SUICIDE HELP

ASD people have 9 times the suicide rate of nerotypicals and our life expectancy is some 10-20 years less as a result. Suicide is the 2nd commonest cause of death for ASD people

I like this idea. It can only help. There's not a lot of support for suicide at the moment, the go to one is Samaritans which helps but there is a wait involved sometimes up to ten minutes or more. I struggle with this and have made three attempts in the past, so if this app can help and support then I'd definitely use it and I'm sure others would as well.

It may interest you to know that I'm currently writing a booklet on how churches can be more inclusive of autistic people. I intended to show my first draught to some autistic friends soon for feedback. With luck I'll show the 2nd one to the pastor of my local church who in fairness has been pretty accepting. In time as I get more feedback I may wish to publish it. Since I'll be putting my name on it, and since it uses a lot of anecdotal accounts from my life, I wish to get a lot of feedback first so it may not be soon.

If you've any input on issues that should be addressed I'd be interested to hear it.

my barrister decided

If you don’t want an app then don’t get one. The question is whether it can help some people and save some lives

if they want to save lives 

I don't want an app.  I want people to stop hating on me!  We are treated like second class citizens by much of the Christian community in Cambridge such as Eden Baptist Church. The hospital staff are horrible and only seem interested in recruiting people to hate on Jews.

I don't want an app. That app is about you not us.  

In fairness the samaritans are not the right people to give expert testimony on the needs of a suicidal person. Even if they'd agreed the court might not have accepted it as expert testimony. A qualified psychiatrist could have given evidence on whether talking to someone who's caused you trauma (even a bank manager) is therapeutic and or necessary but the samaritans don't have those expertise. Or at least the court isn't likely to accept they do.

Ive been convicted by police for a 2 minute phone call to a bank who had lost me £250,000 when I said my life was in danger. The police called it malicious communication , implied suicide threat. I nearly died 7 times before my court appearance. I ask Samaritans for a statement about talking being a legitimate reason for communicating when suicidal. They refused to write anything for me. Not sure if I can last out any day now.

I've called the Samaritans a couple of times when suicidal (like physically about to do it) and my experience was not humiliation but support for my self esteem which helped me plough on. I'm eternally grateful. Experiences likely vary depending on who picks up, but I can't relate to your statement above.

i'm curious how do you think it's humiliating?

While some of them know about autism many dont. There is no tailored support at all. I am at a suicidal point and there is little to go on. Having a dedicated support coild save lives