Meta-analysis reveals higher schizophrenia prevalence in autistic individuals, suggesting significant co-occurrence risks.
A recent meta-analysis found that autistic individuals have a higher prevalence of these disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective, delusional), at 4%, than the general population, at 0.46%.[1][1] Larger studies of autistic individuals with intellectual disability report higher prevalence of
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