Crystal Fox

Yes. And that's true for everybody. It takes up to three to five years to get a clear diagnosis of schizophrenia. They rule out everything else first. And that's something that Arizona Mad Moms and several other psychosis organizations really want to see changed. I don't know if you remember, so I know... This group that listens is well aware of autism, and I have two children with autism.

Yes. And that's true for everybody. It takes up to three to five years to get a clear diagnosis of schizophrenia. They rule out everything else first. And that's something that Arizona Mad Moms and several other psychosis organizations really want to see changed. I don't know if you remember, so I know... This group that listens is well aware of autism, and I have two children with autism.

And I believe that autism, when my daughter and son had it, was diagnosed, my daughter was diagnosed at two, and my son was diagnosed at eight. Back in the day, individuals did not get diagnosed with autism, often until they were in school, because pediatricians didn't know how to identify it. That's where we're at with schizophrenia.

And I believe that autism, when my daughter and son had it, was diagnosed, my daughter was diagnosed at two, and my son was diagnosed at eight. Back in the day, individuals did not get diagnosed with autism, often until they were in school, because pediatricians didn't know how to identify it. That's where we're at with schizophrenia.

And I believe that autism, when my daughter and son had it, was diagnosed, my daughter was diagnosed at two, and my son was diagnosed at eight. Back in the day, individuals did not get diagnosed with autism, often until they were in school, because pediatricians didn't know how to identify it. That's where we're at with schizophrenia.

The high schools, the parents, society doesn't know how to identify those early signs of schizophrenia. And so one of the things we'd like to see improved upon, because I believe if we can diagnose autism at one and a half years old, we can start diagnosing schizophrenia a lot earlier and get treatment to these young kids, young adults a lot earlier.

The high schools, the parents, society doesn't know how to identify those early signs of schizophrenia. And so one of the things we'd like to see improved upon, because I believe if we can diagnose autism at one and a half years old, we can start diagnosing schizophrenia a lot earlier and get treatment to these young kids, young adults a lot earlier.

The high schools, the parents, society doesn't know how to identify those early signs of schizophrenia. And so one of the things we'd like to see improved upon, because I believe if we can diagnose autism at one and a half years old, we can start diagnosing schizophrenia a lot earlier and get treatment to these young kids, young adults a lot earlier.

It's gonna take focus. Society, the United States, has gone backward. If you think about Dorothy Dix, back in the day, she went into jails and found people that were seriously mentally ill and said, no, they need a place to go that would be a hospital. that would be able to treat people rather than incarcerate them. So we pulled everybody out of the jails and we placed them in hospitals.

It's gonna take focus. Society, the United States, has gone backward. If you think about Dorothy Dix, back in the day, she went into jails and found people that were seriously mentally ill and said, no, they need a place to go that would be a hospital. that would be able to treat people rather than incarcerate them. So we pulled everybody out of the jails and we placed them in hospitals.

It's gonna take focus. Society, the United States, has gone backward. If you think about Dorothy Dix, back in the day, she went into jails and found people that were seriously mentally ill and said, no, they need a place to go that would be a hospital. that would be able to treat people rather than incarcerate them. So we pulled everybody out of the jails and we placed them in hospitals.

Then around the 1940s and 50s, there was a change. And I believe that change happened because they thought it was the best thing. but it has not been the best thing. So that change was is that we took people out of hospitals and they were supposed to get community care in society. That did not happen. And these individuals, instead of getting care in the community, were incarcerated.

Then around the 1940s and 50s, there was a change. And I believe that change happened because they thought it was the best thing. but it has not been the best thing. So that change was is that we took people out of hospitals and they were supposed to get community care in society. That did not happen. And these individuals, instead of getting care in the community, were incarcerated.

Then around the 1940s and 50s, there was a change. And I believe that change happened because they thought it was the best thing. but it has not been the best thing. So that change was is that we took people out of hospitals and they were supposed to get community care in society. That did not happen. And these individuals, instead of getting care in the community, were incarcerated.

There's never been a focus on psychosis or schizophrenia because we've just incarcerated people with this illness. And we've closed all the hospital beds. This is a big word, but personally, I believe it's like state-sanctioned torture, really, for individuals with schizophrenia. Imagine our individuals with autism, which there has been some, that end up incarcerated.

There's never been a focus on psychosis or schizophrenia because we've just incarcerated people with this illness. And we've closed all the hospital beds. This is a big word, but personally, I believe it's like state-sanctioned torture, really, for individuals with schizophrenia. Imagine our individuals with autism, which there has been some, that end up incarcerated.

There's never been a focus on psychosis or schizophrenia because we've just incarcerated people with this illness. And we've closed all the hospital beds. This is a big word, but personally, I believe it's like state-sanctioned torture, really, for individuals with schizophrenia. Imagine our individuals with autism, which there has been some, that end up incarcerated.

Yes. And I will tell you again, my youngest daughter is severely autistic. There is no question she's got the epilepsy. She's cognitively impaired. She actually had a brain tumor. So she's got multiple disabilities. She functions pretty much as a three or four year old. There's no question. that she has autism and that she's cognitively disabled. No question in society.

Yes. And I will tell you again, my youngest daughter is severely autistic. There is no question she's got the epilepsy. She's cognitively impaired. She actually had a brain tumor. So she's got multiple disabilities. She functions pretty much as a three or four year old. There's no question. that she has autism and that she's cognitively disabled. No question in society.

Yes. And I will tell you again, my youngest daughter is severely autistic. There is no question she's got the epilepsy. She's cognitively impaired. She actually had a brain tumor. So she's got multiple disabilities. She functions pretty much as a three or four year old. There's no question. that she has autism and that she's cognitively disabled. No question in society.