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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 441743" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>I am still somewhat confused about the differences/similarities between ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). I can well understand that children are often misdiagnosed and that their ADHD is actually Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - this seems to me tragic and frankly negligent on the part of medical professionals. But if we are saying that <strong>all </strong>ADHD children are autistic, what does that actually <strong>mean</strong> in practice? If an ADHD child has good social skills, is popular, empathetic (I have heard of examples of all of these!), has no language delays, then in what does the autism consist? I think we have to remember that some children grouped under the umbrella diagnosis of ADHD actually just have attention difficulties and nothing else - are not hyperactive, are not overly impulsive, etc.</p><p>This seems to me rather complex an area!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 441743, member: 11227"] I am still somewhat confused about the differences/similarities between ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). I can well understand that children are often misdiagnosed and that their ADHD is actually Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) - this seems to me tragic and frankly negligent on the part of medical professionals. But if we are saying that [B]all [/B]ADHD children are autistic, what does that actually [B]mean[/B] in practice? If an ADHD child has good social skills, is popular, empathetic (I have heard of examples of all of these!), has no language delays, then in what does the autism consist? I think we have to remember that some children grouped under the umbrella diagnosis of ADHD actually just have attention difficulties and nothing else - are not hyperactive, are not overly impulsive, etc. This seems to me rather complex an area! [/QUOTE]
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