This on-demand webinar highlights grief as an unseen stressor and additional needs and issues for individuals with I/DD. It also discusses strategies for support. It provides a self-advocate perspective discussing communication differences in individuals with autism as they relate to grief and grieving. It focuses on emotional processing differences and alexithymia, as well as ways to look at cognitive strengths; such as love of ritual, sensory profiles, etc., as tools for coping with grief.
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