Perspective
Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and co-occurring attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder exhibit autistic traits and empathy.
Author(s): Suzzane James*
One of the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorders in children is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is closely followed by Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The DSM-5's diagnostic change, which permits a combination diagnosis of ADHD and ASD, introduces new clinical issues related to diagnostic overshadowing, the reliability of clinical judgement, and the potential delay in an ASD diagnosis in kids who present with ADHD. By contrasting children with ASD with and without comorbid ADHD with children presenting ADHD only and children with usual development, we attempted to disentangle the clinical phenotype and uniqueness of the two cooccurring diseases in relation to autism features and empathy. A total of 198 male children between the ages of 6 and 12 were given the child versions of the Autism Quotient (C-AQ) and the Empathy Quotient (CEQ) having verbal abi.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37532/puljcap.2022.6(5);33-34.
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