Down In The Bumps

Verity's Story

Season 2 Episode 3

Verity shares her story of becoming unwell with depression during pregnancy, interacting with mental health services and  being diagnosed as autistic. She reflects on what she has learnt about herself and discusses the strengths and challenges of being an autistic mum. Her experiences have inspired her to carry out research and give training to healthcare professionals with the aim of improving the experiences of autistic people accessing mental health services. I learnt a lot from our conversation and I hope you do too!

*Trigger warning* Mention of suicide.

Links to resources:

National Autistic Society:

National Autistic Society (autism.org.uk)

Music credit (intro/outro): Harmony - Ikson https://www.iksonmusic.com