A systematic review of predictors of suicidal thoughts and behaviors among autistic adults: Making the case for the role of social connection as a protective factor

AM Mournet, E Wilkinson, VH Bal, EM Kleiman - Clinical psychology review, 2023 - Elsevier
Autistic adults are a high-risk population for suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STBs).
Accordingly, this systematic review aims to review the prevalence of STBs among autistic …

Updated systematic review of suicide in autism: 2018–2024

CM Brown, V Newell, E Sahin, D Hedley - Current Developmental …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose of review The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive update of
literature published between January 2018 and April 2024, examining suicidal thoughts and …

Advancing our understanding of self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autism

SA Cassidy, A Robertson, E Townsend… - Journal of autism and …, 2020 - Springer
Until recently, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours have not received extensive
attention in autism research (Cassidy 2020; Cassidy and Rodgers 2017). The extant …

Examination of the potential moderating role of psychological wellbeing in the relationship between depression and thoughts of self-harm in autistic adolescents and …

D Hedley, M Uljarević, SM Bury, A Haschek… - Journal of autism and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Autistic people have a significantly increased risk of death by suicide relative to the
general population. In non-autistic samples, psychological wellbeing has been shown to …

Self-harm and suicidality experiences of middle-age and older adults with vs. without high autistic traits

GR Stewart, A Corbett, C Ballard, B Creese… - Journal of autism and …, 2023 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] A good night's sleep: learning about sleep from autistic adolescents' personal accounts

G Pavlopoulou - Frontiers in Psychology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background Sleep is a strong predictor of quality of life and has been related to cognitive
and behavioral functioning. However, research has shown that most autistic people …

Sleep problems and autism impairments in a large community sample of children and adolescents

JM Saletin, ME Koopman-Verhoeff, G Han… - Child Psychiatry & …, 2024 - Springer
Sleep problems are common in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). How sleep
problems reflect specific ASD phenotypes is unclear. We studied whether sleep problems …

Suicidality in Autistic Adolescents and Adults: Sleep the Unexplored Connection?

AL Richdale, EMJ Morris, LP Lawson - Autism Research, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
Despite substantial evidence linking insomnia with increased suicidality in non‐autistic
populations, its role in autism remains under‐explored. Poor sleep, most commonly …

Gender differences in connectivity patterns: Exploring autism traits, sleep disturbances, alexithymia, and aggression: A general population survey

X Zhao, W Li, Y Yang, X Feng, S Hong, W Shi - Research in Autism …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The prevalence of elevated alexithymia trait is notably high among individuals
with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which will cause emotional and behavioral issues …

Suicide and autism: A lifespan perspective

D Hedley, SM Hayward, A Clarke, M Uljarević… - End of life and people …, 2022 - Springer
People who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are at increased risk of
suicidal behaviour compared to the general population; recent population-based studies …