The Overlap Between Symptoms of Autism Spectrum Disorder & Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder & Some Ways to Differentiate Between ASD and AD/HD
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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) are two common neurodevelopmental disorders. Recent statistics from the CDC’s Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network found that 1 in 54 children are diagnosed with ASD. The CDC also found that 11% of children have a diagnosis of AD/HD. Parents, educators, and clinicians are faced with the challenge of determining which diagnosis, or possibly both, are most appropriate for a child given the symptom similarities in attention and focus, social functioning, speech delays, heightened sensory response, defiant behavior, emotion dysregulation, and challenges with planning and inhibiting behavior. This article will highlight symptoms common among both disorders explain differences in their presentation.
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