ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022
ASD and ADHD Comorbidity: What Are We Talking About?
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- Three decades of neuroscience research using animal models of ADHD and ASD: a bibliometric analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Do ASD and ADHD Have Distinct Executive Function Deficits? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Direct Comparison Studies.Journal of attention disorders · 2023Pooled it
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- Toddler Screen Time: Longitudinal Associations with Autism and ADHD Symptoms and Developmental Outcomes.Child psychiatry and human development · 2026Article
- Early social gaze fixation and later inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity symptoms in children: A longitudinal population-based cohort study.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Comparative Proteomic Analysis of the Striatum in Heterozygous and Null DAT Knockout Rats.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Asymmetrical frontal-subcortical aberrations in ADHD: evidence for a developmental network model.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2026Article
- Uncovering causal associations between plasma proteins and psychiatric disorders and identifying comorbidity biomarkers: a mendelian randomization study.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Neurocognitive Functions and Their Associations With Autistic Symptoms, Emotion, and Behavior in High-Functioning Children and Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- The neurodivergent blood donor: Fairness, discrimination, screening, and behavior.Transfusion · 2026Article
- A Scoping Review on Positive Emotions and Affect in Autism.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Opposing Changes in Cerebellar Dopaminergic Genes Co-Expression Networks in Different Models of Neurodevelopmental Disorders.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Caregiver perceptions of online peer mentoring for youth with learning differences.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Brief Report: Self-Reported Medication Use in Individuals Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Adulthood: A U.S. Clinic Sample from 2012 to 2022.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026Article
- Comparison of the K-WPPSI-IV Profiles Between Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Retrospective Study.Psychiatry investigation · 2026Article
- Common molecular signatures: the role of BDNF, melatonin, and orexin in the ASD-schizophrenia continuum.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Re-evaluating age-related attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptom trajectories using the Japanese ADHD Rating Scale-5.PCN reports : psychiatry and clinical neurosciences · 2026Article
- Systematic review: Safety and efficacy of atomoxetine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder.JCPP advances · 2026Article
- Navigating residual diagnostic categories: The lived experiences of women diagnosed with autism and ADHD in adulthood.Health (London, England : 1997) · 2026Article
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Abstract
According to the scientific literature, 50 to 70% of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) also present with comorbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). From a clinical perspective, this high rate of comorbidity is intriguing. What is the real significance of this dual diagnosis? Is ADHD in fact always present in such cases? Might the attentional impairment reported among our ASD patients actually be a distinct trait of their ASD-namely, impaired joint attention-rather than an ADHD attention deficit? Could their agitation be the consequence of this joint attention impairment or related to a physical restlessness etiologically very different from the agitation typical of ADHD? The neurobiological reality of ASD-ADHD comorbidity is a subject of debate, and amphetamine-based treatment can have paradoxical or undesirable effects in the ASD population. Consequently, does a dual diagnosis, notwithstanding its currency in the literature, prevent us from shedding sufficient light on major physiopathologic questions raised by the clinical picture of ASD?
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