{"id":213,"date":"2025-04-03T12:15:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T11:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/?page_id=213"},"modified":"2026-04-09T12:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T11:00:26","slug":"self-harm-suicide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/fi\/autisticgirls\/mental-health\/self-harm-suicide\/","title":{"rendered":"Self Harm \/ Suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Self-harm\/ Suicide<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Self-harm can affect anyone at any age but is more common in young people. A lack of research means we do not know how many autistic people self-harm. A<\/span>utistic people are more likely to self-harm than non-autistic people, and\u00a0<\/span>autistic girls\/women are more likely to self-harm than autistic men.\u202f\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

S<\/b>elf-harm v\/s self-injurious behaviour<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n

Some autistic people may hurt themselves in various ways, such as banging their head on surfaces, biting their hands or arms or pulling their hair. This is known as\u00a0<\/span>self-injurious behaviour<\/span><\/i>.\u00a0<\/span>Harm is not the intent.<\/span><\/i>\u00a0It is the result of an attempt to regulate or express immediate physical pain or discomfort, or communicate a particular need.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Self-harm\u00a0<\/span><\/i>is intentionally causing physical pain or harm to yourself, often as an attempt to manage difficult emotions or distress. It doesn\u2019t necessarily mean that someone wants to end their life, and can also be called non-suicidal self-harm (NSSI).\u00a0 Read more about self injurious.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Possible functions of self-harm<\/span><\/h3>\n