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Here's a startling fact:
People with high-functioning Autism are NINE TIMES more likely to commit suicide than those without.
Nine
As in 9x
Here's a thread of other startling statistics:
People with high-functioning Autism are NINE TIMES more likely to commit suicide than those without.
Nine
As in 9x
Here's a thread of other startling statistics:
The average age of death for someone with ASD is 54, compared to the 70 of the respective control group, and 79 average lifespan of a human.
That's 32% less than average, nearly a third.
That's 32% less than average, nearly a third.
People with ASD were 2.5 times more likely to have died during the study.
The highest risk was associated in people with low-functioning Autism, especially women.
The highest risk was associated in people with low-functioning Autism, especially women.
Highlighting the especially high risk to those with low-functioning Autism, their average life expectancy is less than 40.
39.5 years is the average lifespan of people with low-functioning ASD.
39.5 years is the average lifespan of people with low-functioning ASD.
Those with low-functioning Autism were 5 times more likely to die than someone without at the same age.
Low-functioning Autistic women were 8 times more likely over the course of the study.
Low-functioning Autistic women were 8 times more likely over the course of the study.
People on the Autistic Spectrum are more likely to die from neurological disorders like epilepsy.
Deaths as a result of these disorders are 7.5 times higher in people with ASD.
Deaths as a result of these disorders are 7.5 times higher in people with ASD.
People with ASD are 7.5 times more likely to die from suicide, with an especially high risk in:
-Those with high-functioning Autism
-Autistic women
-Those with high-functioning Autism
-Autistic women
For clarification:
ASD- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
High/low-functioning Autism: a measure of an autistic person's intellectual capability
ASD- Autistic Spectrum Disorder
High/low-functioning Autism: a measure of an autistic person's intellectual capability
