Autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia: a phenomenological comparison
A mental illness can lead to a distortion in a person’s capacity to engage with the world and other people in a variety of ways. This is particularly relevant to schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which are not only historically linked, but also overlap clinically in several respects....
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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28 March 2025
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Frontiers in psychiatry
Year: 2025, Volume: 16, Pages: 1-15 |
| ISSN: | 1664-0640 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1546453 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1546453 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1546453/full 
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| Author Notes: | Tim Schnitzler and Thomas Fuchs |
| Summary: | A mental illness can lead to a distortion in a person’s capacity to engage with the world and other people in a variety of ways. This is particularly relevant to schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorder (ASD), which are not only historically linked, but also overlap clinically in several respects. From a phenomenological point of view, the differences or similarities between both disorders have not yet been sufficiently investigated. Schizophrenic autism can be characterized as a disorder of three interconnected dimensions, namely the self, intersubjectivity and the self’s relationship with the life-world. The present work therefore investigates differences in these three dimensions between the two disorders. One key difference is that the self-world relationship in schizophrenia can be described as unstable or fragmented, whereas in ASD it is considered stable. Finally, possible differences in the experience of delusions are discussed as a change in the self’s relationship with the world. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 24.09.2025 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1664-0640 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1546453 |