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15 Mar 2012, 11:37 am

do you agree that NTs are more likely too do riskier things that can put there life in danger compared too us aspies? i think its because they generally find things easier and take life more for granted they put themselves more at ris like fight in wars, go on protests, joyride and hang around in gangs. i think they go by the motto off "you can't afford too waste one second of your life" hence why they try out new things.

unlike us aspies as well NTs get bored if there by themselves too much hence why they go out more and want too be around other people. that and there not so obssesed with death either. we on the other hand are happy in our 'little world' and don't mind being by ourselves.

do u agree or not?

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15 Mar 2012, 11:59 am

Not all of us are non-risky lol... My aspie soon-to-be-dad (he's going to adopt me) got in trouble for setting fires when he was younger. I don't even like to swing on a rope swing into a lake.

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15 Mar 2012, 12:03 pm

One thing I think is fun is blackjack. And once I turn 21 I plan to try it a couple times in a casino. Most people would think that is pretty risky to do. But otherwise I usually go by the rules

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15 Mar 2012, 12:05 pm

Jamesy wrote:

I think NTs do things like this because lots of them only think about the present and not the future. And from what I've read from other aspies we don't "Live in the present" As they say, we instead dwell on the past and dream of the future. I think that's also a part of why most NTs say we're "Living in our own little world".

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15 Mar 2012, 12:31 pm

I get myself in the kind of danger that neurotypicals would really not often be at risk of (radiation poisoning, chemical risk, electrical hazard, etc..) I love dangerous projects, but really controlling and managing the danger is how I get off. I recently finished a Marx Generator, and absolutely love getting my hands close to the sparks; though the device has a low current capacity, so I am really in no danger.

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15 Mar 2012, 12:50 pm

Jamesy wrote:

No idea, doing things on your own is possibly more life threatening then as part of a group. A broken leg on a solitary hike is inherently more dangerous than as part of a group.

Gang deaths, wars and so on are pretty insignificant compared to cancer and heart disease.

I've just found I have marginally high blood pressure and this increases risk of heart disease. This is in turn likely to be partially due to life style, which is partially due to aspie traits. I don't exercise consistently and weight wobbles around.

I've had unprotected sex and experimented with a lot of different drugs when I was in my early twenties. Probably no different to NTs.

Who knows..?

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15 Mar 2012, 12:55 pm

Jamesy wrote:

I kind of disagree because I actually don't like being alone too much, and like having friends(provided I get along with them and they are actual friends). Also I think I've taken some risks...for instance I've gone to a protest and have done lots of drugs.

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15 Mar 2012, 12:59 pm

Jtuk wrote:

Jamesy wrote:

I have to disagree with wars or gang deaths being insignificant compared to cancer and heart disease, those all seem like concerning issues.

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15 Mar 2012, 1:19 pm

The US murder rate is 5 in 100,000.
Cancer is around 180 in 100,000.
Heart disease 180 in 100,000.
Car fatalities 12 in 100,000.
Suicide 10 in 100,000.

A concern, but not a leading cause on the original topic. People who commit suicide invariably have mental health issues, so, may balances it out.

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15 Mar 2012, 1:42 pm

Jtuk wrote:

I've just found I have marginally high blood pressure and this increases risk of heart disease. This is in turn likely to be partially due to life style, which is partially due to aspie traits. I don't exercise consistently and weight wobbles around.

I've had unprotected sex and experimented with a lot of different drugs when I was in my early twenties. Probably no different to NTs.

Who knows..?

Jason

Exactly! And that's just you. You have identified some things that are risk factors for you but they do not apply to anybody else, even if those other people are Aspie. Likewise, I have some risk factors such as a family history of cancer and a terrible habit of being lost in my own thoughts oftentimes when out in public so I would be easy to sneak up on- but these are my own risk factors and have no bearing on any other NT.

It is not possible to make the estimate that the OP is looking for since risk factors are so individual.

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15 Mar 2012, 1:45 pm

Jtuk wrote:

180 people out of 100,000 with cancer died? or 180 out of every 100,000 people in general have cancer?

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15 Mar 2012, 1:47 pm

Jamesy wrote:

I think that as an NT you're more likely to do riskier things to appear "cool" to other people.

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15 Mar 2012, 1:56 pm

Jtuk wrote:

Those stats aren't accurate for the original topic. Gang deaths and wars are insignificant compared to cancer and heart disease on a population scale. However that would be assuming every one of those 100,000 people included in your stats were gang related/fighting a war.

For accurate stats on the original topic you would have to do a percent chance scale and only include people involved in gangs and wars for that section and then compare it to all the population that has a chance of getting heart disease or cancer(Aka 100% of the world).

You will clearly see that people whom are gang related/fighting a war will have a drastically higher % chance of death

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15 Mar 2012, 2:40 pm

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And from what I've read from other aspies we don't "Live in the present" As they say, we instead dwell on the past and dream of the future. I think that's also a part of why most NTs say we're "Living in our own little world".

I like this feel that it fits the bill for me

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15 Mar 2012, 2:43 pm

TheChamelion wrote:

Jtuk wrote:

You will clearly see that people whom are gang related/fighting a war will have a drastically higher % chance of death

I remember hearing from a couple different places that casualty rate in war is about 2%, but I do not have a source.

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15 Mar 2012, 2:51 pm

TheChamelion wrote:

Jtuk wrote:

Those are US stats for death rates. They are not each, but show the point. Those are population adjusted.

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