I notice there are a lot of similarities to these
Can anybody break down the differences clearly?
I’ve been diagnosed with each at different times. Honestly, the diagnosis differs with the agenda of the professional doing the diagnosing, even if their intentions are great.
If you want a breakdown of the theoretical differences, a psychologist could probably explain best. @orange ?
This will give you an idea. I have been diagnosed with Asperger’s and schizoaffective .
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That’s a very informative article. Thankyou.
I read it!
Thanks for sharing
I don’t think they’re similar at all. Aspergers deals with an inability to pick up social cues and a lot of people with it talk at you as opposed to talking to you. Just my experience with people who have it.
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1988-2017: In Essex. Asperger’s became an official diagnosis in UK in 1992 . Autism mentioned several times by me . Hardly any reaction by the mental health professionals .
Oct 2018- First psych appointment in Wiltshire. I mentioned autism . My stepdaughter backed me up. Pdoc asked questions and at end said ASD and schizophrenia were the most likely diagnoses.
2 weeks later I got notification of an assessment date in February 2019 . May 2019 I was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome .
On further reviewing my notes schizophrenia was changed to schizoaffective in October this year.
In Essex dx had been paranoid pd .
That very clearly shows how much dxes can change from one mental health trust to another in the UK .
I’m dual-DXed with Asperger’s (high-functioning) and Paranoid SZ (also high-functioning, med reliant and compliant). Asperger’s affects how I process sensory inputs and react to them. It’s the SZ that came bundled with hallucinations and delusional thinking. My AP manages the latter, but doesn’t affect my Asperger’s issues (senitivity to light, sound, too many people, etc.).
Aspergers consists of problems with social interaction, such as a lack of cognitive empathy, and repetitive behaviours and interests like getting obsessed with a narrow topic and devoting all time to it.
Schizophrenia consists of delusions, hallucinations, disorganized speech, negative symptoms (such as lack of emotional expression and motivation), and catatonia.
I think the main reason people struggle to distinguish between them is that both make people behave strange or withdrawn in social situations.
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