Is it true that there tends to be lower incidences of

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I heard at I2 that doctors have said it's the wiring in the brain so some people are able to commit suicide and others are not able to do it.

I was only six the first time I attempted suicide and I still struggle with it to this day. I don't think people should be judged so harshly that they are selfish or ego-centric, etc. It's usually people who are rather sheltered themselves who tend to think this way. It's obviously tough on those who are left behind in these situations but in most instances it was something the individual needed to do for themselves in many cases. If you are of no benefit to yourself, how can you be a benefit to others? My life was saved and it was a miracle I survived when I was nineteen as well. I had no one who really even cared in those instances and every person's case is unique. I'm just clinging by a thread much of the time but I refuse to give up. It's even more stacked up against you when you're stuggling with something like an ASD.

[i]"That's weird that you think that OP. Considering how many threads in The Haven section read something along the lines of "cant live anymore" or "I'm going to kill myself" (and this is not to say I haven't or would end up doing my own suicide thread one day) you would think that maybe the suicide rate among aspies would be bigger and like one person said, the rate could be higher when you consider the number of people who are undiagnosed that have committed suicide...."[/i]


Yes but there is a marked difference between saying "I can't live anymore" and not living anymore. There are plenty of forums and usenets which discuss suicide. In fact I can think oif one in particular where people actively discuss methods etc. Many a person on that site will say "I'm going to kill myself now" and then a week later they are posting again.

http://suicideandmentalhealthassociatio ... pinfo.html

http://autism.about.com/b/2007/01/08/da ... ergers.htm

I'm sorry I even posted in this thread. It's counterintuitive and just plain stupid.

For those that would like to explore this topic further (though not strictly aspie related), watch "The Bridge". It's a documentary about suicides off of the Golden Gate Bridge. A crew set up cameras for one year and filmed something like 2 dozen jumps. They interviewed friends, family and the one guy who survived. He said the second he let go of the railing he regreted it but it was too late. The film crew would always call 911 if they thought someone looked "iffy" & did prevent several jumps. But many happened so fast there was no chance to help.

It's probably the heaviest movie I've ever seen. It came out a few years ago. They play it on IFC once in a while.

The idea that suicidally depressed people can separate from depression and calmly deliberate the sensible thing to do seems a little silly, to say the least. The nature of depression is that it warps your thought processes & perceptions such that suicide can seem like a good idea: i.e. family will be relieved of the burden you are and will quickly forget that you're gone, and your pain will be relived too, so "everybody wins" -- or at least that's how it seems if you're depressed enough.

Higher.

I'm sure it's less than the normal population for those with HFA (traditional)/LFA though, as the indifference to social and emotional attachment and fitting in is quite a bit less (in other words, they'll be happier obsessing over things they like by themselves than the person with a more...social outlook).

I don't want to be rude, but actually anyone posting here have not committed sucide, the OP asked about sucidal rate NOT suicidal thinking rate. There is a big difference between the two, I know a lot of people who think about suicide everyday, I also know that they'll never do it really.

People with AS are more likely to develop depression and also the majority of people with AS are men who are generally more likely to commit suicide anyway.