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Thursday, 14 March 2013

Autistic Children are More Prone to Suicide

Children with autism are at an increased risk of contemplating and attempting suicide when compared to children without autism, according to researchers at the Penn State College of Medicine. Psychiatrists analyzed the information collected from parents of 791 autistic children, 186 neurotypical children and 35 children who were depressed but were not autistic. It was found that certain demographic factors like being a male, aged above 10 years, being ...


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