Research reveals a severe lack of resources when it comes the way menopause affects women with learning disabilities and autism
Experts told i that while menopause as a topic has started to be more widely discussed, the experience of people with learning disabilities and autistic people is still not factored into these discussions
Some autistic people report that menopause played a role in discovering that they are autistic, as their autistic characteristics became more apparent during menopause or perimenopause., a charity which provides support for people with learning disabilities, evidence suggests people with learning disabilities often have an earlier menopause.
Most people who were already menopausal knew that periods eventually stopped, but did not know why this happened or what it meant. She said: “I could feel something going on inside me, but I wasn’t sure what it was. It was making me feel more anxious and I hated it. The doctor told me it was perimenopause.
Emma Fraser, 43, has cerebral palsy and learning difficulties. She is going through the perimenopause and says there needs to be better support that women with autism and learning disabilities often experience barriers in accessing healthcare support. “But a lot of women don’t have those communication skills and can’t tell their support workers or colleagues that they’re having these changes.
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