I didn't mean to cause any offense, Matt. I'm just brainstorming because I like you and I want you to be safe. Given your age and medical conditions, I think we can all agree that in layman's terms you're classed as a 'middle-aged retard.'
Autism isn't Down syndrome. That's probably a worse conflation than comparing Parkinson's with Alzheimer's. They aren't remotely the same thing, although I'm not shocked that you would confuse them.
Now, I also agree with you that one probably dies from 'all sorts of shit' when they're 'retarded'. However, we need to ask why that is. It seems as though it's not due to anything physical (e.g. weakened lungs), but rather, an inability to make rational decisions and take the proper precautions necessary to keep themselves safe.
The article does state that many of them struggle with the concept of social distancing and wearing masks. We know that they also tend to be rather poor at maintaining personal hygiene and may often spend all day lying down on a stinking sofa, posting half-baked statistical analyses and that sort of thing. In some extreme cases, they've also been known to actively 'bug chase', i.e. try to expose themselves to the virus through drinking out of other people's cups and kissing infected individuals.
Indeed, research that specifically looked at people with autism found that:
Autistic adults, adults with intellectual disability, and adults with mental health diagnoses have multiple risk factors for infection with COVID-19 and for experiencing more severe disease if they contract COVID-19, according to research from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute at Drexel University.
https://www.everydayhealth.com/autism/things-people-with-autism-and-caregivers-should-know-about-covid-19vaccines/
https://drexel.edu/now/archive/2021/August/Autistic-Individuals-Increased-Risk-of-COVID-19/
Granted, now that I think about it, this doesn't sound like you at all, but I appreciate the opportunity to engage in a healthy discussion.
If any of my analyses are wrong, post evidence proving they are wrong.
Please - go on. Tell me how any of my analyses are half-baked. Otherwise, don't address my posts. I customarily don't read ANYTHING you post, and as a courtesy, I would appreciate if you stop addressing mine.
This will be the last of anything I address of yours. In the future, I'll just pass over anything from your user name.
So you've established that people with Down syndrome living in group homes are more likely to die of COVID?
HAHAHAHA, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AUTISM AND DOWN SYNDROME.
I think you've just established you shouldn't be speaking on anything involving nuance. Do you think Alzheimer's is the same as Parkinson's too?
From your second study [the first link was dead]:
The data showed that autistic adults had higher odds of living in a residential facility, receiving in-home services from outside caregivers, having had an avoidable hospitalization and having a high-risk health condition, compared to neurotypical adults without mental health conditions.
SO, AS THE INFORMATION YOU POSTED STATES:
People with autism are apparently more likely to live in high-risk settings [group homes], or have OTHER HEALTH CONDITIONS.
So once again - NONE OF THAT APPLIES if those correlated risk factors don't apply to you.
Meaning, your information is effectively bullshit: ONCE AGAIN, THE ISSUE AT HAND IS HAVING UNDERLYING HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Even if you DO live in a group home - IT DOESN'T MATTER IF YOU HAVE NO COMORBIDITIES.
Do you have underlying disease?
Are you severely obese?
Are you over 65?
If you are NONE OF THESE THINGS, your odds of dying of Covid are on par with being struck by lightning.