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Autism and Suicidality Awareness

Autism and Suicidality Awareness | According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, people under fifteen commit suicide at a rate of 0.0000134% and people ages 15-24 commit suicide at a rate of 0.0001446%. People with Autism Spectrum Disorder age 10-24 commit suicide at a rate of 0.31%, according to research done by Swedish researchers Hirvikoski, T., Mittendorfer‐Rutz, E., Boman, M., Larsson, H., Lichtenstein, P., & Bölte, S. in 2016. That's a big difference. People in these people's lives are the most important way to make a difference that will literally last a lifetime. | image tagged in autism,suicide,stop,help,save | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
1,021 views 7 upvotes Made by JMIrish 4 years ago in fun
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Thank you for making people aware of the vulnerability of people with ASD.

I have two sons who have ASD ( the eldest also has adhd ) and know that kindnesses and patience go a long way to helping them deal with the daunting world they have to continually face because of their condition.
I don’t know if you have ASD too, but if you do stay strong buddy & Keep on with the meme making as we know artistic outlets are a great way to focus and cope.

See you around 👍

Peace.
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As it happens, Ricardo_klement, I do have ASD as well as ADHD. It hasn't been easy, but the love and support of my family has been the single greatest helping impact on my life, and I am now in college working towards my degree in Elementary Education at the age of 17. I promise you, as an older brother of a fellow ASD individual who is on the low-functioning end of the Asperger's side of the Spectrum, while it not easy, it is so worth it when you finally get to see the months and years of work that you have put in to building that progress culminate. My brother used to communicate through nothing other than screams, but with very hard, strenuous work, we're developing new means of communicating with him. I know that I don't know what you are going through, but even so, I have an immense respect for you both as a person, and a parent. You are one of our world's true heroes.
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i hate my life.
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This is concerning. I want you to know that while life is tough, I have been where you are, hating life on a deep, passionate level. If you would like to talk to someone, tell me in a reply to this. I'll give you my contact information. Also, whenever someone says something like this, even as a joke, I'll always put the following info in the reply. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.supportiv.com/stress-relief/5-reasons-to-live-keep-living%3famp This is a resource that helped me a lot in this exact manner of seeing the article. Even if it was a joke, I strongly encourage reading it, and sharing it with someone that may feel the same way. Let me know in a reply if you'd like to exchange email information, and we can get in touch. I mean it. Life is worth it, and we can overcome anything it throws at us, as long as we live it together.
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im not joking,life for me is hard,im just a kid and have to work like phisicaly lifting things,like 90lb concreate bags,pull weeds,help build stuff,shoveling an actual trench,organize stuff,like for real,and afterwards im not even allowed to have fun and play video games,or even allowed to have a phone,i only have a chrombook and ps4 and im only allowed to have fun and play video games in weekend nights,and on top of that is school and heck, im probably not even allowed to have imgflip,so if anyone hates their life,compare it to mine and be thankful for what privilages you have,and stuff you have,so yes life is tough
0 ups, 4y
I read it
0 ups, 4y
so much stress and expectations.when life seems to get better it sttarts sucking again
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I went to therapy but i still hate my life
0 ups, 4y
Honestly, the best advice I can give from my personal experience is that even though like gets rough, and even downright awful at times, there are those rare little roses to stop and smell. To me, it sounds like a better way I could help is with email communication to give more advice. Here is the email associated with the account: [email protected] . Despite the fact that the "spam" part is there, I actually do check it multiple times daily. I'll trust you to not abuse the knowledge of my email address. If you would like to talk in-depth about some things, let me know by sending me an email that says who you are and what (if anything) you'd like to discuss. Please do not use this as a source to abuse, as I will not take kindly to this. Most importantly, for legal reasons, I will disclose that in no way am I a licensed or trained mental/behavioral/psychiatric health personnel, and that any advise from your medical professionals should always supercede anything I may postulate. Beyond that, please do not share any identifying characteristics of yourself, especially if you are a minor. Even though I'm not a creepy person, it is not a good habit to allow to develop regardless of context. A one-word name (whether real or imagined) will more than suffice. Please, if at any point you feel there is any possibility that you could harm yourself or someone else, immediately tell someone in your physical vicinity that you feel can responsibly handle the situation with you. I look forward to discussions we may have.
0 ups, 4y
Thank you for raising awareness.
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    According to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, people under fifteen commit suicide at a rate of 0.0000134% and people ages 15-24 commit suicide at a rate of 0.0001446%. People with Autism Spectrum Disorder age 10-24 commit suicide at a rate of 0.31%, according to research done by Swedish researchers Hirvikoski, T., Mittendorfer‐Rutz, E., Boman, M., Larsson, H., Lichtenstein, P., & Bölte, S. in 2016. That's a big difference. People in these people's lives are the most important way to make a difference that will literally last a lifetime.