ASD and schizophrenia/schizoaffective?

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Anyone else here have that combination?

I have it in as much as I am diagnosed with ASD and my OCD tells me I'm schizophrenic

There are members here with that diagnosis , I've read their posts when I first arrived.

I had a schizophrenia diagnosis, luckily, debunked.
Social anxiety and shutdowns made a mix that the doc misinterpreted, then his confirmation bias took over.

You probably can have both, why not. If antipsychotics make you function better not worse, it's right to take them.

I haven't, but I know people who have and it took decades for professionals to differentiate between the two

Is intense reaction to negative stimuli your only schizophrenia symptom? No hallucinations to any sense? No external force putting thoughts in your mind?

Maybe you should re-check your diagnosis of it.

"PDOC" is an acronym used on my job.

I can't tell you what it is---but it's sort of funny.

I think Firemonkey is gaining more confidence by posting more often, and by people allowing him to express himself.

He's always posted relevant things. But now he is more focused, and is more willing to say his viewpoint, and he is saying his viewpoint with more coherence and more input from himself, rather than robotically repeating what others have said.

My grandmother was DXd schizophrenic 50 years ago. I now wonder that she was ASD with or without touch of schizophrenia. She was really into electrons and physics (she married a chemist). Yes, she thought the gov't was watching her - they may have been, she'd written enough reprimanding letters.

I wonder what is a normal level of fear about flat break ins. I'm afraid near every day and I consider that to be normal enough. Statistically it's unlikely, but it's absolutely possible. Just this past week I chastised myself for having only vague plans in case of the small possibility occurring. In my case I seize up just a moment and then relax. I don't spend all day placing weapons around the house (perhaps you do?).