Jani and Rebecca exhibited behaviors that are quite disturbing to their parents. Their behaviors include hand flapping, hitting, hallucinations and inappropriate expression.
Going back memory lane, autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia are distinct disorder with unique characteristics, but they share similarities in social dysfunction. This similarities as observed in the video could led to confusion in diagnosis.
Jani diagnosis could be difficult to be noticed earlier because it seems that while symptoms of ASD can be seen from very early in life, the onset of schizophrenia typically occurs in young adulthood. And individuals who have schizophrenia often experience hallucinations and delusional thoughts, which are far less common in individuals with autism. According to clips from the video, it seems that people with schizophrenia have a much higher likelihood than ASD to attribute ill will to others, and this is likely tied to their delusions.
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