{"id":37158,"date":"2024-09-18T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/?p=37158"},"modified":"2024-09-18T10:14:47","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T14:14:47","slug":"adhd-and-autism-what-you-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adhdonline.com\/articles\/adhd-and-autism-what-you-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"ADHD and Autism: What You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dr. Amy Marschall, Psy.D<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyperactivity, social difficulties, hyperfocus, and impulsivity. The overlapping symptoms between ADHD and Autism don\u2019t stop there but they are often under-recognized in patients who could benefit from a specific diagnosis and treatment plan.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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ADHD and Autism are not mutually exclusive<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But until 2013, these two lifelong conditions were thought to never occur together. Which means that not only were patients presenting with ADHD not evaluated for autism (and vice versa), but the idea that they should be was not considered. Thankfully, we now know that they can co-occur and might even share some causation and roots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ADHD and Autism frequently occur together<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research indicates that approximately 10% of people have ADHD, while about 3% are autistic. But the overlap between these conditions is significant\u201440-70% of autistic individuals also have ADHD<\/a>, and nearly half of those with ADHD may be autistic<\/a>. This co-occurrence is sometimes referred to as AuDHD<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not everyone with ADHD is autistic, and not all autistic individuals have ADHD. Properly identifying each condition and identifying the overlap is crucial for providing the right support and treatment. While each person will experience a different balance of symptoms, some of the most common that appear in both ADHD and autism include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n