Online consultation on the prevention of suicide in autistic people

For those who may be interested in partaking in this consultation, more information and the link for the survey can be found here:

https://network.autism.org.uk/content/consultation-prevention-suicide-autistic-people 

I will be taking part as I have had many brushes with suicide myself and accessing appropriate mental health care has been astonishingly difficult and often harmful in and of itself...something more needs to be done to ensure equal mental healthcare for those with ASD, and ultimately prevention of suicide.

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  • I think a lot of us have unfortunately had similar experiences with mental health services, it’s terrible when you think about and I’m sure it does have an impact on individuals making the decision to end their lives.

    The survey wasn’t too bad and gives the opportunity to write whatever you think is relevant, though it is a bit wordy and I didn’t enjoy ranking the numerous topics given at the beginning (as there were so many).