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Advancing Our Understanding of Self-harm, Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in Autism (2020)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. A., Robertson, A., Townsend, E., O’Connor, R. C., & Rodgers, J. (2020). Advancing Our Understanding of Self-harm, Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in Autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50, 3445–3449. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04643-9

Until recently, self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours have not received extensive attention in autism research. The extant research evidence indicates high rates of selfharm and suicidality in autistic people, but little research exploring why,... Read More about Advancing Our Understanding of Self-harm, Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviours in Autism.

A Measurement Invariance Analysis of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire and Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults (2020)
Journal Article
Pelton, M. K., Crawford, H., Robertson, A. E., Rodgers, J., Baron-Cohen, S., & Cassidy, S. (2020). A Measurement Invariance Analysis of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire and Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults. Autism in Adulthood, 2(3), 193-203. https://doi.org/10.1089/aut.2019.0055

Background Autistic adults are more likely to engage in suicidal thoughts and behaviours but there is little research to explore the underlying reasons. It is unclear whether self-report suicide scales that have been designed for non-autistic peopl... Read More about A Measurement Invariance Analysis of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire and Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale in Autistic and Non-Autistic Adults.

Measurement Properties of the Suicidal Behaviour Questionnaire-Revised in Autistic Adults (2020)
Journal Article
Cassidy, S. A., Bradley, L., Cogger-Ward, H., Shaw, R., Bowen, E., Glod, M., …Rodgers, J. (2020). Measurement Properties of the Suicidal Behaviour Questionnaire-Revised in Autistic Adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 50, 3477-3488. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-020-04431-5

We explored the appropriateness and measurement properties of a suicidality assessment tool (SBQ-R) developed for the general population, in autistic adults—a high risk group for suicide. 188 autistic adults and 183 general population adults complete... Read More about Measurement Properties of the Suicidal Behaviour Questionnaire-Revised in Autistic Adults.