Why psychiatric medications often fail autistic patients

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I mean, the question begs - is autism a mental illness? In my book it’s neurodivergence.

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Finding a med was really bad for me

Took many years

I question the clozapine but I have little fight left in me now

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Yes- but it can be accompanied by a mental illness. I firmly believe that my schizophrenia was due to the stress of being an undiagnosed autistic child and teenager. 10 years at boarding school didn’t help. I would say I’ve been more disabled by the autism than by the schizophrenia.

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