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Anybody know any stories or resources about autistic motherhood? It strikes me that being a mother with autism could be a challenge, for example when it comes t

Anybody know any stories or resources about autistic motherhood? It strikes me that being a mother with autism could be a challenge, for example when it comes to 'bonding' with the baby. Yet I haven't seen it discussed anywhere.

grzm 9y ago
The internet does appear to have some resources. I can't vouch for their quality, having just used a search engine, but they're at least a starting point: - https://autismwomensnetwork.org/motherhood-autistic-parenting/ https://autismwomensnetwork.org/motherhood-autistic-parentin... - https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2012/11/17/the_autism_project_mothers_with_asd_ask_why_scientists_are_missing_girls.html https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2012/11/17/the_a... - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/apr/15/women-autistic-mothers-undiagnosed-children https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/apr/15/women-a... - http://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/autistic-women-pregnancy-and-motherhood http://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/autis... - https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/autism-parenting/526989/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/autism-pa...
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kstenerud 9y ago
A friend of a friend spoke about getting pregnant and having a baby. For the entire duration up until the baby's birth, she worried because she didn't have any strong feelings. The moment the baby was delivered, something inside her said "This! This is what I was made for!". And then an hour later the feeling passed. Her kids seem to have automatically adjusted to her condition, being more vocal when they need something, or something is wrong (otherwise she wouldn't know). The movie "Snow Cake" does a pretty good job describing some of the challenges.
stared 9y ago
I guess each story differ. Though, I remember finding these: - http://web.archive.org/web/20160313002827/http://www.backfromnature.org/2015/03/i-gave-my-child-autism.html http://web.archive.org/web/20160313002827/http://www.backfro... (and its HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9245022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9245022) - https://musingsofanaspie.com/about/ https://musingsofanaspie.com/about/

grzm 9y ago

The internet does appear to have some resources. I can't vouch for their quality, having just used a search engine, but they're at least a starting point: - https://autismwomensnetwork.org/motherhood-autistic-parenting/ https://autismwomensnetwork.org/motherhood-autistic-parentin... - https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2012/11/17/the_autism_project_mothers_with_asd_ask_why_scientists_are_missing_girls.html https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2012/11/17/the_a... - https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/apr/15/women-autistic-mothers-undiagnosed-children https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2017/apr/15/women-a... - http://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/autistic-women-pregnancy-and-motherhood http://network.autism.org.uk/knowledge/insight-opinion/autis... - https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/autism-parenting/526989/ https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/autism-pa...

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kstenerud 9y ago

A friend of a friend spoke about getting pregnant and having a baby. For the entire duration up until the baby's birth, she worried because she didn't have any strong feelings. The moment the baby was delivered, something inside her said "This! This is what I was made for!". And then an hour later the feeling passed. Her kids seem to have automatically adjusted to her condition, being more vocal when they need something, or something is wrong (otherwise she wouldn't know). The movie "Snow Cake" does a pretty good job describing some of the challenges.

stared 9y ago

I guess each story differ. Though, I remember finding these: - http://web.archive.org/web/20160313002827/http://www.backfromnature.org/2015/03/i-gave-my-child-autism.html http://web.archive.org/web/20160313002827/http://www.backfro... (and its HN thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9245022 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9245022) - https://musingsofanaspie.com/about/ https://musingsofanaspie.com/about/