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. 

Autistic youth are significantly more likely to attempt suicide than their neurotypical peers—and the warning signs are easy to miss. Learn how suicidality presents differently in autism, how to adapt screening tools, and how to build practical, autism-informed safety plans that strengthen regulation, communication, and connection.