Went to see a mental health professional after over a year

I saw a nurse today who will decide whether I need to see a pdoc. He mentioned that sometimes symptoms of mental illness and autism can overlap like in this diagram.

So my bipolar or schizoaffective symptoms might be masked by my autism does that make sense. So bipolar might present differently in me

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He also said it’s a sign of a mood episode if I took an antidepressants and it caused psychosis.

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Glad to read that you’re getting support.

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I am too. I asked for this a few weeks ago though, but im glad I got seen. they will chase my dbt referral soon.

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That’s an interesting, easy to read graphic. Do they have one of those for schizophrenia vs autism?

Edit: I found it

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