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Depression: Symptoms, Lived Experience, and Interactions with Autism

Florent 12/28/2025 No Comments

After the (hypo)manic episode or the mixed episode, depression arrives. Almost systematically. And the higher one flies, the more violent the final crash. The depressive episode is the bipolar episode that speaks most clearly even to those unfamiliar with the disorder. Literature and science have addressed it in thousands of articles. It is better known simply as depression. Between 13 and 20% of the population (according to Wikipedia) will experience it at least once in their lifetime. It is an integral part of bipolar disorder and haunts the lives of those who suffer from it.

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Mania: Symptoms, Lived Experience, and Interactions with Autism

Florent 12/08/2025 No Comments

The manic episode, for all people with bipolar type I, is the logical continuation of the hypomanic episode. Sleep is drastically reduced and energy multiplies. The person seems to behave more and more abnormally. While hypomania can go more unnoticed, the manic episode completely alters the functioning of the bipolar person. The individual appears extremely euphoric, laughs very easily, makes puns, jumps from one idea to another, multiplies projects, has grandiose ideas, and in the most severe cases, may decompensate (psychosis).

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Autism and bipolar disorder: a dual experience that is common yet largely understudied

Florent 11/23/2025 No Comments

5 to 8% of autistic people are believed to be affected by bipolar disorder, and yet, this association between the two conditions is rarely mentioned in the literature. When you type “autism and bipolar disorder” into Google, finding a personal account can feel like a challenge. A few years ago, I took part in a podcast on this topic, sharing an experience that was almost unique—especially in France. The idea of a blog exploring both subjects in detail slowly began to form a few weeks ago. A few days later, the project was underway.

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Why I’ll Soon Be Writing About Bipolar Disorder on This Autism-Focused Blog

Florent 11/22/2025 No Comments

This blog is not intended to talk only about autism. From the beginning, when the idea for this project emerged, I hoped to provide a rare and in-depth testimony about two of my conditions: autism and bipolar disorder. Why rare? Simply because I noticed how drastically the literature lacks first-person accounts from people living with both conditions, even though this comorbidity is actually quite common — with bipolar disorder being even more frequent among autistic people than allistic individuals. And in-depth, because I intended to share my experience honestly and without filter through a long series of articles detailing what it means to live with both conditions.

bipolar disorder

Depression: Symptoms, Lived Experience, and Interactions with Autism

Mania: Symptoms, Lived Experience, and Interactions with Autism

Autism and bipolar disorder: a dual experience that is common yet largely understudied

Why I’ll Soon Be Writing About Bipolar Disorder on This Autism-Focused Blog

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