As I was just telling one of my Twitter followers, to think that when I started advocating for mental health, from 2016 to 2022, I naturally gravitate to what had affected my life most profoundly with what I knew. Suicide prevention.

To find that each of the four major experiences with it were all caused by having autism neglected has truly been scary. Like I could stand before a conference, with no notes, and explain in detail for all of them. Nothing else dominated the root cause.

My depression? No diagnosis, awareness, or comprehension of autism. No knowledge of the gravity of the double empathy problem theory’s constant effect on my life and ability to integrate.

My anxiety? Constantly being subjected to the DEP Theory’s cross-neurotype miscommunications. Rejection. Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria. Bullying. Paranoia from being ghosted.

And more..

Since many, or most, autistic people naturally think analytically, common comforts such as “You are not alone” never helped me. It still doesn’t.. because I see right through common cognitive behavioral therapy. Why? Intelligence.

“If I cannot decide whether or not to live my life, no one can make that decision for me.” My exact words from 1-2 years before my 2003 attempt. It’s overly-analytical. That’s autism. So, as I’m on the cusp of getting into, conventional tactics to address suicidality in autistic people simply will not work.

Eventually, I foresee the need to create new methods of addressing it.