Suicide attempts three times higher in people with autism: study
The authors say women and girls with the condition seem to be at particular risk
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People with autism spectrum disorder are three times more likely to attempt suicide than their peers without the condition, a population study suggests.
Australian-led researchers examined Danish population and registry data covering more than 6.5 million people aged 10 years and over (spanning 1995-2016), more than 35,000 of whom had been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).