Dr Seb Shaw, Lecturer in Medical Education at BSMS, discusses the new paper he is a lead author on which found that a quarter (24%) of autistic doctors have attempted suicide, and more than threequarters (77%) have considered it. Nearly half (49%) had also engaged in self harm.

The study was carried out by BSMS, Thomas Jefferson University and Autistic Doctors international.

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