ASD & schizotypal- overlap and differences?

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At my last meeting with the Nurse practitioner at my old address she mentioned autism in relation to things I told her and gave me a sheet about a local autism charity. However she also said that things might be explained by schizotypal.

I am wondering what people think about the overlap and differences between ASD and schizotypal. How many have gone in for an ASD assessment to be told they are schizotypal? How many are seen as being both ASD and schizotypal ?

Have a friend who diagnosed as schizotypal. When he is not on his meds he definitely does not act like a NT person. But he doesn't act anything like me (as aspie) either. So it's hard for me to think of the two conditions as being alike. But that's just going by two cases (him and me). So I guess that I cant generalize.

I used to wonder if I was schizotypal, but from what I discovered, schizotypals are devoid of any emotional response except anxiety and have absolutely no interest in connecting with people at all.

They also experience psychosis.

I met one once (diagnosed) and he was on antipsychotics, had some strange out of touch beliefs and basically didn’t even interact with his family. I think he just lived in his bedroom most of the time. It was like the lights were on but there was nobody home although antipsychotics often cause that presentation as well.