Alarming Number of Suicides Among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Omid Barghi, Mohammad-Rafi Bazrafshan, Atena Jowhari Shirazi

Abstract


To Dear Editor, Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental neurological disorder that in most cases begins in childhood. Its prevalence in childhood is 1%, and this proportion is about 4.2 times higher in boys than in girls.

International Journal of Preventive Medicine 16():19, March 2025. | DOI: 10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_174_24

Corresponding Author: Ms. Atena Jowhari Shirazi

E‑mail: atenajowharishirazi@gmail.com

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Suicides; Parents; Children; Autism Spectrum Disorder

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