{"id":3376,"date":"2023-06-20T14:35:37","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T19:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=3376"},"modified":"2023-11-26T16:25:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T22:25:24","slug":"podcast-episode-105-marinda-k-dennis-on-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2023\/06\/20\/podcast-episode-105-marinda-k-dennis-on-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast Episode 105 – Marinda K Dennis on Loss"},"content":{"rendered":"

Podcast 0105, Season 6, Episode 15; 20 June 2023
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Loss, and its accompanying trauma, alter our minds. The neurodiversity of PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, illustrates how stress alters us. For autistics who rely on stability and routines, losing friends and family results in multiple traumas. In this episode, Marinda Dennis explains how two significant losses affected her autistic son.<\/p>\n

Marinda K. Dennis<\/h3>\n

From Marinda:<\/p>\n

I wanted to share my story to help others struggling with grief, especially those on the autism spectrum. My 15-year-old daughter took her life this past year. She was bright, vibrant, and full of life.<\/p>\n

Her 12-year-old brother is on the spectrum. It has been quite the journey attempting to navigate my own grief while helping him through his. She was his world. He was her little shadow, following her everywhere. He wanted to be just like her in everything he did. He is lost without her.<\/p>\n

I want to share what we have been through, what I have learned, and what has led us on this journey toward trying to help others heal from pain.<\/p>\n

In addition to losing his sister, five years ago, my son was in a fatal car accident with his father and sustained multiple life-threatening injuries. We had to ensure that he was stabilized before we could even tell him that his father did not survive. It has been a long and difficult journey for him, yet he’s thriving right now despite it all.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Links and books:<\/p>\n