Video Clips
Video Clips on Autism & Grief
The links below are clips from interviews conducted with autistic adults, family members, and professionals who support adults with autism.
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Advice for Autistic Grievers – Alex LaMorie
Alex shares suggestions for grievers on how to cope with their grief.
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Autism & Grief – Alex LaMorie
Alex talks about the feelings of grief he had after the deaths of his grandparents.
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Autism & Grief – Alex LaMorie
Alex explains why people experience grief.
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Autism & Grief – Erika Schwartz
Erika shares about her grief experience following her father’s death.
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Autism & Grief – Erika Schwartz
Erika talks about wanting to spend time with her father’s body after his death as a way to say good-bye.
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Autism & Grief – Dr. Mary Beth Walsh
Mary Beth discusses autism and meeting an autistic griever’s needs
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Autism & Grief – MeiMei Liu and Paula Shelley
MeiMei and her mom Paula discuss MeiMei’s grief after her father’s death.
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Autism & Grief – Rachel Minnaar
Rachel Minnaar talks about her grief after her brother’s death.
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Autism & Grief – Ralph Brown
Ralph shares about the grief he experienced following the deaths of his brother and father.
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Autistic Reflections on Death Rituals
Several autistic adults reflect on their experience with rituals after the death of someone important to them.
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Grief
This animated video discusses how grief may be experienced.
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Grief & Animal Companion Death – Rachel Minnaar
Rachel shares about her grief experience after her cat’s death.
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Grief is a Spectrum Too
Award-winning animated video about autism and grief produced by Exceptional Minds Studio.
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Hospice Care at Home – MeiMei Liu
MeiMei Liu discusses the hospice care her father received at home.
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Project Advisory Board Member – Alex LaMorie
Alex shares why he serves on the Autism & Grief Project advisory board.
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Role of Caregiver – Erika Schwartz
Erika talks about her experience as her father’s caregiver and obstacles for professionals providing care to autistic adults.
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Self-Care for the Caregiver – Linda Sue Sohn
Linda Sue provides self-care advice for caregivers of autistic grievers.
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Spirituality, Religion & Rituals – Linda Sue Sohn
Linda Sue discusses the shiva held after her mother’s death.
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Spirituality, Religion & Rituals – Lisa Morgan, MEd, CAS
Lisa discusses alternative options to traditional rituals.
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Spirituality, Religion & Rituals – Lisa Morgan, MEd, CAS
Lisa discusses barriers to the involvement of autistic people in faith communities.
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Spirituality, Religion & Rituals – Mary Beth Walsh, PhD
Mary Beth discusses the importance of inclusion of autistic people in a faith community.
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Spirituality, Religion & Rituals – Rabbi Ruti Regan
Rabbi Ruti Regan discusses spirituality, religion, and rituals.
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Spirituality, Religion & Rituals – Rachel Minnaar
Rachel shares about her faith and the impact of her decision to cremate her cat.
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Spirituality, Religion & Rituals – Rachel Minnaar
Rachel shares about her faith after her brother died.
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Spirituality, Religion & Rituals – Rev. LaTonya Penny
Rev. Penny discusses the importance of meeting autistic congregants where they are.
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Supporting an Autistic Griever – Alex LaMorie
Alex shares his advice for providing support to an autistic griever.
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Supporting an Autistic Griever – Bill Gaventa, DMin
Bill provides advice on how to support autistic grievers.
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Supporting an Autistic Griever – Dan Moss
Dan shares about his grief after his mother’s death and provides advice on helping someone who’s grieving.
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Supporting an Autistic Griever – Denise Rollins, PhD
Denise shares about her son’s grief after his father’s death and how she supported him.
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Supporting an Autistic Griever – for Faith Leaders – Bill Gaventa, DMin
Bill shares his advice on how faith leaders can support an autistic griever.
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Supporting an Autistic Griever – for Professionals – Erika Schwartz
Erika shares her advice for professionals working with autistic adults.
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Supporting an Autistic Griever – for professionals – Mary Beth Walsh, PhD
Mary Beth suggests ways that professionals can support an autistic adult and their family.
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Supporting an Autistic Griever – Linda Sue Sohn
Linda Sue provides suggestions to support an autistic griever.
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Supporting an Autistic Griever – Linda Sue Sohn
Linda Sue shares her advice for grieving families.
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Supporting Non-Speaking Autistic Adults – Mary Beth Walsh, PhD
Mary Beth suggests ways to support non-speakers.
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The Grief Journey – Alex LaMorie
Alex shares about how is grief has changed over time.
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The Grief Journey – Rachel Minnaar
Rachel Minnaar talks about how her grief has changed since her brother’s death.
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Unhelpful People – Erika Schwartz
Erika shares about the impact of unhelpful people after her father’s death.