Research urges faster autism diagnosis and tailored care as suicide prevention priorities

A new study by Bournemouth University (BU) is calling for Government to commit to a faster diagnosis and tailored mental health support for people with autism to help prevent suicides. The study which was led by Dr. Rachel Moseley, who is autistic and Principal Academic in Psychology at BU analyzed more than 4,000 responses from autistic people who have had thoughts of suicide, or people who have been bereaved from the death of someone with autism.