Spirituality and mental health are two interconnected aspects of our well-being. Many individuals draw comfort, guidance, and a sense of...

Historically, what we now know as schizophrenia has been perceived differently across time and cultural contexts. In different cultures...

Two Spectra or Continua? Autism and schizophrenia are two complex neurodevelopmental disorders/conditions that have been extensively...

Distinct features and diagnostic challenges of psychosis in autis m Although there is a considerable overlap in symptoms, it is important...

Prevalence and comorbidity Comorbidity , or the coexistence of two or more disorders, is common in both autistic individuals and people...

Overlapping symptoms and differences Psychosis Psychosis is not a diagnosis in and of itself but rather a cluster of symptoms present in...

Distinguishing between hallucinations and “hallucinations” Hallucinations are said to be false perceptions that occur in the absence of...

At present, mind-body therapies (such as mindfulness and meditation) are often used with and by autistic children and adults. There are...

Similarities and differences in conceptualisation, diagnosis and research Similarities: ASD and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) are neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative conditions that manifest themselves at different stages of life (two opposite ends of life span, i.e., childhood and old age) (Nadeem et al. 2021; Khan et al. 2016; Rhodus et al. 2020). According to the present trend, they both can be described as neurodivergent conditions. In fact, include both ASD and dementia