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Psychopathology in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders

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ASD and psychosis are strictly related since a common historical root linked the two disorders. ASD could be misdiagnosed as psychosis. Schizophrenia and ASD should not be considerate only as a comorbidity tout court, but neuroimaging studies support the statement of a unique neurodevelopmental disorder that includes ASD and SCZ. Genetic and neuropathological common bases link the two spectra. Some syndromes such as del 22q11.2 (Di George syndrome) are a model of the common biological basis.

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Keller, R., Bari, S. (2019). Psychosis and ASD. In: Keller, R. (eds) Psychopathology in Adolescents and Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26276-1_4

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