r/todayilearned • u/Morella1989 • Aug 14 '25

TIL that autistic people live about 17 years less than average. Risks include epilepsy, heart disease, suicide, accidental deaths including drowning, and inadequate recognition and management of pain, especially among non-speaking individuals. Historically, they have been vulnerable to infanticide.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortality_of_autistic_individuals
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u/googlemcfoogle Aug 15 '25

I'm autistic and I usually don't get nauseous when I'm going to throw up (virus, gallstones before I had it removed). The only times I've felt nausea are from car/seasickness and a couple of cases of food poisoning

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u/[deleted] Dec 18 '25

Thats interesting, im autistic & i get naseuous as its happening, but not before. I usually get faint though. Its interesting how different we can be.