It's National Suicide Awareness month. Autistic people have a higher suicide rate than the general public, but are not included by national suicide prevention websites. There are autism specific resourses at autismcrisissupport.com SPRC American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

And now... In the exciting conclusion to my viral tweet from last year... the toilet seats in both bathrooms are always up 🤣

Such important work, reported by Sara Luterman.

Suicide Research Community: We are thrilled to announce that #SRS24 will take place on April 17-19, 2024. This year, cohosted by American Foundation for Suicide Prevention! The conference will be free/virtual. See our website for the Call for Proposals - Abstracts are due November 3! suicideresearchsymposium.com

Not surprising but interesting to see. Thanks to the creators! (You can make yours here: shiny.rcg.sfu.ca/u/rdmorin/scho…)

New resource alert! 🚨 Information for the autistic community about using 988 Now available on morgan_lisa's website autismcrisissupport.com (from the Autism & Suicide Prevention Workgroup including John Ackerman, Jessica Schwartzman, Natalie Souders , and more!)

AASPIRE and Anne V. Kirby have created a project focused on expanding understanding of suicidality among autistic people and to pilot test a suicide prevention intervention. Intervention testing begins soon. Learn more about the project here: aaspire.org/projects/menta…

Happy Friday! We are hosting a panel today from 10:30am-12pm PST at #SRS24 that is virtual and free to attend! Engaging the Autistic Community to Promote Research Translation for Suicide Prevention Lived & professional experience from Anne V. Kirby morgan_lisa Shari Jager-Hyman

Our qualitative research highlights the importance of having **rights & respect** for trans suicide prevention. An important message as we come to the end of Pride month. #TransRightsAreHumanRights bulletin.appliedtransstudies.org/article/3/1-2/…

1/5 Does your organization need training on suicide prevention for the autism community? We are looking for organizations to volunteer to help us test out a new four-part virtual training program.

Our first trainings for U.S. based organizations are starting in two weeks. Reach out if you're interested!

Registration for the Healthy Relationships on the Autism Spectrum (HEARTS) class is now open! The 8 class sessions are: Oct 9, 2024 through Dec 4, 2024 7:15-8:45pm ET aane.org/events/online-… Please register now, as spots are limited.

We have new trainings scheduled in January/February and March/April. Reach out if your U.S.-based organization is interested!

What started as a project to examine disparities in risk of suicidal ideation and attempts turned into a collaborative effort to explore a much wider range of diagnostic disparities experienced by trans and gender diverse individuals in Utah. journals.plos.org/plosone/articl…

"I think that people don’t try to kill themselves because they’re autistic. I think that society makes it hard for us to exist"--autism & suicide, interviews journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… "crisis-response practices may need to be adjusted for the safety & wellbeing of autistic people"