According to the CDC, the average life expectancy of an American is 76.4 years. However, The average life span of an autistic male is significantly lower than the rest of the population. According to one study, the average death of an autistic person was age 54, whilst their matched controls had an average death age of 70. This means, on average, autistic people are dying 16 years earlier than the general population. Another estimate suggests that the average life expectancy for autistic people ranges from 39.5 years to 58 years, depending upon factors that include co-morbidities.
I thought about this rather morbid topic as a student offered me a cookie, and I declined. I’ve managed a histamine-free diet for about 7 years now. Perhaps that’s why, with all my GI problems, anxiety, panic, BP1, and erythromelagia, I’m about to pass the average.
I’ve studied special education my entire life since I was born to a mother who was a polio survivor (age 5) and a father who was an amputee due to osteosarcoma at the age of 18. I received my BS in Special/Elementary Education from Brigham Young University in 1990 and my MA from Azusa Pacific University in 2002. I raise six daughters as a single mom in Los Ángeles County. I’ve taught both for a charter school and LAUSD. I’m now retired due to health complications. Trying to get other professionals to realize we are also professionals has been a great struggle for me, too. I’m sometimes still struggling for air, but I know the struggle is worth it.
I would be worthy to talk about the histamine intolerance. I have the same comorbidities you mention. And my PC hasn't been much help other than prescribing drugs.
I’ve studied special education my entire life since I was born to a mother who was a polio survivor (age 5) and a father who was an amputee due to osteosarcoma at the age of 18. I received my BS in Special/Elementary Education from Brigham Young University in 1990 and my MA from Azusa Pacific University in 2002. I raise six daughters as a single mom in Los Ángeles County. I’ve taught both for a charter school and LAUSD. I’m now retired due to health complications. Trying to get other professionals to realize we are also professionals has been a great struggle for me, too. I’m sometimes still struggling for air, but I know the struggle is worth it.
I would be worthy to talk about the histamine intolerance. I have the same comorbidities you mention. And my PC hasn't been much help other than prescribing drugs.