Are you a parent carer in North Somerset? We are here to offer support on this extremely sensitive subject.

Unfortunately, suicidal thoughts and behaviour are more common in autistic people than in the general population. In this talk, researcher Dr Rachel Moseley will discuss why autistic people seem to be at higher risk; the kinds of experiences, thoughts and feelings underpinning suicidal desires; how suicidal thoughts and behaviour might look different in autistic people, and what we presently know about warning signs indicative of suicidal thinking and behaviour. While little is known in way of how best to support autistic people with suicidal thoughts and behaviour, Rachel will describe what we know so far from research, including safety planning as one emerging evidence-based approach.

Dr Rachel Moseley is an academic psychologist (i.e. a researcher) rather than a clinical psychologist. While she cannot offer clinical advice, she draws on her academic expertise in the study of suicidality and mental illness in autistic people, and her lived experience, as an autistic person, of the same.

This is a free training event for parent carers of children with additional needs and/or disabilities within North Somerset. This event is also open to professionals who work with children/young people with additional needs and/or disabilities in North Somerset. Priority on place allocation will be given based on the criteria above.