ArticleJournal of autism and developmental disorders2023
Self-harm and Suicidality Experiences of Middle-Age and Older Adults With vs. Without High Autistic Traits.
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- Sleep Problems and Mental Health in Middle-Aged and Older Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring Patterns of Self-Harm in Autistic Adults Using the Card Sort Task for Self-Harm.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- Self-harm and suicidality experiences of autistic and non-autistic adults in midlife and old age.Molecular autism · 2025Article
- The dynamic trajectory of autistic life and its changing challenges: a scoping review.BMC psychiatry · 2025Article
- Association of self-harm and suicidality with psychiatric co-occurring conditions in autistic individuals: a systematic review and pooled analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2024Article
- [Differences in self-harm among adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder: a gender-based approach].Revista de neurologia · 2024Article
- Diagnosis of common health conditions among autistic adults in the UK: evidence from a matched cohort study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2024Article
- Estimating life expectancy and years of life lost for autistic people in the UK: a matched cohort study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2024Article
- The role of anxiety and depression in suicidal thoughts for autistic and non-autistic people: A theory-driven network analysis.Suicide & life-threatening behavior · 2023Article
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Abstract
Suicide has been identified as a leading cause of premature death in autistic populations. Elevated autistic traits have also been associated with higher rates of self-harm, suicidal ideation, and suicidal self-harm in the general population, but this has yet to be examined in older age. Using baseline cross-sectional data from the PROTECT study, middle-age and older adults with high autistic traits (n = 276) had significantly higher rates of suicidal ideation, deliberate self-harm, and suicidal self-harm than an age/sex-matched comparison group (n = 10,495). These differences represented a 5- to 6-fold increase in likelihood for self-harming and suicidality. These findings, which remained when controlling for depression symptoms, suggest that middle-age and older adults with high autistic traits may be particularly at risk of self-harm and suicidal behaviours.
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