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Autistics die younger and what can be done.

David

Have you heard that a survey was done in Sweden that Autistic people tend to die younger than the general population.  It does not mean that some Autistic people can live up to a Hundred Years Old.  Why do you think that Autistic people live shorter lives?  I have asked the NAS to do a campain and Autistica is also looking into it.  The N AS did say that they are going to talk to the Government.  It is important to do a campaign for older Adults as there has been a lot said about children on the Autistic spectrum.

David.

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    I suspect that the statistics reflect the fact that a diagnosis of autism (or anything else) means that you have problems that are serious enough to warrant assistance. i.e. people at increased risk of mental difficulties and therefore at increased risk of suicide are more likely to commit suicide. Also people with learning difficulties, alongside their autism, are also less able to keep themselves safe. There are significant numbers of people with autistic traits who do not get diagnosed because they are managing and these will not be included in the statistics on the autistic segment of the data samples.

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    I suspect that the statistics reflect the fact that a diagnosis of autism (or anything else) means that you have problems that are serious enough to warrant assistance. i.e. people at increased risk of mental difficulties and therefore at increased risk of suicide are more likely to commit suicide. Also people with learning difficulties, alongside their autism, are also less able to keep themselves safe. There are significant numbers of people with autistic traits who do not get diagnosed because they are managing and these will not be included in the statistics on the autistic segment of the data samples.

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