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01 Nov 2010, 8:40 am

doesn't a psychotic disorder trump aspergers?

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01 Nov 2010, 8:56 am

They both have their challenges, but yes, a psychotic state or personality disorder must be handled, but they must be handled with Aspergers in mind since the treatment of one might change due to the perceptual shifts of being AS.

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01 Nov 2010, 8:58 am

Probably, yes. I won't argue. However, there are some who are diagnosed with both.

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01 Nov 2010, 9:20 am

Darkmysticdream wrote:

... a psychotic state or personality disorder must be handled, but they must be handled with Aspergers in mind since the treatment of one might change due to the perceptual shifts of being AS.

Yes, I think that is my deal. I do not believe false things real, yet neither can I always *easily* discern reality. But if I were to actually embrace the unreal or non-real as a coping mechanism, then yes, that psychosis would be trumping my AS/HFA.

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03 Nov 2010, 6:59 pm

MasterJedi wrote:

doesn't a psychotic disorder trump aspergers?

Not really. If you have AS, you have AS. If you have AS and you suffer from psychotic episodes or Schizophrenia, you still have AS. Psychosis is actually a sympton of various illnesses. On one end you may experience a psychotic episode but on the other end, such as with Schizophrenia, you may just go insane altogether.

From personal experience, I believe I'd have one or two mildly psychotic episodes in the past - mainly being extremely paranoia from irrational fears, lasting no more than an hour or so. Any such issues with paranoia I have had were all in my teens though. This, however, can be part and parcel with the AS spectrum.

As for people who suffer real psychotic episodes on a regular basis - some of it can be brought on by AS but there will be other factors in the mix. The way I see it, everyone's problems are individual and so they should be assessed and treated.

leejosepho wrote:

But if I were to actually embrace the unreal or non-real as a coping mechanism, then yes, that psychosis would be trumping my AS/HFA.

Or this can be a combination of the two. A typical AS trait is to live in a world of one's own, which can often be based around fantasy. Living in a fantasy world to cope with stress/problems isn't always psychosis but psychosis will make matters worse.

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10 Nov 2010, 8:32 am

I would guess that having a psychosis would cause the sufferer more problems than AS would. Plus the main thing with psychosis is that people with it don't tend to think anything is wrong with them. I only know Scizophrenia and Bipolar disorder as phsychosis but BPD may be one too. I think in the medical world psychotic disorders are taken much more seriously than other mental health issues.

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17 Nov 2010, 9:52 am

I had a stupid phycologist tell my parents that I had psychosis becuase I wasn't able to seperate fantasy from reality...I was three or four years old.

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17 Nov 2010, 11:09 am

I have schizophrenia and AS. Often social situations (and any other form of moderate to severe stress) increases my paranoid thinking and Voices

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20 Nov 2010, 1:08 am

i sugest you google MCDD multi complex developmental disorder

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14 Mar 2011, 4:44 pm

Ravenclawgurl wrote:

i sugest you google MCDD multi complex developmental disorder

holy sh**. talk about similarities

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16 Mar 2011, 1:31 am

No, If you have Aspergers/Autism and then get psychosis you still have Aspergers/Autism. If you have one disorder and thien get another one it does not cure it. However according to the DSM you have to have delusions and/or hallucinations to also be diagnosed with Schizophrenia if you have Aspergers/Autism. Otherwise it would be diagnosed as a differant type of psychosis.

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