Creating a Personal Support Network: A Suicide Prevention Resource for Autistic Individuals

• By: Mary P. Donahue, PhD Mindful Paths Psychological Services
• September 15th, 2025
• crisis coping, Fall 2025 Issue, lived experience, mental health, neurodiversity-affirming, social support, suicide, suicide prevention, support network
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Being an autistic person living in a non-autistic majority presents many unique challenges. Lived experience describes daily trials with at times overwhelming stimulation, miscommunication, and emotional struggles, combined with reduced coping capacity, especially during crises. Differences in how...