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People on the autism spectrum live an average of 18 fewer years than everyone else, study finds
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People on the autism spectrum live an average of 18 fewer years than everyone else, study finds
Anonymous
2016-03-21 03:45:58
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>Researchers looking into mortality trends and autism have made a troubling discovery: People on the autism spectrum are dying young -- some 12 to 30 years earlier than might otherwise be expected.
>The analysis, conducted by Sweden's Karolinska Institute and published in the British Journal of Psychiatry, found that the leading cause of premature death in autistic adults isn't due to diseases, such as heart ailments or cancer, that are the main killers in the general population. It's suicide.
>Individuals considered to be on the "high-functioning" end of the spectrum with strong language skills -- those who might have been diagnosed with Asperger's before the diagnostic criteria changed -- still had double the risk of dying young as those without the condition.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/03/18/people-on-the-autism-spectrum-live-an-average-of-18-years-less-than-everyone-else-study-finds/
