Once again someone who represents like the one percent of schizophrenics with creativity is Tom Harrell. He composes his own jazz music and plays trumpet he is like a genius.
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Thatās correct, schizophrenics have lower than average IQs. This however doesnāt mean all of us are low iq. There are plenty of genius schizophrenics out there.
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I wasnāt a genius but I was in the gifted/talented program as a kid, was my high school valedictorian, and graduated magna cum laude with my masterās degreeā¦but, yeah, sza has dumbed me down quite a bit. Now I mostly irritate doctors with my medical knowledge (I was on track to medical school before I got too sick to handle itā¦I settled for becoming a registered dietitian). They hate it when you understand their language and donāt need them to read the results of an EKG. But now Iām lucky if I take a shower once a week and attend my clubhouse every weekdayā¦
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Szs may very well score high on an iq test but then it becomes a matter of balancing it with other aspects of our personality.
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Forgot about Darell Hammond of SNL lore. underwhelming academically (2.1 gpa) he was a druggy and had ptsd. High IQ? maybe, or maybe just a good actor with sz. nevertheless, throw him on the list.
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Congrats on the Masterās and doing well in school!
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Academics or (former achievement) before schizophrenia is not a good predictor of success I think.
I donāt know. Seems random or depends on the severity. Each person is different as well as their story.
Iāve been inpatient and outpatient combined like 15-17 times. I havenāt been to them in several years perhaps. Vraylar keeps me stable. It keeps me from losing touch of reality more and keeps my mood stablized. Same with Cymbalta I guess.
Itās almost like throwing darts randomly at a board trying to hit something.
Before schizophrenia my IQ was 110
After years of frying my brain with meds and fighting this awful illness I can barely remember anything
However I can function normally (for some reason)
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Iāve never done a full proper iq test but form the online ones Iāve done they usually say I have a higher than average iqā¦ Not to boast 
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I am just smart enough to get into trouble.
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Iām smart enough to know i aināt that smart!
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I feel the same. Life is itās own IQ test.
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Iām a typical aspie in that I have a large adaptive functioning < IQ gap. You get the best of me here. You donāt see the me that has to have help keeping the flat clean. That struggles with everyday tasks most people take in their stride.
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I was a smart kid
But in the intervening years probably average now
What I have left is unconventional which a lot of things like jumping through hoops is rendered impossible
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You seem quite intelligent to me
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I also donāt believe that schizophrenics on average have higher IQ. I heard a lady say IRL that āitās the geniuses who gets szā, but after being in and out of several institutions, all people seem to have normal intelligence, thatās my judgement at least.
Donāt know anything about whether it lowers IQ for all schizophrenics but for myself, my intelligence took a hit after my brain started acting funny (when there wasnāt psychosis yet, but there was a shift in how I perceived the world years before diagnosis, which probably was the beginning of becoming schizophrenic.)
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Everything, if we stayed at a holiday inn express
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Thank you, @Wave.
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My overall IQ was measured at 125 back in the day.
After psychosis and all that, I think Iāve dropped a couple points. However, I do this thing where I feel like Iām smarter than I really am sometimes and aim too high. Like trying to apply to grad school, for instance. No clue if Iām cut out for it these days.
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At least you are trying! Itās the only thing that matters.
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