The Scientific World Journal / 2015 / Article / Tab 2 / Review Article
Risk Factors for Depression in Children and Adolescents with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders Table 2 Overview of factors of risk for suicide in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Most vulnerable population with ASD (modified from [
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Factors and variables Studies Biological Genetic and biological factors (adolescence, gender, and ethnicity) [26 –28 ] History of relatives (psychiatric disorder or suicide) [27 , 28 ] Substance abuse [28 ] Comorbidity Anxiety [29 ] Depression [25 , 27 , 28 , 30 ] Psychological Impulsiveness [31 ] Higher cognitive, social development, and communication levels [24 ] Life events and effects brought by characters came from domain of repetitive and restricted behaviours and thoughts: frequent abuse and school bullying [27 , 32 –34 ] Social Poorer social support networks: social isolation [35 ]