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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 81 points 2 years ago (44 children)

Why do they think autism is some sort of horror story where kids suffer in agony or something?

[–] OurTragicUniverse@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (31 children)

Suicide is one of the top three causes of death for autistic people. The other two are heart disease and epilepsy complications, and on average we die under 50 years of age.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (27 children)

Yes, but that's not due to autism, that's due to the way society treats autistic people.

[–] ZzyzxRoad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

that's due to the way society treats autistic people.

So when is that going to change

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

I'd love to know.

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