Thanks River! I am still in the early stages as a self-identifying, late diagnosed, highly masked female. Since finding the Autistic Culture Podcast , I have thought 'Suicide is Autistic'. There is the fact that suicide is a leading case of our people. The American Association of Suicidology has a section specifically regarding autism- https://suicidology.org/resources/autism-resources/
When suicide prevention is a special interest, it isn't all doom and gloom. There are stories of hope and understanding.
I think you're spot on. As Matt says, "When it comes to autistics, it's not IF we'll think about su*cide, it's WHEN." Due to the nature of the topic, we'd really need to have an autistic expert on to info dump all of their knowledge and share tips from their specialized skillset, and to be able to do so in a highly sensitive, eloquent, and thoughtful way--it's not one we'd want to mess up even a tiny bit! Feel free to email us links to such experts if you come across them! info@AutisticCulturePodcast.com
Thank you for taking the time to share this information. When we know better, we can do better!
Thanks River! I am still in the early stages as a self-identifying, late diagnosed, highly masked female. Since finding the Autistic Culture Podcast , I have thought 'Suicide is Autistic'. There is the fact that suicide is a leading case of our people. The American Association of Suicidology has a section specifically regarding autism- https://suicidology.org/resources/autism-resources/
When suicide prevention is a special interest, it isn't all doom and gloom. There are stories of hope and understanding.
I think you're spot on. As Matt says, "When it comes to autistics, it's not IF we'll think about su*cide, it's WHEN." Due to the nature of the topic, we'd really need to have an autistic expert on to info dump all of their knowledge and share tips from their specialized skillset, and to be able to do so in a highly sensitive, eloquent, and thoughtful way--it's not one we'd want to mess up even a tiny bit! Feel free to email us links to such experts if you come across them! info@AutisticCulturePodcast.com