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Table 1 Main search terms adapted for each electronic database

From: A systematic review and meta-analysis of suicidality in autistic and possibly autistic people without co-occurring intellectual disability

1. (ASC or ASD or Asperg* or Autis* or 'high#functioning' or 'pervasive developmental disorder' or PDD or HFA)

2. ('possib* autis*' or 'autis* trait*' or 'autis* phenotyp*' or 'undiagnosed autis*' or 'self-diagnos* autis*')

3. (suicid* or 'suicide plans' or 'suicide attempts' or 'attempted suicide' or parasuicide 'self-harm' or 'self-inj*')

4. #1 or #2

5. #3 and #4

6. Limit #5 to yr = ”1992—current”

  1. *Wildcard search terms