# Why psychiatric medications often fail autistic patients

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**Created:** [May 13, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/why-psychiatric-medications-often-fail-autistic-patients/5353 "2026-05-13T19:12:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![firemonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/firemonkey/32/1229_2.png) [@firemonkey](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/firemonkey)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/why-psychiatric-medications-often-fail-autistic-patients/5353/1 "2026-05-13T19:12:35Z")

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> **[Why psychiatric medications often fail autistic patients](https://kevinmd.com/2026/05/why-psychiatric-medications-often-fail-autistic-patients.html)**
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> Discover why psychiatric medications often fail autistic patients. Learn how individualized dosing and neurobiology can transform clinical treatment outcomes.

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**Author:** ![Banjo](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/banjo/32/15059_2.png) [@Banjo](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Banjo)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 7:22pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/why-psychiatric-medications-often-fail-autistic-patients/5353/2 "2026-05-13T19:22:18Z")

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

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**Author:** ![Joker](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/joker/32/13470_2.png) [@Joker](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/Joker)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 7:38pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/why-psychiatric-medications-often-fail-autistic-patients/5353/3 "2026-05-13T19:38:32Z")

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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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**Author:** ![firemonkey](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/firemonkey/32/1229_2.png) [@firemonkey](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/firemonkey)\
**Post date:** [May 13, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/why-psychiatric-medications-often-fail-autistic-patients/5353/4 "2026-05-13T19:46:49Z")

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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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**Author:** ![sweetpotatopie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex012/user_avatar/schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/sweetpotatopie/32/8234_2.png) [@sweetpotatopie](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/u/sweetpotatopie)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2026, 3:12pm UTC](https://schizophreniasupport.discourse.group/t/why-psychiatric-medications-often-fail-autistic-patients/5353/5 "2026-06-21T15:12:28Z")

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