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Improving poor health & high death rates in ASD: “We must first recognise autism as a whole body disorder” scientists recommend
Scientists recommend changing the paradigm through which healthcare professionals view people with autism first, in order to tackle high morbidity and mortality rates in ASD
www.thinkingautism.org.uk
One of the most important investigations of recent years revealed that average life expectancy of a person with severe autism is 39.5 years, rising to only 58 years for those with high-functioning autism, or Asperger syndrome.
vs Burundi (poorest country): 62 years