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"In the antenatal period, nobody was really aware of what that might be like for a lesbian. At a time when people weren't really out about being gay and lesbian parents. "
"I've had care workers come to the house, they don't care. And I don't really mind that they don't care. I just want them to respect her. And to recognise her as an individual, with her own contributions to make."
"There's huge health inequalities for autistic women. Not just getting a diagnosis, but getting any healthcare after you have been diagnosed. Because all of a sudden everything becomes your autism, the broken leg, the scratch on your finger. It's all autism."
"I was just being told either ‘This is normal, you're a woman, get on with it’, or ‘This is because you're depressed and you want to be a mum, this is the way that your body is physically emanating your depression’. And I wanted to throw those operation notes in...read more
"The minute you hit 60, the NHS starts treating you like you're a problem. Whether you've got issues or you haven't got issues, they are the experts, you don't know anything and you have to have things done to you. And I think that's a real issue for a lot...read more
"If you've got dementia, or a learning disability, that's how I feel. You don't matter."
"One of our ladies is a quadriplegic. She's been in palliative care quite a few times. And they basically leave them. ‘Oh, well, does it really matter?’"
"I constantly keep on reminding people, it's not only women that give birth. Non-binary people and trans men give birth. And it's not breast milk, it's human milk, and things like that. If you ever see me online you’ll be sick and tired of seeing me always on copy paste...read more
"When you get doctors who have to explain, maybe, an operation, they could break that down for people with learning disabilities to make it easier for them to understand. "
"I know in the surgeries they’ve got accessibility standards, but they’re not used. Everybody should be going back to the doctors if they're not using it. And that's a big issue. For people with learning disabilities like me, who can't read very well. "
"People think I’ll see my support worker, and that will be fine. That kind of mentality is not what living with a learning disability is today or even what autism does. It’s much more independent than it was even 10 years ago. People still think that people with learning disabilities...read more
"In my area, until very recently, we had no post diagnostic support for adults with autism at all. You can go and get a diagnosis, and that will be that. You get a leaflet."