NIH R01 · 2025
Suicidality in autistic adults: The role of social adversity, trauma, and protective factors
ABSTRACT This project directly addresses autistic community priorities on adult mental health and the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee’s call for research to reduce premature mortality (i.e. suicide). Autistic adults are at heightened risk for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicidal behaviors (SB). As many as 50% of autistic adults report experiencing SI and over 40% report SB in the past 12 months, with the peak incidence of risk occurring in early adulthood. Yet, little else is known about which autistic adults are at the most risk or which risk and protective factors may moderate this heightened risk. Autistic adults experience disproportionate exposure to traumatic events and…
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