We support autistic children. We abandon autistic adults. 

In our latest Child Psychiatry Report, Mary Baker-Ericzen, research professor at San Diego State University and clinical psychologist at the Intricate Mind Institute, asks clinicians to consider a different question at every visit: Is this patient building the skills they'll need when the system stops showing up for them?

Autism doesn't protect against suicide. It hides it. 

It's easy to treat xerostomia as a nuisance, low on the priority list when you're managing psychosis or depression. But left unaddressed, it quietly does real damage.