I’m pretty sure ive researched this a lot I’m just wondering if anybody knows much about this I just can’t remember at the moment
I’ve been told by my psychiatrist after an assessment that I could call myself autistic if i wish
that’s a very unclear thing to say
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I don’t think autism is a part of schizophrenia. I’m not autistic. There are plenty of people here that are schizophrenic and autistic though so, I would say “you can be schizophrenic and autistic” is the correct choice out of your titles options.
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Yes you can have autism and schizophrenia. Remember that both are wide spectrums. You might be more or less in both spectrums separately.
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I had ASD before I had SZ. I have many friends with ASD who don’t present any signs or symptoms of SZ. I’m the only lucky(!) bahstid who does, actually.
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ASD is around from birth, SZ you get from your teens is my understanding.
I did not get dx’d with ASD until I was 32, as I got access to a psychologist then, and she insisted on an ASD assessment
They told me I have ASD, but they do not provide any support post diagnosis
All I got was a list of defunct services that did not exist any longer, which was most unhelpful
The psychologist said my sessions were ending as she did not ‘have techniques’ for people with ASD that would help me.
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I have both ASD and Sz/Sz-a.I didn’t get the ASD dx till I was 62. There are/were social groups in nearby towns. I’ve never been to them. I struggle when it comes to getting to places; due to a poor sense of direction. They are fluid re when the social meets occur , which makes it hard for my (s) daughter or granddaughters to get me there.
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My old psychiatrist said you can be autistic and schizophrenic.
A clinical psychologist said I’m autistic but a psychiatrist said I’m not autistic just schizophrenic.
I could be both or just have similar symptoms.
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You could ask for an assessment from somebody?
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Thank you this makes sense… I’ve definitely been funny for a long time
The problem is going through education undiagnosed is very detrimental to someones development
You’re basically left to rot in the system with no support
It really sucks
I think back to all the nasty people at school and after who took full advantage of me
Maybe if there was some sort of help at the time, it could have been avoided
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Not autistic - but best human connections i have had in life has been with those with autism.
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Yep definitely in the same boat
I still struggle with the effects of the bullying I was subjected to at Felsted public school. I make it a policy not to be hostile/negative to the current/recent Felstedians because of what happened to me in the past. If there’s a tweet about one of them doing well at something I’ll congratulate them. None of those in the same house and year as me-indeed any of my contemporaries there, has ever got in contact with me to show remorse for their behaviour. That tells me they’ll stay s****y individuals till the day they die.
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Yes there’s many members who have SZ and autism. I think I have autism to be honest. Asperger’s.
I have sz but not autism. My dad has called me autistic though. But I think it’s more of a way for him to insult me.
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My brothers do the same when I don’t agree with them. They use it as an insult.
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I was a square peg in an education system designed for people who fit into round holes. Having people repeatedly try to pound you into a hole you don’t fit into is traumatic, to say the least.
Human interaction is overrated, especially in education.
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When I went back to education when I was 23/24, it was actually pretty good.
I did a history and sociology degree, so I spent three years in between working just spending time in the library reading!
The independence of University education I found very rewarding
School on the other hand was really bad. The last 3 years of high school I used to sign in each morning and then hang out with the addicts in the nearby grave yard.
Not the best thing to have ever happened, but school was that bad
It got to a point where every time I went to class I would get suspended anyway
My final year in the January, they gave me suspended expulsion, so I wasn’t their problem anymore - yet they could still tick the box of providing me with exams
Trying to force feed me facts and having to deal with hostile teenagers was not good
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I’ve read that the increased (and often unaddressed) stress people with ASD tend to face just going about their daily lives can come to a head in the form of psychosis. I highly suspect my own experiences line up with that, though I have yet to be properly assessed for ASD.
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None of my other friends with ASD have experienced psychotic symptoms.
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