Suicide risk in transition-aged autistic youth: the link among executive function, depression, and autistic traits - Cook ML, Tomaszewski B, Lamarche E, Bowman K, Klein CB, Stahl S, Klinger LG.

Autistic people are more likely to consider suicide than non-autistic people, with transition-aged youth (ages 16-21 years) at potentially the highest risk. Research has also shown that difficulties with executive functioning (e.g., difficulties with organ...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news