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Suicidality in autistic adults: The role of social adversity, trauma, and protective factors
Organization UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGHLocation PITTSBURGH, UNITED STATESPosted 1 Sept 2025Deadline 30 Jun 2030
NIHUS FederalResearch GrantFY202521+ years oldASDASD communityAddressAdultAdult HumanAdverse ExperienceAdverse eventAffectiveAgeAreaAttenuatedAutismAutistic DisorderBuffersCessation of lifeChildhoodChronicClinicalCognitive DiscriminationCollectionCommunitiesDataDeathDiagnosisDiscriminationEarly Infantile AutismEnrollmentEnsureEnvironmentExecutive DysfunctionExecutive Function DeficitExecutive ImpairmentExposure toFeeling suicidalFutureHealth PrioritiesHistoryIncidenceInfantile AutismInferiorInjuryIntellectual disabilityIntellectual functioning disabilityIntellectual limitationInterviewKanner's SyndromeLifeLongitudinal StudiesMeasuresMental HealthMental HygieneMethodsNIMHNational Institute of Mental HealthNeurocognitiveOutcomeParticipantPatient Self-ReportPersonsPopulationPremature MortalityPrevalenceProcessPsychological HealthRecording of previous eventsReportingResearchRiskRisk BehaviorsRisk FactorsRisk ReductionRisky BehaviorRoleSamplingSelf-ReportSeveritiesSexual abuseSocial statusSpeedSuicidal thoughtsSuicideSuicide precautionSuicide preventionSurvey InstrumentSurveysTestingTimeTranslationsTraumaUniversitiesVictimizationWorkadult with ASDadult with autismadult with autism spectrum disorderadulthoodadults on the autism spectrumadults on the spectrumagesat risk behaviorattenuateattenuatesautism attributesautism communityautism indicatorautism spectral disorderautism spectrum disorderautism spectrum disorder communityautism spectrum disorder featuresautism spectrum disorder indicatorautism spectrum disorder symptomsautism symptomologyautism symptomsautism-like symptomsautism-related attributesautisticautistic adultautistic featuresautistic individualsautistic peopleautistic spectrum disorderautistic symptomsautistic traitsautistic-like symptomscommunity engaged approachcommunity engaged approachescommunity engaged strategiescommunity engaged strategycommunity partnered approachcommunity partnered strategycommunity partnerscommunity-based partnersdesigndesigningdevelop therapydiariesearly adulthoodemerging adultenrollexperiencefatal attemptfatal suicidehealth care communityhigh riskhistoriesimprovedindividuals on the autism spectrumindividuals on the spectrumindividuals with ASDindividuals with autismindividuals with autism spectrum disorderinjuriesintellectual and developmental disabilityintent to dieintervention developmentlimited intellectual functioninglong-term studylongitudinal outcome studiesmarginalizationmarginalized groupmarginalized individualmarginalized peoplemarginalized populationpediatricpeople on the autism spectrumpeople with ASDpeople with autismpeople with autism spectrum disorderphysical abusephysical maltreatmentprevent suicidalityprevent suicideprospectiveprotective factorsrecruitreduce riskreduce risksreduce that riskreduce the riskreduce these risksreduces riskreduces the riskreducing riskreducing the riskrisk-reducingruminateruminationruminativesex abusesexual violencesexually abusedsexually violentsocialsocial adversitysocial positionsocial rolesocial standingsocial stigmastigmasuicidalsuicidal behaviorsuicidal ideationsuicidal morbiditysuicidal risksuicidal thinkingsuicidalitysuicidality preventionsuicide behaviorsuicide deathsuicide ideationsuicide interventionsuicide morbiditysuicide risksuicidestherapy developmentthoughts about suicidetranslationtraumatic eventtreatment development
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ABSTRACT
This project directly addresses autistic community priorities on adult mental health and the Interagency Autism
Coordinating Committee’s call for research to reduce premature mortality (i.e. suicide). Autistic adults are at
heightened risk for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicidal behaviors (SB). As many as 50% of autistic adults report…
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