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Ganondox
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02 Nov 2011, 8:55 am

All I have to say to this is that I'm a lot healthier than I should be, considering my lifestyle, and my family has a history of mild longivity.



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22 Jun 2018, 10:02 pm

Depends the reason why the life expectancy for an Autistic person is low because of drowning and loneliness.



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23 Jun 2018, 2:32 am

I would assume autism would make us less healthy because we tend to have more stress due to not fitting in & living in a world that is not fit for us. Stress can cause LOTS of health problems.


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23 Jun 2018, 9:13 am

I'm fortunate to be very healthy, but that isn't the case with a lot of people on the spectrum.



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23 Jun 2018, 10:55 am

Autistic people are being found to be one of the shortest living demographics.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/201 ... ys-charity

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/ ... ounger-age


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