Autism and Grief

A unique website with grief resources for autistic adults, their families & the professionals who support them, providing stories, tools, and validation.

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Scientists are beginning to study the ways that exercise can help bereaved people navigate loss (Washington Post)
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The NLM Family Foundation seeks proposals from qualified institutions and multidisciplinary teams to design, test, and evaluate new models for hearing assessment in autistic individuals, especially those who are non-verbal or minimally verbal. Full RFP:
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A schedule that lays out the times for ritual events can be helpful to autistic individuals who are grieving. A template for creating such a schedule, and other helpful resources to support the grief of autistic adults, can be found on Autism and Grief https://t.co/pd6Auc4phF

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The Hospice Foundation of America (HFA) offers several complimentary Autism & Grief programs which are useful resources for hospice and grief professionals, hospice volunteers, grief support groups, or the broader community. https://t.co/Jh2jYSlqe0

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Fear and a lost sense of safety can be part of the equation when coping with a sudden, violent death. The Autism & Grief website offers useful resources for helping an autistic individual through this type of grief and loss:
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The Autism & #Grief Project provides many useful resources to help #autistic adults navigate loss. In the video below, several autistic adults reflect on their experience with rituals after the death of someone important to them: https://t.co/p48WgYKbfK

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An online toolkit to support grieving autistic adults

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#Autism & #Grief Resources for Clergy, Hospice and Grief Professionals

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The Autism & Grief website offers a schedule template for autistic individuals attending ritual events as well as many other resources for helping an autistic individual through grief and loss: https://t.co/SQczA1ynjd

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The Autism and Grief website offers suggestions for exploring how faith or religious beliefs can serve as resources for helping autistic loved ones cope with their grief.
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The Autism & Grief website (https://t.co/2gGH57IKD8) offers numerous resources for parents, caregivers, and professionals who are supporting an #autistic child: https://t.co/2U3nPnAGLi

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Autism and Grief is a web resource to support adults with autism in grief and loss as well as their families, professionals in healthcare, social services, counseling, and faith-based professions. Portions of the website are also available in Spanish: https://t.co/KIpPJDTcsq

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The NLM Family Foundation and ARI sponsored the UN Think Tank on #Aging & #Autism on Oct. 3rd. The event recording has been archived on the UN website: https://t.co/Ie7GjF9dRW. For more information, please visit the event webpage: https://t.co/F4dmnfbtqa

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The NLM Family Foundation and Autism Research Institute are honored to sponsor the United Nations Think Tank on Aging and Autism on October 3, 2025 at 10:00 am (EST, USA). The event will be broadcast on the UN website (https://t.co/klRiaxh1O7). https://t.co/F4dmnfbtqa

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The #Autism & Grief website (https://t.co/2gGH57IKD8) offers social stories on grief for autistic individuals to read, personalize, share, or download to print.

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Mary Beth Walsh, PhD suggests ways to support non-speaking #autistic adults through the grieving process. https://t.co/8lTyLRKGnX

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We all grieve differently. The information and resources in the #Autism & Grief website portal may help autistic adults cope with and communicate their grief and loss.

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The Autism and Grief Project provides free online resources on supporting people with #autism through loss and grief. Through this project, MeiMei Liu shares her experiences of navigating grief after the loss of a parent. https://t.co/hjCTyOBV31

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A person with autism’s reaction to news of a death may differ from a neurotypical person’s reaction. In the following video, Linda Sue Sohn shares advice for families with autism who are grieving.
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It can be distressing when someone you care about is seriously ill. For resources regarding how best to support an autistic adult in understanding a serious illness, please visit the Autism and Grief website:
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