I would like to see this happen. Autism is given empathy that Schizophrenia related illnesses aren’t.
In many ways, like autism, I feel Schiz is like a spectrum as the severity and depth of each symptom varies from case to case.
I have a simple question for you all. Have you always been ‘out of sync’, or was that something that happened as you were becoming prodromal /fully psychotic? I’m very much the former rather than the latter. As the expectations increased, from pre school to pre teen to teen, I struggled more and more to cope.
i agree with this and many people already do view it as such. Theres so many mental conditions and i feel like every single one has been viewed as neurodivergency except sz. i dont see why and i think thats starting to change more now. Theres many doctors who talk about the autism-schizophrenia spectrum. i believe its a thing. Mental conditions rarely come as a one of. most of us have mutiple conditions so idk why in the past its been isolated.
I went twice to monastery to become monk. They refused me bc of schizophrenia..
Later I found that they accept bipolar, but no sz.
From a pdoc I exchange emails with.
Yes a neurodevelopmental view of schizophrenia has been popular since the 90s
Your example is of someone who is neuroatypcial then developed psychosis
I first started to become out of synch when prodromal. Ive made a comeback in some areas, whereas other areas are progressively worsening or stalemated.
He meant neurodiverse. Dickwad of a psychiatrist.
I don’t use google
And if you want to think of yourself as ‘neuroatypical’, sir, that’s up to you.
Neuroatypical refers to people whose cognitive functioning, sensory processing, or behavioural patterns differ from what society considers typical. It includes a wide range of neurodevelopmental profiles such as autism, ADHD, dyslexia, dyspraxia, and others.
It’s also a perjorative term, as it instrinsically ‘others’ people with those differences.
‘Atypical’ has never been a compliment.
At least ‘neurodiverse’ is an acknowledgement of the diversity that exists in life - in all it’s forms.
But I’m not going to try to persuade you to think otherwise, if you really want to think of yourself as ‘atypical’.
And final word: perhaps it’s time to actually reframe ‘schizophrenia’ as being a ‘repeated childhood trauma’ condition.
@LivingWith , if you want to disagree about terminology, thats fine, but your posts seem a bit unnecessarily hostile. Try to keep things a little less combative when making your arguments. We want everyone to be able to feel they are able to express their views safely here.