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Living Through Suicide Loss with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD): An Insider Guide for Individuals, Family, Friends, and Professional Responders
Losing someone to suicide can open up a world of pain, confusion and grief, and for people with ASDs, the effect can be acute and extremely challenging. Reaching out to fellow Aspies, Lisa Morgan proffers her insight and advice to ensure that others on the autism spectrum don't have to face suicide loss alone.
Written from a first-hand account, this astonishingly honest book looks at the immediate aftermath, and how emergency responders can help, as well as the long-term implications of living with suicide loss for individuals on the autism spectrum. The book describes common difficulties after experiencing suicide loss, such as beginning to comprehend the death of a loved one and managing their estate, as well as matters more specific to people on the autism spectrum, such as overstimulated sensory issues and difficulties with misunderstandings and miscommunication at an already chaotic time. The book will also help those who aren't on the autism spectrum to understand how best to help someone with autism who is coping with suicide loss, as well as what not to do.
Written from a first-hand account, this astonishingly honest book looks at the immediate aftermath, and how emergency responders can help, as well as the long-term implications of living with suicide loss for individuals on the autism spectrum. The book describes common difficulties after experiencing suicide loss, such as beginning to comprehend the death of a loved one and managing their estate, as well as matters more specific to people on the autism spectrum, such as overstimulated sensory issues and difficulties with misunderstandings and miscommunication at an already chaotic time. The book will also help those who aren't on the autism spectrum to understand how best to help someone with autism who is coping with suicide loss, as well as what not to do.
160 pages, ebook
Published November 19, 2016
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April 23, 2025
Living Through Suicide Loss with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder by Lisa Morgan (available on Amazon) takes you behind the curtain and shares how Lisa, the survivor of a husband who took his own life, managed the emotions of this life-changing event as an adult on the spectrum.
Lisa takes you from the moment she received a call that her husband was found dead through the first few years afterward, Lisa explains what a survivor of suicide must experience: from identifying the body, cleaning up the location of the death, dealing with insurance companies, settling the loved ones affairs, etc.
Lisa not only takes us on that journey, but she also unapologetically and metaphorically lifts the curtain and shares how she, as an Autistic woman, processed the event through her Autism.
Lisa talks about the sensory overload she experienced including the smell that she encountered as she cleaned the garage that her husband ended his life in,
Lisa also shares how she felt inside as others tried to comfort her after the event and as she rebuilt her life after the loss of her husband.
Lisa shares insights that can help you proces simular events as an autistic adult and shares how our alloes can support an Autistic person who is going through the loss of a loved one.
If you are Autistic this book is for you as it can help you understand your own Autistic experience and possibly improve your ability to articulate your feelings to others.
If you are an ally to an Autistic person who is grieving this book is for you as it can help you understand what your Autistic friend may be experiencing and how you can best support them during this difficult time in life.
For me, this book helped me prepare for the possibility of my wife going before me. Living Through Suicide Loss with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder showed me some of the emotions I may experience and how my Autism may interact with my grieving process.
Lisa takes you from the moment she received a call that her husband was found dead through the first few years afterward, Lisa explains what a survivor of suicide must experience: from identifying the body, cleaning up the location of the death, dealing with insurance companies, settling the loved ones affairs, etc.
Lisa not only takes us on that journey, but she also unapologetically and metaphorically lifts the curtain and shares how she, as an Autistic woman, processed the event through her Autism.
Lisa talks about the sensory overload she experienced including the smell that she encountered as she cleaned the garage that her husband ended his life in,
Lisa also shares how she felt inside as others tried to comfort her after the event and as she rebuilt her life after the loss of her husband.
Lisa shares insights that can help you proces simular events as an autistic adult and shares how our alloes can support an Autistic person who is going through the loss of a loved one.
If you are Autistic this book is for you as it can help you understand your own Autistic experience and possibly improve your ability to articulate your feelings to others.
If you are an ally to an Autistic person who is grieving this book is for you as it can help you understand what your Autistic friend may be experiencing and how you can best support them during this difficult time in life.
For me, this book helped me prepare for the possibility of my wife going before me. Living Through Suicide Loss with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder showed me some of the emotions I may experience and how my Autism may interact with my grieving process.
November 22, 2016
In addition to the five stars, can I give a well deserved "atta girl"? I don't give five stars often and when I do it is typically for a well thought out, well written literary work. This book gets my kudos for the honesty and bravery of LM who shared with us how she (an Aspberger adult) dealt with the
suicide loss of her husband, Paul. The book was probably intended as guide for other Aspie adults (or those on the autism spectrum) in dealing with sudden loss. Don't be fooled by the lead. This book has valuable lessons for the first responder or any neuro-typical adult working with the public. I found myself rethinking times when I could have been more sensitive or supportive to others...(aspie and nt's) based on our different means of receiving or expressing both spoken, written, or body language. In addition to her initial reaction to the task on hand, she clearly provides a map with suggestions on finding your way out of the maze, one task, one step, one day at a time. Although the grieving process is ongoing and often takes years to settle into a new normal, this book is based solely on her first arduous year. My guess is that LM will continue to grieve and grow, but there should be no regrets with how she shared and handled the first twelve months of losing Paul
suicide loss of her husband, Paul. The book was probably intended as guide for other Aspie adults (or those on the autism spectrum) in dealing with sudden loss. Don't be fooled by the lead. This book has valuable lessons for the first responder or any neuro-typical adult working with the public. I found myself rethinking times when I could have been more sensitive or supportive to others...(aspie and nt's) based on our different means of receiving or expressing both spoken, written, or body language. In addition to her initial reaction to the task on hand, she clearly provides a map with suggestions on finding your way out of the maze, one task, one step, one day at a time. Although the grieving process is ongoing and often takes years to settle into a new normal, this book is based solely on her first arduous year. My guess is that LM will continue to grieve and grow, but there should be no regrets with how she shared and handled the first twelve months of losing Paul
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