MS221: What to Do When Faced With Autism and Suicidality

Wednesday, February 14, 2024
12:00 PM–1:50 PM CST

  • PMD: 4,6
  • Cost: Included in Registration
  • Skill Level: Intermediate

Learner Objectives

This session will help participants…

  1. preview intervention strategies with efficacy for autistic students experiencing suicidality;
  2. identify social and biological factors that influence suicidality in autistic students;
  3. identify unique features and presentation of suicidality in autistic students; and
  4. gain familiarity with risk assessment and safety plan development inclusive of protective factors (community and provider referrals, parent training).

Description

This session will focus on the attributes that contribute to heightened risk, assessment, safety planning, and intervention strategies for autistic children and adolescents experiencing suicidal ideation.

Presenter(s)

Mary E. Morgan, University of Houston - Clear Lake
Crystal Hansen, The Monarch School
Kip Childers, Baker Ripley Schools
James Diep, Baker Ripley Schools

Contributor(s)

Sandra Thomas

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