In this episode Charli talks to Polly Clarke about having a newborn baby in lockdown, weeks after receiving an autism diagnosis for her first child and during a bloody pandemic!

"I thought my waters had broke, but I'd just pissed myself"

Expect:

Conversations around stimming and flapping

Language development

Big brother jealousy

Autism Diagnosis

Sensory processing disorder

Finding help

Doing poos in Tesco

The episode also discusses Polly's Instagram blog Berty's Bubble, at the time of publishing this episode the page is under maintenance but check back soon as Polly reshapes the idea of sharing a child's autism journey and their family experience.

Books recommended by Polly

Autism: How To Raise A Happy Autistic Child - Jessie Hewitson

Charity to check out - Portage

https://www.portage.org.uk/

Applying for Disability Living Allowance in the UK

DLA for children allows you to pay for extra therapies such as speech and language therapies and occupational therapy

National Autistic Society Early Bird Programme

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This episode was edited by Leon Shaw.

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