Problem: While apparently relatively common, there is often little clinician awareness of the risk of psychosis for people with autism.
Methods: A comprehensive review of the peer-reviewed literature and a presentation of a case study.
Findings: There is a paucity of research available to determine the prevalence of the experience of psychosis in people with autism.
Conclusion: There is significant boundary overlap between autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia spectrum disorder. This article provides a comprehensive review of the research and a case study of a 16-year-old male with autism who experienced a brief reactive psychosis.
Keywords: Autism; autism spectrum disorder; psychosis.
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