The course of the schizoaffective disorder usually features cycles of severe symptoms followed by an improved outlook.

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Gavin has Asperger's syndrome and schizoaffective disorder, which is similar to schizophrenia.

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Schizoaffective disorder symptoms vary from person to person.

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Most commonly, the mood disorder accompanying the schizophrenic features is either bipolar disorder (bipolar-type schizoaffective) or depression (depressive-type schizoaffective).

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