Why do people with autism spectrum short-lived 18 years old than average?

ByDerek Hansen

It is diagnosed with criteria that "formation of interpersonal relationship is difficult", "there is a delay in the development of words", "poor imagination and flexibility, dislike change"Autism spectrum(ASD) patients show that the lifespan is shorter by an average of 18 years compared to the average lifespan of healthy people in SwedenKarolinska InstituteAnnounced.

Premature mortality in autism spectrum disorder | The British Journal of Psychiatry
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/content/208/3/232

People on the autism spectrum live an average of 18 fewer years than everyone else, study finds - The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2016/03/18/people-on-the-autism-spectrum-live-an-average-of-18-years-less-than-everyone-else-study-finds/

A study published by Karolinska Institute in psychiatric journal · The British Journal of Psychiatry is to investigate the tendency of autistic spectrum (ASD) death. It is known that suicide is the main cause of suicide, not the main cause of adults with ASD dying young because of common diseases such as heart disease and cancer.

Research was conducted from 27,000 Swedish national registered data with 27,000 social communication disorders, healthy 2.5 million people. As a result, people with ASD were found dead on average 18 years earlier than those who were not diagnosed with ASD. In addition, those diagnosed as "only ASD" die 12 years earlier than the average, but those who are diagnosed as "learning disorders" in addition to ASD tend to die 30 years earlier than the average It is said that there is. It turned out that the age at which ASD patients die is influenced by cognitive ability.

Also, among those with high linguistic abilities, those who have been diagnosed as Asperger's syndrome before the concept of "Autism Spectrum" is enacted are also nearly twice as likely to die earlier than healthy people I already know. Although the overall tendency was not influenced by gender, only ASD women with learning disabilities are most likely to die soon. Experts point out that "These trends may not only affect the genetic factors of autism but also social factors may affect the early mortality rate."

ByValary

A Swedish domestic survey shows that about 40% of ASDs are suffering from epilepsy. In addition, the long-term stress that diet and exercise are restricted to treat autism, and that it is forced to drink a lot of medications is considered to be one of the causes associated with the early death of ASD patients. However, autistic charity group Autistica has reported the findings that autistic patients are undergoing significant "social and cultural pressures", pressure, social isolation from bullying and harmony from others Have pointed out that a complex cause such as the ASD patient is running suicide.

Autistica's representative, John Spears, told the Karolinska Institute research results "We must not allow the reality that many people suffering from autism will not have a 40-year-old birthday It is calling for ASD patients not to develop social pressure. Studies have shown that patients with ASD have difficulty establishing self-esteem in their childhood, and it is known that adult ASD patients with learning disabilities are more than 9 times more likely to commit suicide I will.

ByRuss