If the dread you carried through pregnancy never quite matched the descriptions in the leaflets, there may be a reason. Here is how perinatal anxiety can show up when you're autistic, ADHD, or both, and the gentle things that help it settle.

Perinatal anxiety rarely looks like just "worrying too much." Here are the signs to recognise, what tends to cause it, and how it's usually treated, from psychoeducation through to medication.