Is this the result of schizoaffective disorder or HFA?

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Once I started to experience some constant psychosis in university, my concentration was affected and I started to take a smaller class load.
However, even after taking care of the psychosis with medication, I started to get overwhelmed and could only take 2 philosophy classes at a time. (Mind you, I ALSO was overwhelmed in university before the psychosis but could take only about 3 classes. 3 is the average coursework load at my university.)

Even after ample rest and targeting psychosis, OCD, anxiety, depression with some meds, I STILL am so slow with schoolwork. And get overwhelmed and stressed easily.

I am ALSO getting evaluated for things like ADD (inattentive), dyslexia, etc.

I just really wish I had a solution because I really want to pursue higher education.

I would appreciate any input from my autism community.

And yes, I have been diagnosed with HFA and SPD.

What does SPD stand for?

I don't have any psychosis but I couldn't keep the "normal" pace in studying.
One of the problems was likely sensory: schools and unis are not really sensory friendly, I got exhausted by merely being there; another problem is my inability to accept shallow knowledge. I must study everything thoroughly, creating precise structures in my mind - and it takes time. A lot of time.
Another problem was - I had to process a lot of my childhood traumas etc to enter adulthood, which was otherwise expected at that time. This also took a lot of time and effort.

Keep calm and take care of yourself!

How interested in the courses are you?