The God’s Got This® - Sean Nielsen Foundation’s goal is to
help individuals with developmental disabilities to be INCLUDED IN SOCIETY. Below you will find some excerpts from this important
topic. PLEASE read the full
article. http://www.healthline.com/health-news/why-people-with-autism-die-at-younger-age
The researchers reported suicide was one of the
leading causes of early death among people with ASD.
Suicide rates of people
with ASD who had no cognitive disability were nine times higher than the
general population.
Previous studies had shown that 30 percent to 50 percent of
people with ASD have considered suicide, according to a report issued last week by
the nonprofit organization Autistica. In addition, bullying can be a daily occurrence for people
with ASD. Anxiety and depression are common responses to such treatment. Both
of those mental health stresses are leading factors in suicide.
“This is the emotional cost of being excluded
from society,” Steve Silberman, the author of “NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of
Neurodiversity,” told Healthline.
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