| People with disabilities used to have a shorter life | | | | The other factor to take into consideration is that |
| expectancy than the typical person. This is | | | | a proportionately higher number of people with |
| assumed to be because of lack of health care | | | | Autism have seizures. Seizures can be a |
| and healthy food. Many times people with | | | | complication which leads to a shorter life |
| disabilities did not have access to these things, | | | | expectancy. Better health care has helped in this |
| especially in the far past. | | | | area as well. |
| The life expectancy for people without disabilities | | | | As people with Autism and other disabilities have |
| has been extended over the years. Better health | | | | started to live to the point of old age it has |
| care has been good for everyone. In the far past | | | | opened up a whole different line of medicine. |
| babies and older children with disabilities were left | | | | Knowing how Autism or other disabilities interact |
| by the roadside to die. | | | | with the changes in old age has also led to better |
| Many years ago when people with disabilities were | | | | health care while people are younger. |
| picked up and raised to work in a home or even | | | | Because of changes in attitude people with |
| be court jesters, Those people might have gotten | | | | Autism are living longer. Because of the growth of |
| better care. Of course people with Autism can | | | | knowledge about disabilities people with Autism |
| also have the same complications that everyone | | | | are living long. There is no reason to expect this |
| else has. | | | | to change. |