▁well . ▁De let ion ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 2 q 1 1 . 2 ▁region ▁of ▁chrom os ome ▁ 2 2 ▁has ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁sch iz op hren ia ▁and ▁aut ism . ▁Sch iz op hren ia ▁and ▁aut ism ▁are ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁gene ▁delet ion ▁but ▁manifest ▁very ▁differently ▁from ▁each ▁other . ▁The ▁resulting ▁phen ot ype ▁depends ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁of ▁life ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁individual ▁develop s ▁the ▁dis order . ▁Child hood ▁manifest ation ▁of ▁the ▁gene ▁delet ion ▁is ▁typically ▁associated ▁with ▁aut ism , ▁while ▁ad oles cent ▁and ▁later ▁expression ▁of ▁the ▁gene ▁delet ion ▁often ▁manifest s ▁in ▁sch iz op hren ia ▁or ▁other ▁psych otic ▁dis orders . ▁Though ▁the ▁dis orders ▁are ▁linked ▁by ▁gen et ics , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁increased ▁risk ▁found ▁for ▁adult ▁sch iz op hren ia ▁in ▁patients ▁who ▁experienced ▁aut ism ▁in ▁child hood . ▁ ▁A ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁study ▁also ▁gen et ically ▁linked ▁five ▁psych iat ric ▁dis orders , ▁including ▁sch iz op hren ia ▁and ▁aut ism . ▁The ▁link ▁was ▁a ▁single ▁nucle ot ide ▁polym orphism ▁of ▁two ▁gen es ▁involved ▁in ▁calci um ▁channel ▁signal ing ▁with ▁neur ons . ▁One ▁of ▁these ▁gen es , ▁C AC NA 1 C , ▁has ▁been ▁found ▁to ▁influence ▁cogn ition . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁associated ▁with ▁aut ism , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁linked ▁in ▁studies ▁to ▁sch iz op hren