Guohua Li Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by Guohua Li Injury deaths in autistic adults are disproportionately due to asphyxiation and suffocation, and injury deaths in autistic children are much more likely caused by drowning, autistic children aged 14 years and younger are 40 times more likely to die from injury than the general pediatric population. Guohua Li top-news Rather, autism is often a co-occurring medical and psychiatric condition that is likely to play a role in this premature mortality finding, other studies have shown us, including a recent study from Sweden, that, in fact, for example, premature mortality due to suicide is higher among individuals with autism. Guohua Li top-news First, the prevalence of autism has been increasing. Guohua Li top-news The risk of drowning in autistic children peaks at age 5 to 7 years. Guohua Li top-news
