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Dreycrux
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14 Jan 2013, 4:13 am

I thought my autistic symptoms were the early warning signs of schizophrenia but the early intervention psychologist reminded me that since I have had these symptoms all my life including late language development it was just the autism.

It is curious how many of the symptoms overlap.



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14 Jan 2013, 4:19 am

Dreycrux wrote:
It is curious how many of the symptoms overlap.


Well, they are both genetically related to each other.
My half-brother was schizophrenic, my other brother had clearly ADHD as a child (mainly outgrown) and I'm autistic.

I would say the OP has to go to a shrink and talk to him/her about it, to be sure.


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14 Jan 2013, 8:58 am

whirlingmind wrote:
Both of those things are potential signs. Children with AS can have really vivid imaginations, to the extreme that they almost live in a fantasy world. Do you know if you initiated the friendship you had as a child?


We lived nextdoor to each other since we were babies so not really

I have always had a very very very vivid imagination, I even do today but I don't want to discuss it because it's a bit embarassing



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14 Jan 2013, 11:50 am

These links describe the sub-types. Maybe you could ask your parents/someone who knew you as a child whether you fitted any of these types.

http://www.awares.org/static_docs/about ... cSection=3

http://www.autismvictoria.org.au/diagno ... cklist.php


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