Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) for Youth With Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Title: Validating the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) for Youth with Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Study Description:\<TAB\> Currently, no gold standard is available for evaluating suicidal thoughts and behaviors in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or other Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD). Moreover, youth with ASD/NDD are often excluded from instrument validation studies. Therefore, there is a paucity of sufficiently adapted and validated clinical suicide risk assessments for use with clients with ASD/NDD. Objectives: Primary Objective: The main objective of this study is to develop and assess the efficacy of a suicide screening tool for individuals with ASD/NDD. Secondary Objectives: To assess the sensitivity/specificity of the ASQ in detecting suicide risk in youth with ASD/NDD by comparing its performance to that of the gold-standard clinician s brief suicide safety assessment, and legacy measures. To test the addition/deletion of candidate items on the sensitivity and specificity of the ASQ in detecting suicide risk in youth with ASD/NDD. Endpoints:\<TAB\> Study participation ends when the study measures are completed if/when the study participant does not screen positive on any of the suicide risk measures. If suicidality is detected, they will be treated clinically for suicidal ideation/behavior according to standard clinical practice.