Autism spectrum disorder and co-occurring schizophrenia
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
Authors
- Rachel Greben
- Nitin Chopra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-527X)
- Natasha Fernandes
- Natalie Phung
Institutions
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Published
- 2026-03-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.250921
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00