Autistic Women's Experiences of the Perinatal Period: A Systematic Mixed Methods Review

V Westgate, O Sewell, D Caramaschi… - Review Journal of Autism …, 2024 - Springer
The perinatal period has challenges for autistic women. This review synthesises evidence
on the experiences of autistic women during the perinatal period. This mixed methods …

Recommendations for education, clinical practice, research, and policy on promoting well-being in autistic youth and adults through a positive focus on sexuality and …

J Dewinter, MG Onaiwu, ML Massolo, R Caplan… - …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This short report presents recommendations to promote health and well-being relating to
sexuality and gender diversity in autistic individuals. The recommendations were developed …

Experiences of Autistic Parents, from Conception to Raising Adult Children: A Systematic Review of the Literature

S Thom-Jones, C Brownlow, S Abel - Autism in Adulthood, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: The objective of this review was to explore autistic experiences of parenthood,
as described by autistic people, from conception to relationships with adult children. In …

Maternal Autistic Traits and Adverse Birth Outcomes

M Hosozawa, N Cable, S Ikehara, Y Aochi… - JAMA Network …, 2024 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Women with a high level of autistic traits in the general population may
experience larger health disparities during pregnancy, particularly women diagnosed with …

Prenatal care experiences of childbearing people with disabilities in Ontario, Canada

LA Tarasoff, G Saeed, Y Lunsky, K Welsh… - Journal of Obstetric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To explore the care experiences of childbearing people with physical, sensory,
and/or intellectual/developmental disabilities during pregnancy. Design Descriptive …

The Autistic Parenting Journey: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Evidence and Thematic Meta-Synthesis

M Pagnier, M Moualla - Autism in Adulthood, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: The emerging literature about parenthood indicates specific differences in
autistic individuals' experiences compared with non-autistic ones. Methods: We conducted a …

Special considerations for assessing and caring for autism in girls and women

A Rynkiewicz, S Zheng, A Lacroix - Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Special considerations for assessing and caring for autism i... : Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Special considerations for assessing and caring for autism in girls and women : Current Opinion …

“A wild and inaccessible place”: The lived experiences of autistic pregnancy and birth

C Grahame, AR Thompson, M Freeth - Autism in Adulthood, 2024 - liebertpub.com
Background: Pregnancy is associated with a multitude of physiological and emotional
changes that can be challenging for physical and mental health. Emerging pregnancy …

[HTML][HTML] The neurodivergent perinatal experience—A systematic literature review on autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

JK Elliott, K Buchanan, S Bayes - Women and Birth, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Neurodivergent individuals often face unique challenges during the perinatal
period, which can significantly impact their experiences of pregnancy, childbirth, and early …

Autistic women's experiences of the antenatal, intrapartum and early postnatal periods

V Stuart, E Kitson-Reynolds - British Journal of Midwifery, 2024 - magonlinelibrary.com
Background/Aims Autism is a neurodevelopmental disability affecting interpersonal
communication and interaction, and has a prevalence of more than 1% of the population …