Age-related differences in suicidality between autistic and non-autistic trans and nonbinary people: Evidence from trans PULSE Canada

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Adams, N., Li, L., Jacobsen, K., Francino, M., & Scheim, A. (2026). Age-related differences in suicidality between autistic and non-autistic trans and nonbinary people: Evidence from trans PULSE Canada. International Journal of Transgender Health, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1080/26895269.2026.2706542

Publication date: 24 Jul 2026 Added to AutiHub: 30 Aug 2026 Type: Article Article language: English
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5
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1 / 5 (20.0%)
  1. Noah Adams *
  2. Lux Li
  3. Kai Jacobsen
  4. Matt Francino
  5. Ayden Scheim

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23
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21
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2
3 / 23 (13.0%) cited references include at least one author identified as autistic.
References with data to complete
2 / 23 (8.7%)
References with detected author names
21 / 23 (91.3%)
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2
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
Raw names still to review
3
59 / 232 (25.4%) names are linked to an author already present in AutiHub. 173 / 232 (74.6%) names are not yet linked.
Names linked to a person identified as autistic
4 / 232 (1.7%)
Calculated across all author names detected in the cited bibliography. Among names linked to an author already present in AutiHub: 4 / 59 (6.8%). Distinct people identified as autistic: 3 / 222 (1.4%).
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