenks

Oct 30, 2021
1 min

Autistic People Can Be Parents

Some may think this is fairly obvious coming from this space but the lack of support and resources indicate how invisible we have been....

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Relationships with Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period

Ruth Jenks

Jan 23, 2021
3 min

Relationships with Healthcare Professionals (HCPs) during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period

[Video/audio reading available soon] Evidence suggests a strong and trusting relationship between the pregnant person and their midwife...

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Ruth Jenks

Jan 23, 2021
3 min

Know Your Birth Rights

[Video/audio reading available soon] Having knowledge about pregnancy and birth is important for reducing anxiety and becoming your own...

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Ruth Jenks

Jan 15, 2021
4 min

The First Trimester of Pregnancy

The first 12 weeks of pregnancy (counting from the first day of the last menstrual cycle) is called the first-trimester.

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Rox Nicholl

Nov 1, 2020
6 min

Babies – Solving the Sensory Challenges

[Video/audio reading available soon] This is not about making the sensory experience of your baby better. This is about making your...

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