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"Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are commonly co-occurring conditions with significantly elevated prevalence rates. Though they are distinct, people with diagnoses of either autism or ADHD often struggle in similar situations. Also, autism can influence the presentation of ADHD and vice versa; accurate assessment for each is complicated and critical.
While autism and ADHD are life-long conditions for most people, research has focused almost exclusively on children because that is when symptoms first emerge. This emphasis on childhood leaves clinicians to extrapolate interventions and supports for adults. What we do know is that co-occurring autism and ADHD in adults carries unique implications and considerations that don’t exist for either condition on its own. In short, autistic [people ] who exhibit more ADHD symptoms also experience greater functional impairments."
https://www.additudemag.com/adult-autism-symptoms-adhd/
Resources to learn more:
Dr. Russell Barkley
https://youtu.be/KSaByLiSCTM
Annie Crowe - The Princess and the Pea Podcast
https://www.princessandthepeapodcast.com/
ADDitude Magazine
https://www.additudemag.com/adult-autism-symptoms-adhd/
The Audhd Therapist on Mastodon
https://neurodifferent.me/@AudhdTherapist
"A significant percentage of children with ASD seeking services at clinical centers present with comorbid symptoms of ADHD, with rates ranging between 37% (Gadow et al., 2006) and 85% (Lee and Ousley, 2006) across studies conducted in the United States and Europe (Rao and Landa, 2013). ADHD was the third most common disorder identified in a community sample of 5–17 years old children (Leyfer et al., 2006), with 31% of the sample meeting full ADHD criteria and another 24% with subsyndromal ADHD symptoms. This is lower than reported rates of ASD and ADHD in clinic samples (Rao and Landa, 2013). Very few studies have looked at the epidemiology of co-existing disorders in pre-school age children diagnosed with ASD."
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010758/ (2014)
