Freelance Writer and Lecturer, Birmingham City University.
Br J Community Nurs. 2022 Aug 2;27(8):378-383. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2022.27.8.378.
Much has been written around the meaning and impact of grief and grieving on people's lives following the death of a person, and anticipatory grief/grieving is receiving increased attention in nursing and healthcare. However, the impact of anticipatory grief on an autistic male adult has received far less research exposure than that of neurotypical (non-autistic) adults. This article, 'written' in the form of a letter by the author to community nurses, seeks to address this. The intention is to initiate reflective discussions around anticipatory grief and grieving, as current and future support will be stimulated on the part of community nurses through dialogue between those on the autistic spectrum and community nurses. Ultimately, the aim of this article is to help improve the support provided by community nurses to autistic individuals.
关于一个人去世后悲伤和哀痛对人们生活的意义和影响，已经有很多文献探讨，而预期悲伤/哀痛在护理和医疗保健领域也越来越受到关注。然而，与神经典型（非自闭症）成年人相比，预期悲伤对自闭症成年男性的影响所受到的研究关注要少得多。本文以作者给社区护士的一封信的形式“撰写”，旨在解决这个问题。其目的是围绕预期悲伤和哀痛展开讨论，通过自闭症谱系患者与社区护士之间的对话，激发社区护士提供当前和未来的支持。最终，本文的目的是帮助提高社区护士为自闭症个体提供的支持。
