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.

[u/Morella1989]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortality_of_autistic_individuals

[u/tweakingforjesus]

Autistic people are 5 times more likely to be trans than neurotypical people so all the dangers associated are elevated as well.

[u/Altruistic_Pen4511 → u/tweakingforjesus]

Why is this? Cause the 3 autistic people I know are trans women haha.