3 ms·The difference is that autism cannot be eliminated via psychiatric methods. It's a neurological condition.by iand 8y agoThe difference is that autism cannot be eliminated via psychiatric methods. It's a neurological condition.jnwatson 8y agoNor can schizophrenia be eliminated via psychiatric methods.xapata 8y agoI think many aspects of a mind cannot be eliminated by psychiatric methods, yet most we would simply call personality.