The process of grieving a loss is difficult, suppose you have no close relationship with anyone, do you still feel the impact of the loss ? For many people with learning disabilities, the only form of attachment they have is with a primary caregiver, this outcome may be present due to the inability to communicate or the stigma associated with cognitive disability. The importance of studying the impact of death on these individuals is to better understand how to comfort them and help them with their coping mechanisms. With the increasing occurrence of learning disabilities such as autism and Asperger's syndrome, it is important to understand the influence of death on these individuals due to the increase in population and their dependence on towards aging people. The purpose of this article is to prove that people with learning disabilities can understand and grieve the death of a loved one. An investigation into how autistic children cry is presented in Gomberoff and Gomberoff's (2000) study of autistic features in bereaved children. However, Gomberoff and Gomberoff (2000) did not measure the impact of loss on the children studied, but rather the cause of children's grief. Gomberoff and Gomberoff (2000) conducted their study through two cases where the grieving process highlighted symptoms commonly associated with autism. By conducting a case study, Gomberoff and Gomberoff (2000) were able to closely monitor their participants and record accurate data throughout the study. To ensure that their participants could not be identified, Gomberoff and Gomberoff (2000) concealed the names of their participants, referring to them as Bernice and Aurelia in the study. The mothers of both participants were expecting another child and grief... middle of paper ......grief among adults with learning disabilities. ": Reply. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 176, 297-298. Hollins, S. and Esterhuyzen, A. (1997). Bereavement and grief in adults with learning disabilities, 170, 497-501. .ryerson .ca/10.1192/bjp.170.6.497MacHale, R. and Carey, S. (2002) An investigation into the effects of bereavement on mental health and challenging behavior in adults with learning disabilities, British Journal of. Learning Disabilities, 30(3), 113-117. (2005). Description and evaluation of a bereavement group for people with learning disabilities, 33(3), 106-112/j.1468-3156.2005.00339.x.