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Apr 16, 2019
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Many years ago I used to work at a mental hospital and one of the patients refused to talk and make eye contact.

I've always wondered what mental condition he had. PTSD? Avoidant Personality Disorder? What do you guys think?
 
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May 30, 2019
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Autistics are frequently punished with malicious misdiagnoses of "personality disorder" because shrinks find us "unlikable."

Did he get worse, or show no improvement with "treatment"?
Probably autistic, but being treated/punished as something worse.
 
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May 30, 2019
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Social Anxiety/Phobia?
 
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Feb 18, 2019
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Many years ago I used to work at a mental hospital and one of the patients refused to talk and make eye contact.

I've always wondered what mental condition he had. PTSD? Avoidant Personality Disorder? What do you guys think?
Selective mutism can cause this. So can catatonia. Catatonia is a symptom, not a diagnosis. It can happen as part of dementia, schizophrenia, depression, etc. Some autistic people don't speak. The lack of speaking also could have been a side effect of heavy medication. Or a neurological problem. Or intellectual disability (new name for mental retardation).
 
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