thought this might answer some of your questions .... its diagnostic criteria for PDA. as you can see number 5 is fantasy. So my guess in ............general.... still stands that its a normal part of the autistic problem called PDA and not dissociation. your own treatment providers can tell you based on your own problems.

like others have said it is possible to be diagnosed with more than one problem. how that works is they look at the problem and decide whether the problem is one disorder or the other.

for example a person can be diagnosed with PDA (fantasy / pretending) and also diagnosed with dissociation (not fantasy, staying connected to reality while at the same time feeling numb, spaced out, like things are far away, those kinds of disconnections and not because of fantasy, imagination.)

https://www.autismeastmidlands.org.u...20drops%20toys