Suicide because of autism?

[Baskol1]

Many people say autism is not a reason to commit suicide, and you can live a good life despite autism. But, this is not entirely true. Yes some autists are sucessful in life despite their autism. But many autists are not, and have a horrible life. As many as autists 85% are unemployed. And im unemployed too, and had never a job. So Autism is in many cases a death sentence. Many autists dont have any social life either. So is it really irrational to commit suicide because of autism?

 

[Ko9]

It can be the case that autism makes the aspects of life that are shitty more shitty. But it is most likely not the main reason. I think it isn't the ''disease'' that makes life unlivable but the consequences because of it. I do not think that autism is a dead sentence because you are born with it, there is no me without the diagnose because it is a part of me if I like it or not. I do not think I can say what is rational or not when someone ends their life. It is not my decision. *shrugs*

 

[Dreamcolleger]

I have a lot of problems worse than autism, but the leading cause of early death for higher functioning autistics is suicide. So I think a lot of the people saying it's no reason to end it are just speaking bullshit/empty platitudes.

 

[Baskol1]

I have a lot of problems worse than autism, but the leading cause of early death for higher functioning autistics is suicide. So I think a lot of the people saying it's no reason to end it are just speaking bullshit/empty platitudes.

Yes, many autists die young.

 

[ThriveOrDie]

Many people say autism is not a reason to commit suicide, and you can live a good life despite autism. But, this is not entirely true. Yes some autists are sucessful in life despite their autism. But many autists are not, and have a horrible life. As many as autists 85% are unemployed. And im unemployed too, and had never a job. So Autism is in many cases a death sentence. Many autists dont have any social life either. So is it really irrational to commit suicide because of autism?

I don't think you are being irrational but I'm glad to see in your other posts that you are going to give it some more time before you ctb. It's possible you could find an SO who can understand your condition.

 

[Baskol1]

I don't think you are being irrational but I'm glad to see in your other posts that you are going to give it some more time before you ctb. It's possible you could find an SO who can understand your condition.

Yes, but i will probably not die a natural death in old age.

 

[TAW122]

I don't think it is irrational at all. This world is mainly NT (Neurotypical) and operates and caters to NTs. Also, yes I don't intend on living to natural death in old age. My social life is pretty limited too, with just some people around me who don't really invite me to stuff oftenly. I spend most of my time alone, playing video games, and playing the piano (hobby).

@Ko9 Yes, I was in the 85% who don't have a job for a very long time. While I am employed at the moment, my position is temporary so it will not last forever and would likely end in another month or so. Also, finding a job is tough especially with Aspergers syndrome and there are many jobs that are incompatible with my condition, especially those that require a lot of interaction with people on a regular basis (e.g. service sector jobs and customer service related jobs).

 

[Dreamcolleger]

I will be honest in my position I think the aspergers has helped me in getting some jobs, and getting my foot in the door for others, I am pretty sure by ticking the box in the disability section of the application, it looks good for their diversity quota. I am pretty sure the majority of people with autism are low functioning and have a learning disability. I am high functioning and probably around the top 1% in being able to function but I do know people that are in the awkward spot between high and low functioning and it can be very hard for them to pass an interview.

On topic, I was on track to probably go really far and work in good paying jobs, but its not worth it to me. Like I said I do have other, worse problems than autism, but to be honest if I didn't I can see the autism being a very good contender for ruining my life and future. I can certainly imagine how it could affect others... Well yeah, if you can't get your outside life in order, your REAL life in order, I didn't consider it worth it to work even a very well paid good job at a fairly young age.

I don't want to impose anything on others with autism. But the biggest early cause of death is suicide. Then it's strokes and heart attacks, which is possibly caused by too much stress/anxiety that we have to deal with. So we're being told to go to work where we feel like shit and are literally killing us and cutting our average life expectancy down to 54. What the fuck? It's a shitty deal and I don't mind joining my brothers and sisters.

 

[Karen]

No, it's totally rational. I also have autism, I never worked in my life either. I have no friends, I only had friends that were children from my parents friends and they eventually grew tired of me. Plus most autistics suffer from anxiety and insomnia, I do and now I don't even feel pleasure doing anything anymore, all I do is worry about everything and feel tired. People don't understand our needs and treat us as if we were just being annoying. I have got lots of health problems due to depression and trying to deal with the anxiety (drinking, not eating, neglecting my health). I feel like if I wasn't autistic I would be able to endure life better and maybe I would be able to be happy instead of wanting to die. It's very hard to live with autism in this world, maybe in some places where people have a better understanding it might be better but here where I live is unbearable. So I completely relate with this feeling