2.88 Unusual Thinking: ASD or Psychosis?

2.88 Unusual Thinking: ASD or Psychosis?

Psychoses in adolescence

Tammy Hua, Erin Dillon-Naftolin, Christina Warner, Soo-Jeong Kim, Ching-Fang Sun

Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Vol. 64

No. 10

2025

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Journal article

English

15275418

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While the prevalence of childhood-onset schizophrenia is extremely rare, there is increasing evidence that youth with ASD are at higher risk. ASD can present with symptoms that overlap with psychotic disorders (unusual thinking, misinterpreting social cues, and social isolation), and it can be challenging to diagnose psychosis in a child or adolescent with ASD. Therefore, this study aims to examine the prevalence of psychosis, hallucinations, and medication use in children and adolescents with ASD.

Edrina Adjei-Manu