ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2020
Unrelenting Depression and Suicidality in Women with Autistic Traits.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of suicidality in autistic and possibly autistic people without co-occurring intellectual disability.Molecular autism · 2023Pooled it
- Secondary effects of dialectical behaviour therapy on social functioning, quality of life, and autism traits in autistic adults with suicidality.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Trial
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- Caregiver-reported sleep problems and suicidality in autistic youth: findings from a sleep diary study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Examination of the Potential Moderating Role of Psychological Wellbeing in the Relationship Between Depression and Thoughts of Self-Harm in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: A Two-Year Longitudinal Study.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- "A combination of everything": a mixed-methods approach to the factors which autistic people consider important in suicidality.Autism in adulthood · 2025Article
- Mental Health as a Key Mediator for Outcomes in Postsecondary Education, Employment, and Everyday Living in Autistic Adults.Autism in adulthood · 2025Article
- Autistic Traits and Psychosocial Predictors of Depressive Symptoms.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2025Article
- Prevalence of autism among adults in Canada: results from a simulation modelling study.BMJ open · 2025Article
- The Impact of Intersectional Disadvantage on Autistic Women's Experiences of Interpersonal Violence: A Narrative Review.Autism in adulthood · 2025Article
- Lifetime stressor exposure is related to suicidality in autistic adults: A multinational study.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Borderline Personality as a Factor in Late, Missed, and Mis-Diagnosis in Autistic Girls and Women: A Conceptual Analysis.Autism in adulthood · 2024Article
- Gender, assigned sex at birth, and gender diversity: Windows into diagnostic timing disparities in autism.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Refining our Understanding of Anxiety in Autistic Youth: Examining the Role of Behavioral Inflexibility.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Autism Prevalence and the Intersectionality of Assigned Sex at Birth, Race, and Ethnicity on Age of Diagnosis.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2024Article
- Suicide risk in transition-aged autistic youth: The link among executive function, depression, and autistic traits.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Occurrence and predictors of lifetime suicidality and suicidal ideation in autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2024Article
- Potential Mechanisms Underlying Suicidality in Autistic People with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Testing Hypotheses from the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide.Autism in adulthood · 2024Article
- 'Struggling to appear normal': a moderated mediational analysis of empathy and camouflaging in the association between autistic traits and depressive symptoms.International journal of developmental disabilities · 2024Article
- Self-harm and Suicidality Experiences of Middle-Age and Older Adults With vs. Without High Autistic Traits.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2023Article
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Abstract
Understanding the cognitive and emotional mechanisms that link autistic traits and risk for suicide is a vital next step for research and clinical practice. This study included a broad sample of adult women (n = 74) who report finding social situations confusing and/or exhausting, and who score high on measures of autistic traits. Regardless of autism diagnostic status, these women reported high rates of suicidal thoughts and behaviors. Depression symptoms were more associated with suicidality than were autistic trait measures of social communication. Measures of neurotypical "imagination" and of repetitive behavior likewise were associated with suicidality risk. Simultaneously feeling sad and feeling stuck or unable to imagine alternate strategies, may uniquely increase suicide risk in autism.
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