Karen chats with researcher Dr Aimee Grant who has recently been looking into the experiences that autistic mothers have of feeding their babies, and then goes on to talk to antenatal teacher and autistic mother Ruth Jenks, who volunteers for the organisation Autistic Parents UK.
Great blog about Dr Aimee Grant's research: https://autisticuk.org/autistic-mothers-experiences-of-breast-and-formula-feeding-babies-what-does-the-evidence-say/
Aimee's most recent paper on the subject:
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13623613221089374
https://www.autisticparentsuk.org/
The Second Shift
The Second Shift is a podcast that seeks, ambitiously, to explore lots of different life experiences, find out the facts, and understand new perspectives. From matrescence to menopause, I'll be talking to expert speakers and people with lived experience, because stories are such a great way to understand the world. I hope you'll find something interesting in this slightly eclectic collection of conversations!