Why do disorders like schizophrenia or bipolar typically only appear in adolescence and not childhood?

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For example, schizophrenia typically appears around the 20s, but is rare in childhood. Why is it so rare to see in childhood?

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I think it’s more because it’s too hard to recognize because kids are kids. They typically already have a small emotional temperament and seem to be in their own world so you can’t just say they’re bipolar or have psychosis because it’s just as likely they’re just kids. I think that’s why autism at least back in the day was hard to get diagnosed because some kids are just shy and don’t like to be around others.

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