Time to Get Serious - Aspergers and Depression/Suicide Risk
It's time to talk about something that is still a Stigma even in the 21st Century. When it comes to Aspergers Syndrome the Stigma can be ten times worse. Between the years of 2004 and 2011, 118 women were diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome in the UK. This is a tiny amount of women being diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome, but within that 118 women a proportion also reported in a survey conducted by Psych Central that they experience Suicidal Thoughts and Depression. This statistic is made even more worrying and food for thought with more and more Disabled Men and Women committing suicide in the UK due to Benefit Cuts and cuts to vital Services that help and support them in their daily lives. As someone who was diagnosed late with Aspergers Syndrome ( I was 16 years old ), looking back I am apart of that statistic where I would think about committing suicide and even go as far as to plan and also attempt to kill myself on more than one occasion. The process that run