Autistic People Die Early!?

Research shows that autistic people have a significantly shorter life expectancy compared to non-autistic people — but why? In this important episode of The Aspie World Podcast, we dive into the shocking statistics, the real reasons behind this life expectancy gap, and what can be done to change it.

This is a sensitive but vital topic for autistic adults, parents, and professionals. By understanding the hidden challenges autistic people face — from mental health struggles and sensory stress to systemic neglect — we can work together to create safer, healthier, and longer lives for the autistic community.

• The latest research on why autistic people die younger

• The link between mental health, stress, and life expectancy

• How undiagnosed health issues impact autistic adults

• Why sensory overload and burnout contribute to poor health

• Practical steps autistic adults and families can take to protect wellbeing

This isn’t about fear — it’s about empowerment. Understanding the risks means we can change the outcomes.

• Autistic adults wanting to protect their health and wellbeing

• Parents of autistic kids looking for early intervention strategies

• Teachers, carers, and professionals supporting autistic people

• Anyone wanting to understand the health challenges autistic people face

By raising awareness, we can push for better support, improved healthcare, and safer systems for the autistic community.

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Episode Transcript

(00:00):
So there's a new study out that says that autistic people die
earlier than non autistic people.
The life expectancy for an autistic individual is somewhere
between 30 and 50 years old. And that's a staggering
statistic. Guys, welcome back to the ASP
world. My name is Dan.
I have autism, ADHDOCD and dyslexia, and I make weekly
videos all about this stuff. But today specifically, I'm
doing two things. I'm answering a question which I

(00:21):
put in a video yesterday. I posed a question, I just seen
a video and today I'm going to answer that question.
But also today I'm going to poseanother question and I'm going
to reveal more more interesting information about this and how I
can help you specifically with videos coming out tomorrow,
which is unlike anything I've ever done before.
I'm just going to blow in mind. Now, autistic individuals 80% of

(00:41):
the time are out of work or unable to get work.
Now this is a crazy statistic and I was talking about this in
the last video, but in terms of why this happens, there are
multitude of issues. One of the main things is that
autistic individuals sometimes and actually a lot of the time,
will lack self-confidence, self-awareness, self-awareness
and self-confidence. When those things dip, you have

(01:02):
a lack of ability to go forward systematically, which means if
you're feeling less adequate than the other person, if you're
feeling intimidated by the work you're going to present to do,
then you are going to look not confident.
And you're also going to feel a lack of confidence, which will
also spoil the job. Like if you were told to operate
a piece of machinery, but you didn't know how machinery

(01:23):
worked, you'd be less confident in working that machinery.
Which means that if somebody else came in and they were
confident in using that machine because they knew about it, then
they would be like, you know, have the upper hand to you.
So it's all about creating confidence around the thing that
you currently have issues with. And this is done in a multitude
of ways. Now, specifically for work, you
understand the machinery and themechanics for the thing you were

(01:45):
working on. You become more confident in it
and the confident will exceed your expectations in what you
think to be successful in that job role.
And that is how you can do that.Now, I'm actually teaching this
in a program and I'll speak moreabout that tomorrow, but
specifically that issue is is sounbelievably easy to fix as long
as you know what you're doing. Now, at the beginning of this

(02:07):
video, I said that there's a huge statistical data piece that
came out saying autistic individuals are going to die
earlier. This comes from a fact that
autistic individuals have issueswith mental health issues.
They'll have issues with, you know, communication,
responsibilities of trying to communicate with other people,
relationships, work, love life, children, family life, friends,

(02:29):
circles. All these things will become
added pressure and these things may topple over on top of an
autistic person. But why are they dying early?
What is the what is the reason for this?
And is that something you could do about it?
Now there is an in tomorrow's video, which is my last video in
this three video sequence. I'm going to talk all about that
and and a fantastic opportunity I have for every autistic adult.

(02:52):
Now, if you're an autistic adultwatching this, keep watching.
Make sure you subscribe, put a bell notification on and come
back tomorrow, 7:30 PM UK time to see the video that's being
released. I'm so excited to be to see this
video. It's going to blow your mind.
It's like like anything I've ever done before.
I'm about to just level up your life and I want you to come to
this journey with me and take this journey with me.

(03:13):
So buckle up, come back tomorrow.
We're going to do this. It's awesome.
I love you guys. Peace.