> I really think there’s something in schizophrenia beyond the illness. I don't think there needs to be any special association. "Predisposed to schizophrenia"

> I really think there’s something in schizophrenia beyond the illness. I don't think there needs to be any special association. "Predisposed to schizophrenia" necessarily implies "not neurotypical", and the outcome distribution for individuals who are not neurotypical is much, much broader than neurotypical. The pinnacle of success in society has a pronounced overrepresention of neurodivergence, in the same way that pro athletes as a group have freak physical genetics. But I would expect that there are equally many people predisposed to schizophrenia who, rather than overachieving prior to symptom onset, end up dysfunctional and battling a variety of substance addictions. (and also I'd expect that the relative probability of these outcomes is highly affected by the strength of support networks and socioeconomic status)