They're dead, Rob. The life expectancy of autistic people was, last time I checked, around 36 years old.
Not due to some inherent physical issues. These deaths are mostly the result of neglect, murder, and suicide.
This is like when people ask where all the old gay men are.
Not due to some inherent physical issues. These deaths are mostly the result of neglect, murder, and suicide.
This is like when people ask where all the old gay men are.
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And somewhere on the spectrum where they were just treated as "socially awkward" or "quirky".
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(23)00195-3/fulltext
There are no studies to support the 36 year life expectancy myth. This post spread harmful misinformation about #autism for the sake of owning some MAGA D-Lister.
'Course, when he was a kid, it was the norm for kids 'acting out' to be beaten senseless until they 'settled down'.
Man ended up drinking himself to death in his 50s.
I don't wanna hear no 'autism didn't exist back then' shit. It always existed.
I miss him.
He struggled immensely academically and never attempted college. He worked diligently so he was always employed, but if he'd had meds and accomodations I know he'd be a mechanical engineer. He was a genius with mechanics. Wish he'd felt that.
She feels a lot better about herself now that she understands why. Also really wishes she could go on meds but she has glaucoma so stimulants are not an option.
He was astonishingly intelligent, just... never knew how to manage his anger and attention. Nobody ever tried to help him learn.
The survivors have developed all the latest in masking tech.
I was literally told that my social issues stemmed from being so much smarter than everyone else that