... the general population. Key risk factors identified included epilepsy and suicide. The report sets out recommendations for action by national and local government in the UK, research funders and industry, as well as the NHS and service providers. Recommendations include: for medical research funders to collaborate to increase understandings of premature mortality in autism; for the government to establish
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This report highlights evidence from international research which shows that people with autism are at increased risk of an early death. It draws primarily on a large population study carried out in Sweden in late 2015 which found that autistic people die on average 16 years earlier than the general population, with people autism and learning disabilities dying more than 30 years earlier than the general population. Key risk factors identified included epilepsy and suicide. The report sets out recommendations for action by national and local government in the UK, research funders and industry, as well as the NHS and service providers. Recommendations include: for medical research funders to collaborate to increase understandings of premature mortality in autism; for the government to establish a National Autism Mortality Review and commit to significantly improved data collection; and for service providers to develop clear and specific plans to prevent early death in autism.
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Subject terms:
mortality, autism, autistic spectrum conditions, health inequalities, death, epilepsy, mental health problems;