Hey.
Like you, I have ASD and either schizoaffective disorder or schizophrenia (since apparently, schizoaffective disorder has been dropped from the DSM-5 and therefore officially no longer exists
).
The bad news is that schizophrenia IS associated with difficulty maintaining positive relationships, as far as I'm aware. Yes, along with the more commonly-known symptoms of psychosis and possibly mood disorder. (And of course, the autism can compound this.) Fun and games.
My experience bears this out: I remember stewing in unkind thoughts about my friends which, in hindsight, they probably didn't deserve. Some of these thoughts I acted on and some I didn't (which I'm thankful for). Suffice it to say, I could have lost friends over these thoughts. Or perhaps I actually did...
I'm now on some antipsychotics and I stick closely to taking them. Why? I could be wrong, but since being put on them, I don't stew as much about my friends (or other issues, I should add). I also now look back on my previous negative thoughts and I wonder if they were justified. Who knows?
(Playing devil's advocate on a related issue, not all autistic people are going to get along, just as not all NTs get along
but you probably know that. And out of curiosity, how do you know if there are other schizophrenic people in the room? I'm curious to know how you can be so sure.)
Hope this helps.
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