I don’t understand most people’s view on suicide, especially when it comes to autistic people, please read before you form an opinion

On one hand, people don’t want you to do it of course. They will tell you why life is so great and worth all the strife that often comes with it. Everyone will get this response, regardless of their specific life circumstances.

But then on the other hand, suicidal people are often isolated even more after they share that they are suicidal most of the time. Overlooked by family, friends, and online. And it’s worse with autistic folk because they already struggle socially and have a harder time with people and feeling misunderstood.

One of the biggest reasons is that people don’t know how to help so all they tell you is to get help or tell you that life is great. But you get isolated more too because people find you depressing to be around and can’t relate to you so that only makes you feel even worse.

But the ONE thing that could help is the one thing that most people don’t do. Acknowledge suicide as an actual escape, face the philosophy behind it instead of pretending it doesn’t exist. To argue against something, acknowledge it from the person’s shoes first. Don’t dismiss it as crazy ramblings.

And let suicidal people speak about their feelings, bottling those feelings up will only make it more likely that they will go through with their plans. Especially if they have something like autism which that alone has already increased their likelihood 10 fold.