Autistics die a lot younger then the general population

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Doctor's diary: Why do people with autism die so young? - The Telegraph

I think part of the problem is the consequences just bieng an outlier, thinking and acting differently then most people. Stress and continiual negative reinforcement are well known to lower life expectancy. That this rather obvious possible factor is appearently not even bieng thought of demonstrates the problem.

On a personal note I have lasted longer then the life expentancy for HFA's. But after crusing through life relatively unscathed, bad health issues have happened in the last year. I am not in the known risk group for the type of cancer I have been dealing with. It does make me wonder, but there is no way to know for sure.

Is this a f*****g joke? So I'm more likely to get cancer? Or die early? WTF?


f**k autism, and f**k all of you who love having autism. Have fun being ill.

^ well, thanks for that.
It's not really fun being ill.

statistics and the propagation ofnonsense
ofcourse those older -diagnosed- are not mild

I know I've avoided going to the doctor for screening tests because of the anxiety involved.
Hell, I can't even make an appointment.
And of course, suicide is a huge factor.

I was being sarcastic.

A lot of posts on WP claiming LFA's have it easier the HFA's. This suggests otherwise.

Never mind....won't let me delete.....So, this is best I can do.....

Stress, anxiety, frustration, loneliness, nervous system overload. I have always known I have to be super quick with all I have to do in this life or find ideal living conditions

Sorry I am a bit sensitive about cancer at the moment, and also intense loathe of having AS, and both combined together made me both angry and anxious at the same time.

But what do you mean by "mild"? In some threads here it says that there is no mild or severe, and that Autism is Autism.

I suspect that a few family members have/had autism, and they have lived much longer than the average life expectancy for NTs. My family is generally long-lived, so I'm guessing I'll at least reach 100.

I never did like sarcasm.

Those are the same things I'm dealing with. I have friends, though I feel very lonely around my family right now.

At least you have family and friends. My family told me to f!ck off years ago, and what few friends I have could care less.

I think it's important to remember that autism, especially in its milder forms has been much more frequently diagnosed in the last 20 years or so. It will be interesting to see if these results can be replicated once the current generation starts aging and dying off.

Meh, I'm not old enough to fuss about a reduced life expectancy. I already knew that having bipolar disorder knocked 20 years off. All anyone can do is take care of themselves the best they can.

I don't know how doctors can generalize about how long people with Autism live. They haven't even found a decent sample yet.