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A new report released today by the Office for National Statistics shows that autistic people are the least likely to be in work of any other disabled group. Just 21.7% of autistic people are in employment.
The statistics that Autistica provide are horrific
• Autistic adults with no learning Disability are 9 X more likely to die by suicide than the general population
• It is the second leading cause of death for autistic people. Average life expectancy for autistic people is just 54 years old. (Swedish study of over 27,000 cases)
• Up to 66% of autistic adults have considered suicide
• Adult autistics significantly more likely to die by suicide than the
general population.
• Suicide attempts tend to be more aggressive and lethal
• Autistic children are 28 X more likely to think about or try suicide
• One study showed that 15% of autistic children had suicidal thoughts
compared to 0.5% of typically developing children
• In the 86 days leading up to the first Lockdown and up to the 56 days
after 1⁄4 of young people who died by suicide were autistic or had ADHD.
Autism and depression often co-occur. Through network analysis:
Something important to note that the studies fail to tell us is how gender works in these statistics, I have a hunch that autistic males suffer 80-90% of this negativity yet all of autistic women are involved in the total statistic further showing how this is even more brutal for us than what it is telling us.
The statistics that Autistica provide are horrific
• Autistic adults with no learning Disability are 9 X more likely to die by suicide than the general population
• It is the second leading cause of death for autistic people. Average life expectancy for autistic people is just 54 years old. (Swedish study of over 27,000 cases)
• Up to 66% of autistic adults have considered suicide
• Adult autistics significantly more likely to die by suicide than the
general population.
• Suicide attempts tend to be more aggressive and lethal
• Autistic children are 28 X more likely to think about or try suicide
• One study showed that 15% of autistic children had suicidal thoughts
compared to 0.5% of typically developing children
• In the 86 days leading up to the first Lockdown and up to the 56 days
after 1⁄4 of young people who died by suicide were autistic or had ADHD.
Autism and depression often co-occur. Through network analysis:
Something important to note that the studies fail to tell us is how gender works in these statistics, I have a hunch that autistic males suffer 80-90% of this negativity yet all of autistic women are involved in the total statistic further showing how this is even more brutal for us than what it is telling us.
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