Interestingly enough, I was almost DXed as "schizoid."
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28 Aug 2012, 9:26 pm
An interesting read, I have normal functioning schizoid personality traits included with my AS diagnosis.
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29 Aug 2012, 2:12 am
I was diagnosed Schizoid Personality disorder at one point. After I looked up what it meant, I discovered that the reason why I was diagnosed SPD was most likely because of how much isolation I require. The person who I work with didn't pay attention to the fact that it was because of how sensitive I am to my environment and not because I just didn't want to be around people. After we discussed this, it turned a light on in her head and she changed the diagnoses.
wow a lot of similarities between ASD and Schizoid PD
Yes. Stimming,passionate fascinations, maybe an ability to focus on an obscure esoteric position to fruition or futility, not looking into people's eyes, an ability to imagine or pay attention to other people's lives very well, confusion over body language and emotional language... I'm just throwing out thoughts...
Schizoid doesn't really know what itself is, or better, professionals don't know what to do with it.
Is is...a condition brought on by forced social and emotional isolation in childhood that creates a socially and emotionally distant personality and solitary pursuits and interests?
Is it...a form of autism that's inherited (Schizoid PD of childhood for example)?
The latter would be an ASD, but the former wouldn't be.