To say mental health issues are 'different for everyone' and 'some don't have it as bad' is a true statement in itself, but implies that just because some people with mental health issues are functioning 'better', this means they aren't 'struggling' and don't 'deserve' help because they're not doing bad anyway, and thus marginalizes the issues of those with mental health issues.
If you want the facts, Aspies have higher rates of being LGBTA compared to the general population (and, of course, all the drawbacks that come with that).
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"Self-perceived gender typicality did not differ between the groups but tomboyism and bisexuality were overrepresented amongst women with autism spectrum disorder. Lower libido was reported amongst both male and female participants with autism spectrum disorder compared with controls."
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We may have a higher divorce rate:
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Any successful marriage takes work, but one involving a partner with Asperger's presents its own unique set of challenges. While statistics regarding Asperger’s Syndrome and divorce are sparse, author Ashley Stanford states in her book Asperger Syndrome and Long Term Relationships that, “preliminary research performed in Holland suggests that the divorce rate for couples in which one partner has AS may be as high as 80%."
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The fact some of us don't get the help we need, which is also a fact according to some of the below studies, also would mean we'd struggle if we can't get help with treatment.
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An Australian first survey has discovered that the majority of adults with Asperger’s and high functioning autism (HFA) are not able to get the support they need to achieve their goals and aspirations. Instead, these people (around 130,000) face years of struggle with isolation, mental health issues and a lack of fulfilling employment.
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On work and education:
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35 percent of young adults (ages 19-23) with autism have not had a job or received postgraduate education after leaving high school. (Shattuck et al., 2012)
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In June 2014, only 19.3 percent of people with disabilities in the U.S. were participating in the labor force – working or seeking work. Of those, 12.9 percent were unemployed, meaning only 16.8 percent of the population with disabilities was employed. (By contrast, 69.3 percent of people without disabilities were in the labor force, and 65 percent of the population without disabilities was employed.) (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2014)
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Sources:
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http://journals.plos.org/plosone/articl ... ne.0087961[2]:
http://www.healthguideinfo.com/asperger ... e/p118376/[3]:
https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/conte ... y-findings[4]:
http://www.autism-society.org/what-is/f ... tatistics/
19 Oct 2016, 8:19 am
