Publications
Here you will find a list of our academic publications and policy briefs on the topic of mental health and suicide prevention in autistic people.
Cassidy, S. A., Nicolaidis, C., Davies, B., Rosa, S. D. R., Eisenman, D., Onaiwu, M. G., ... & Waisman, T. C. (2020). An expert discussion on autism in the COVID-19 pandemic. Autism in Adulthood.
Cassidy, S. A., Robertson, A., Townsend, E., O’Connor, R. C., & Rodgers, J. (2020). Advancing our understanding of self-harm, suicidal thoughts and behaviours in autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Cassidy, S. (2020). Suicidality and self-harm in autism spectrum conditions. In The Oxford Handbook of Autism and Co-Occurring Psychiatric Conditions.
Townsend, E., Nielsen, E., Allister, R., Cassidy, S. (2020). Key ethical questions for research in the COVID-19 Pandemic. The Lancet Psychiatry.
Pelton, M., Crawford, H., Robertson, A.E., Rodgers, J., Baron-Cohen, S., & Cassidy, S. (2020). A measurement invariance analysis of the Interpersonal Needs Questionnaire and Acquired Capability for Suicide Scale in autistic and non-autistic adults. Autism in Adulthood.
Cassidy, S. A., Bradley, L., Cogger-Ward, H., Shaw, R., Bowen, E., Glod, M., ... & Rodgers, J. (2020). Measurement properties of the suicidal behaviour questionnaire-revised in autistic adults. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Pelton, M., Crawford, H., Robertson, A. E., Rodgers, J., Baron-Cohen, S., & Cassidy, S. (2020). Understanding suicide risk in autistic adults: Comparing the interpersonal theory of suicide in autistic and non-autistic samples. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Cassidy, S. A., et al. (2020). Is camouflaging autistic traits associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours? Expanding the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide in an undergraduate student sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Howe, S. J., Hewitt, K., Baraskewich, J., Cassidy, S., & McMorris, C. A. (2020). Suicidality among children and youth with and without autism spectrum disorder: a systematic review of existing risk assessment tools. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Cassidy, S. A., Gould, K., Townsend, E., Pelton, M., Robertson, A. E., & Rodgers, J. (2019). Is camouflaging autistic traits associated with suicidal thoughts and behaviours? Expanding the interpersonal psychological theory of suicide in an undergraduate student sample. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders.
Mitchell, P., Cassidy, S., & Sheppard, E. (2019). The double empathy problem, camouflage, and the value of expertise from experience. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, e42.
Richards, G., et al. (2019). Autistic traits in adults who have attempted suicide. Molecular Autism
Au-Yeung, S.K., et al. (2018). Experience of mental health diagnosis and perceived misdiagnosis in autistic, possibly autistic and non-autistic adults. Autism
Camm-Crosbie, L., et al. (2018). ‘People like me don’t get support’: Autistic adults’ experiences of support and treatment for mental health difficulties, self-injury and suicidality. Autism.
Cassidy, S., Bradley, L., Shaw, R. & Baron-Coen, S. (2018). Risk markers for suicidality in autistic adults. Molecular Autism, 9(1), 42
Cassidy, S., et al. (2018). Measurement properties of tools used to assess suicidality in autistic and general population adults: A systematic review. Clinical Psychology Review, 62, 56-70
Cassidy, S., et al. (2018). Measurement properties of tools used to assess depression in adults with and without autism spectrum conditions: A systematic review. Autism Research, 11(5), 738-754
Pelton, M.K. & Cassidy, S. (2017). Are autistic traits associated with suicidality? A test of the interpersonal-psychological theory of suicide in a non-clinical young adult sample. Autism Research, 10(11), 1891-1904
Cassidy, S. & Rodgers, J. (2017). Understanding and prevention of suicide in autism. The Lancet Psychiatry, 4(6).
Dudas, R.B., et al. (2017). The overlap between autistic spectrum conditions and borderline personality disorder. Plos One, 12(9)
Cassidy, S., et al. (2014). Suicidal ideation and suicide plans or attempts in adults with Asperger's syndrome attending a specialist diagnostic clinic: a clinical cohort study. The Lancet Psychiatry, 1(2), 142-147
Sarah Cassidy was interviewed for the latest update to the Autism POST note - a policy brief aimed at UK government, summarising the latest research evidence relevant to our understand of autism.
Sarah Cassidy co-authored an action briefing with the leading autism research charity in the UK, Autistica, on suicide prevention in autistic people. This briefing provides policy makers with the latest evidence and recommendations to better understand and prevent suicide in autistic people.
We also have a list of books about mental health in autism which you can access here.