Risk of early death is double for autistic young people, 'scary' new research finds
Autistic children and young adults are more than twice as likely to die before their 25th birthday, a first of its kind study has found.
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Autistic children and young adults are more than twice as likely to die before their 25th birthday, a first of its kind study has found.
By Anusha Bradley of RNZ Autistic children and young adults are more than twice as likely to die before their 25th birthday, compared to their non-autistic...
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Author summary Why was this study done? Tropical cyclones (TCs), among the most destructive and costliest climate extreme events, are expected to be more intense due to climate change. Despite the widely acknowledged hazards, a consistent and quantitative assessment of the mortality risks of TC across countries is lacking. Such quantitative and comparable evidence across countries is urgently required to better understand the health effects and respond to the potentially increasing hazards. No previous studies have characterized the periods of concern (POC), exposure-response (ER) relationsh...
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