ArticleAutism : the international journal of research and practice2025
'I did not think they could help me': Autistic adults' reasons for not seeking public healthcare when they last experienced suicidality.
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- Experiences of Suicide Prevention Interventions and Supports for Autistic Adults: Perspectives of Autistic Adults, Family Members and Clinicians.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Occurrence and Correlates of Suicidal Thoughts Among Young Autistic Users of a Mental Health App.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2026Article
- "The best way we can stop suicides is by making lives worth living": a mixed-methods survey in the UK of perspectives on suicide prevention from the autism community.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Autistic traits and suicidality in midlife and old age: investigating mediating effects of mental health and social connectedness.Nature. Mental health · 2026Article
- "A combination of everything": a mixed-methods approach to the factors which autistic people consider important in suicidality.Autism in adulthood · 2025Article
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Abstract
With autistic people at increased risk of dying by suicide, understanding barriers to help-seeking is crucial for suicide prevention efforts. Using an online survey designed in consultation with autistic people, we examined reasons why autistic adults living in the United Kingdom did not seek help from the National Health Service (NHS) when they last experienced suicidal thoughts or behaviours. Participants who disaffirmed help-seeking from the NHS (n = 754) were able to select from a prepopulated list of 20 reasons why and to enter their own. The three most commonly endorsed reasons were 'I tried to cope and manage my feelings by myself', 'I did not think they could help me' and 'The waiting list is too long - no point'. Endorsement of reasons differed significantly with gender identity, age group and degree of lifetime suicidality. Four themes emerged from analysis of free-form responses:
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