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Autism and self harm: Developing a better assessment tool
This talk contains content about self harm.
Victoria Newell will :
- review the prevalence of suicidality in Autistic people and self-harm as a risk factor
- review existing self-harm assessment tools in Autistic and general population adults
- discuss preliminary findings to develop a self-harm assessment tool with and for Autistic adults using focus groups and cognitive interviews
- discuss what’s next – exploring measurement properties using an online survey.
