Alexithymia and Psychosis in Autistic People: A Lived Experience Perspective

Distress When You Can't Feel The Feels

Autistic people live at the intersections of many overlapping experiences that the wider world rarely connects. Two such experiences are alexithymia and psychosis. Both are common among Autistic people, but the relationship between them is seldom discussed.

I know this from personal experience. I experience both alexithymia and psychosis, and my own stor…