Spectrum of Experiences – Day 4

16th June 2022

Recorded talk by Lana Grant

Lana Grants shares her experiences of pregnancy and parenthood as a woman on the Autistic Spectrum. Lana has also provided a Powerpoint which will be uploaded soon (bear with us: technical difficulties).

Lana Speaks about:

her late diagnosis at 38
trying to find information to help her during pregnancy
finding community of other Autistic parents
interactions with midwifery staff, hospital visits, making choices around pregnancy and giving birth
morning sickness (TW for people with emetophobia: mentions of nausea and vomiting), exhaustion
the interactions between autistic masking, social differences, interacting with other parents
releasing stress and perfectionism

Speaker biography:
“Specialist advisor and advocate for people with autism and their families. I have worked within the field of autism for nearly twenty years. I have a diagnosis of Asperger syndrome which I received in my late 30’s.

I am also a parent of children on the autism spectrum. I am experienced in supporting and educating young people with autism from 3 years into adulthood.

I specialise in autism and females and my debut book “From Here To Maternity, pregnancy and motherhood on the Autism Spectrum” was published in March 2015 by Jessica Kingsley publishers.

I am based in South Staffordshire and I am the mother of six children.”

You can find Lana in the following places online:

Blog: lana-grant.co.uk/blog

Website: lana-grant.co.uk

Twitter: @LanaGrantAutism

Contact Lana: lana-grant.co.uk/getintouch.php

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