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A compact, easy-to-carry toolkit designed to help you communicate your support needs during pregnancy, birth, appointments, and healthcare settings.
The keyring includes simple themed cards with icons, tick boxes, and space for notes, covering areas such as sensory processing, communication, executive function, and mental health. It helps you clearly show what adjustments may support you, especially when speaking up feels difficult.
Ideal for neurodivergent parents, birth partners, doulas, midwives, and anyone who wants a practical way to request reasonable adjustments.
Shipping:
UK delivery: £2
International delivery: £5
Pocket Reasonable AdjustMents Toolkit
ISBN: 9781780668253
Number of pages: 160
Published: July 10, 2025
If you are pregnant and neurodivergent, you may need specific support to ensure you have a positive experience of pregnancy, birth and the journey into parenthood, aligned with key themes including sensory processing, communication, executive functioning and mental health.
These support needs are currently poorly understood in perinatal healthcare settings. Why Neurodivergent Birth Matters aims to promote awareness and understanding of neurodivergent perinatal experiences, and to offer practical suggestions to improve perinatal care. It is both a guide for birth professionals, and a validating and compassionate companion for neurodivergent parents-to-be and new families.
by Victoria White
Why Neurodivergent Birth Matters
BUY THE BOOK AND SUPPORT THE ND BIRTH DOULA ACCESS FUND
10% of the sales of this book go towards The ND Birth Doula Access Fund.
The Doula Access Fund provides free support during pregnancy, labour and after the birth of a baby to neurodivergent people experiencing financial hardship.
Stay cosy, bold, and beautifully on-brand with the official ND Birth purple hoodie. Designed in a rich deep purple, this soft pullover hoodie features the ND Birth logo on the front chest and a larger logo design on the back, making it perfect for everyday wear, events, classes, or representing the ND Birth community with pride.
Made for comfort and easy layering, it includes a classic drawstring hood, front pouch pocket, ribbed cuffs, and a relaxed fit.
Available sizes: S, M, L, XL, XXL
Colour: Purple
Style: Pullover hoodie with front pocket
Shipping:
UK delivery: £5
International delivery: £10
ND Birth Purple Hoodie
Neurodivergent traits are frequently misread as red flags. Communication differences, executive functioning challenges, unconventional parenting styles, and smaller social networks can all trigger negative assumptions about bonding, capability, or lifestyle, when they simply reflect neurological difference rather than risk, neglect, or a "difficult" person.
A 'Think Neurodivergence First' approach asks services to pause before making assumptions or escalating, and consider: "Could this behaviour reflect an unmet need, sensory sensitivity, or communication difference rather than a cause for concern?”
This means exploring any differences in a compassionate, non-judgemental way, before drawing conclusions, and distinguishing between differences that need accommodation and risks that require intervention.
We'd like to invite maternity professionals to wear a 'Think Neurodivergence First' pin on their lanyard. A small (1.25'') but visible commitment, it helps promote awareness and opens up conversation in the workplace, keeping this approach front of mind for ourselves and visible to the people we support.
Pins are available in the UK for £5 which includes postage.
"Think Neurodivergence First" Pin Badge
How many times have you had to explain your needs? 💜
For many neurodivergent people, appointments can involve repeatedly advocating for adjustments, explaining communication preferences, or trying to find the right words in stressful situations.
Our new “Neurodivergent - Please Ask Me About My Needs" pin is designed to make those conversations a little easier.
A simple visual prompt that invites curiosity, understanding and discussion about the support that helps you feel safe, heard and respected. 🌈
Perfect for:
• Pregnancy appointments
• Birth preparation classes
• Hospital visits
• Postnatal appointments
• Everyday life
Because asking for support shouldn't feel like a battle.
"ND - Please Ask About My Needs" Pin BAdge
Written by Autistic midwife and lecturer Karen Henry, a member of our own ND Birth Training Practitioner team, this book blends memoir and original research to explore autistic women's experiences of motherhood and maternity care. It exposes gaps in professional understanding and offers practical steps toward more inclusive, person-centred support. This is essential reading for midwives, healthcare professionals, and families.
(Available only for UK delivery - shipping: £3)
Through an Autistic Lens
Earplugs - Labour wards, postnatal wards, and busy clinic waiting rooms can be loud and unpredictable. Earplugs help reduce auditory overwhelm, making it easier to stay regulated.
Eyemask - Bright clinical lighting can be overstimulating, an eyemask offers a simple way to block out light and create a sense of calm and control.
Calming Scent - created by www.sc3ntrd.co.uk to promote relaxation throughout pregnancy, birth, and the fourth trimester. Unscrew the top and carefully remove the plastic stopper. Replace the lid securely.
Do not tip the bottle upside down. The lace attached to the diffuser has been designed to absorb the scent slowly, allowing the fragrance to gently diffuse and fill your space.
V Eco-friendly / Vegan / Cruelty free V Non-toxic / Pregnancy safe
'Ask Me About My Needs' Pin Badge - A discreet, low-effort way to signal to midwives, doctors, and support staff that you may have specific support needs, helping open the conversation without having to explain everything verbally.
Reasonable Adjustments Toolkit - Practical guidance and prompts to help you identity, request, and advocate for the reasonable adjustments you're entitled to during antenatal care, birth, and postnatally.
Mini Notebook and Pen - Useful for jotting down questions, processing verbal information, managing memory load, or communicating non-verbally if needed.
Velvet Scrunchie - More than a hair tie, this is a soft, tactile item that doubles as a small sensory comfort - something to hold, fidget with, or use for stimming during moments of stress or waiting.
(Available only for UK delivery - shipping: £3)
Comfort & Calm Kits
