Premature mortality in autism spectrum disorder

By T. Hirvikoski, E. Mittendorfer-Rutz, M. Boman, H. Larsson, P. Lichtenstein, S. Bölte. British Journal of Psychiatry, 2016

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Excluded from school: Autistic students’ experiences of school exclusion and subsequent re-integration into school (2017, background): “…risk of developing mental health problems (e.g., Simonoff et al., 2008), and of having suicidal thoughts and suicidal plans or attempts (Cassidy et al., 2014; Hirvikoski et al., 2016), suggesting that these young people may be doubly disadvantaged and, ultimately, disenfranchised in this regard.”
The Changing Epidemiology of Autism Spectrum Disorders (2016, background): “In addition to core deficits and associated psychiatric comorbidity (100), ASD has been associated with increased risk of nonbehavioral health outcomes, including injury (89) and elevated mortality risk (80, 158).”
Extending the Minority Stress Model to Understand Mental Health Problems Experienced by the Autistic Population (2018, background): “A recent study showed an elevated risk for premature mortality for autistic individuals by on average two decades compared with nonautistic peers (Hirvikoski et al. 2016).”