Mar 28, 2018
According to a study published last year from the American Journal of Public Health, autistics die at an average age of 36. In this episode, Leo Jones discusses how depression and suicide are serious causes of this shockingly low age of death, focusing on stress and societal factors, as well as offering advice to neurotypicals who want to help.
[This episode's topics are bleak, daunting and in some ways upsetting. Caution for listeners is advised]
Sources:
http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/john-worthington-nhs-111-nsft-norwich-mental-health-1-5384719
https://spectrumnews.org/news/many-adults-autism-also-depression/
https://medium.com/@sarahkurchak/to-neurotypicals-on-my-36th-birthday-ae2fef2e4318