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>Well I feel seen today. At times in my youth I seriously questioned whether I had schizophrenia... but I never developed the symptoms. Autism has seeming yet

>Well I feel seen today. At times in my youth I seriously questioned whether I had schizophrenia... but I never developed the symptoms. Autism has seeming yet superficial symptomatic crossover with schizophrenia to the point that only a professional, or otherwise someone skilled at differential diagnosis, could discern the difference. >What I do have seems to be a mixture of OCD-related intrusive thoughts and a serious problem with daydreaming/dissociation that severe ADHD thus far has seemed to acceptably explain. Autism explains these. >But ADHD doesn't explain the deep daydreaming and sudden talking out loud, entire days spent in a catatonic state, etc. ADHD-PI would explain daydreaming. A habit of talking out loud can be due to isolated lifestyle and / or stress. Altogether, it reads as a possibility of autism (formerly known as Asperger's).

soulofmischief 3y ago
I appreciate the suggestion. I'm diagnosed ADHD, OCD, and bipolar II, and clearly have symptoms of PTSD. A childhood screening for autism came up negative, and the only matching symptoms I have are explained by the other diagnoses. Most of the hallmark behavioral indicators of autism, I lack. At a certain point, these disorders are descriptions of patterns of behavior and I'm sure there is overlap between the conditions which contribute to autism and ADHD, both genetically and environmentally. I've intensely daydreamed and talked aloud to myself as long as I can remember. Extremely visual and aural thinker. Had OCD tics my entire life, first one I can remember is when I was 5, I couldn't stop swallowing and it was causing my throat to bleed and leaving me unable to even speak a sentence. The therapist I was sent to completely failed to catch the OCD at the time, and she actually ended up in prison for forging her license so I stopped going to her.

soulofmischief 3y ago

I appreciate the suggestion. I'm diagnosed ADHD, OCD, and bipolar II, and clearly have symptoms of PTSD. A childhood screening for autism came up negative, and the only matching symptoms I have are explained by the other diagnoses. Most of the hallmark behavioral indicators of autism, I lack. At a certain point, these disorders are descriptions of patterns of behavior and I'm sure there is overlap between the conditions which contribute to autism and ADHD, both genetically and environmentally. I've intensely daydreamed and talked aloud to myself as long as I can remember. Extremely visual and aural thinker. Had OCD tics my entire life, first one I can remember is when I was 5, I couldn't stop swallowing and it was causing my throat to bleed and leaving me unable to even speak a sentence. The therapist I was sent to completely failed to catch the OCD at the time, and she actually ended up in prison for forging her license so I stopped going to her.