https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-01572-w
A study of quarter of a million people with autism, intellectual disabilities or both has found that their risk of developing symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease is three times that in the general population.
The study is the largest of its kind, and warrants further investigation into the links between these conditions, researchers say. The findings were presented at the annual meeting of the International Society for Autism Research in Melbourne, Australia, on 16 May, and have not yet been peer reviewed.
individuals with Autism generally succumb to health complications approximately 15 to 20 years earlier than the general population. Longitudinal studies that followed people with Autism for over 20 years found that the average life expectancy ranges between 39-50
Wow. Did not know that.