Autistics die a lot younger then the general population

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13 Mar 2016, 9:30 pm

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Yeah I was already considering getting off my meds and just start smoking pot but someone I know thinks thats a bad idea. Probably is but I mean, I am unstable before the meds, I am unstable on the meds, I am unstable off the meds and back on them again. I can only conclude that the meds have no impact on rather I am stable or not. Where as on pot I actually get hospitalized less and every time I get off it, I go to the hospital more.

I don't guess I get much of a vantage point on you here dcj123, but you seem more mellow lately than I have observed before - so maybe the meds are doing you some good?

My daughter's shrink tells her not to use MJ while she is on meds because it will affect their potency, but she has been and seems pretty good at the moment. It's all very confusing.

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13 Mar 2016, 9:40 pm

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I don't guess I get much of a vantage point on you here dcj123, but you seem more mellow lately than I have observed before - so maybe the meds are doing you some good?

Thats because I have been stoned out of my world the last month or so but I am about normal now cause tolerance. Except tonight, tonight I am completely put milk in the cabinet crazy tripping for real. But I suspect its just the fact that I have killed a whole gram today.

I did get in some slight trouble kinda not really with some moderators lately though, appears that maybe a few of my posts were a little off topic which is funny cause thats whats happening here.

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My daughter's shrink tells her not to use MJ while she is on meds because it will affect their potency, but she has been and seems pretty good at the moment. It's all very confusing.

You know what would be funny is the MJ actually helped by increasing the potency rather than decreasing it. If thats the case I will lose my mind again if I get off the meds... Curious I want to experiment but at the same time I have a good thing going so lets roll with it for the time being.

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13 Mar 2016, 9:41 pm

Marijuana does different things to different people.

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13 Mar 2016, 9:42 pm

i know that one reason folks with mental illness tend to die twenty years younger is the high rate a smoking among us. if you smoke, do everything you can to quit.

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13 Mar 2016, 9:45 pm

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I might as well kill myself now than. I'm 21, and the plans that won't be able to be accompish before fifty-four, so what is my life worth?

Dude calm down man,

I am 26, no love interest, no education, on disability and my life is a freaking train wreck. You need to mellow out and appreciate the things you do have, for me thats my apartment, its my life for me and while I could lose it for some stupid crap. I could also get hit by lightening, so live on the edge, chill out and do something fun. Your only young once and we all have crazy stories to tell, make your crazy story now.

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13 Mar 2016, 10:04 pm

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ocdgirl123 wrote:

I might as well kill myself now than. I'm 21, and the plans that won't be able to be accompish before fifty-four, so what is my life worth?

I am not a "dude" and I have no special interest.

PS: I am not really thinking of killing myself, I was exaggerating.

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13 Mar 2016, 10:05 pm

What fascinates you at least a little?

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13 Mar 2016, 10:08 pm

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What fascinates you at least a little?

Nothing. I was interested in a band at one time, but without any notice, they broke up and it was quite a bad breakup.

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13 Mar 2016, 10:11 pm

What do you choose to do in your life? What gives you pleasure?

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14 Mar 2016, 12:57 am

idk about others, but I have always had a lot of health issues. Have come close to dying a few times already. But I do not think autism by itself reduces life span. I would want to see more than just one doctor's opinion about it, to believe that.

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14 Mar 2016, 1:05 am

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I think the title "Autistics die a lot younger then the general population" is rather insensitive to those of us who struggle with anxiety and hypercondriacs like myself, especially bringing up cancer and things in the text. Cancer makes me feel very anxious, and I get offended if it is mentioned lightly, especially on autism forums, and relating to autism. Cancer is serious and unpleasant.

I agree with what one of the posters here said, about health issues being co-morbid to depression, stress and anxiety, which can come hand-in-hand with autism.

I may hate living with AS, but I still don't want to be told that my life will be significantly shorter than my peers.

I am the OP who wrote the headlines. Being non verbal since last September because of cancer and a recurrence of cancer the last thing I want to do is be insensitive about that disease. It was very difficult for me both to read the article and to post this thread not only about myself but also because I have gotten to know and like a lot of the members here. But I am not going to self censor bad news. One purpose of WP is express what is bothering us. The article bothered me and I wrote about it.

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14 Mar 2016, 1:08 am

AspieUtah wrote:

The myth: In 1900, world life expectancy was just 31 years! Reality: In 1900, childhood deaths due to disease (mostly the result of poor hygiene) lowered the life expectancy artificially. Individuals who lived to adulthood ended up living about as long as we do today.

Similarly, in autistic life expectancy, these reported figures are also artificially exaggerated because they conflate unusually frequent younger deaths with the overall autism community. Could a disproportionate number of autistic individuals be successfully suicidal? I suspect so. Could the ("hidden") autistic community be dying in greater numbers because a disproporationate number of its people are living unhealthy lifestyles (alcohol, drug abuse)? Yes.

Statistics can seem damning when they aren't really so.

You also have to consider the possibility of death due to abuse and murder.

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14 Mar 2016, 1:16 am

Sorry, stupid question - what's an OP?

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14 Mar 2016, 1:18 am

Claradoon wrote:

Sorry, stupid question - what's an OP?

Original Poster, the person who started a thread or topic.

Not a stupid question.

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14 Mar 2016, 1:32 am

In my opinion, it doesn't seem like there are enough autistic people to perform studies on related to cause of death. I'm going to take this with a grain of salt until there is a lot more research on this and there's some sort of consensus on the results.

Personally, I'm a pretty healthy person besides having a fluctuating blood pressure and heart rate. Cancer, endometriosis, high blood pressure and heart problems tend to run in my family, but I really hope I don't have to deal with those conditions in the future.

It also seems like my family is sensitive to hormone treatments and birth control pills (they get cancer), so I'll be reluctant to take that sort of stuff.

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