Published on 12, July, 2020
I have been running a small group of academics for suicide prevention in autism for a few months now and I feel we may get something useful. Included in the group are Prof Simon Baron Cohen and Sara Cassidy. We share ideas , but I seem to be coming up with the major ones.
there’s a group of autistic people which has met to discuss this and concluded we are never taken seriously, drugs are pretty useless, psychiatrists response is poor and inappropriate.
I have been trying for funding and help to have an autistic arm to the Stay Alive app. The app seems well researched and well supported
We could include a Database studying online suicidal ideation in Autism as well as specific routes of advice.
my big idea is to have an Alexa type artificial intelligence system to offer an online reply consultation with the computer. No humans involved as I have found Samaritans etc, kind but always avoid advice.
This system could give research based advice as my experience of mental health services are thats they are terrible with suicidal ideation in autism
what do you think?
"Drugs are pretty useless". I'd have to disagree.
I (accidentally) found a mix of methylone and mephedrone a few years ago that obliterated my suicidal ideation instantly.
Seems to have been a "one shot deal" too...
I was lucky. No-one else will be, there will be no investigation.
It was so long ago that I'm struggling to recall the dose. I remember the ratio though.
They say MDMA has therapeutic uses, this was stronger and felt far more specific to my base state of suicidal ideation at the time. (I was actively collecting parts for my "end of life machine", now no longer required, unless I get some hideous wasting disease) It had a long lasting effect.