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Review
. 2013 Oct;13(10):1117-28.
doi: 10.1586/14737175.2013.840417.

The comorbidity of ADHD and autism spectrum disorder

Kevin M Antshel  1 , Yanli Zhang-James, Stephen V Faraone
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Review

The comorbidity of ADHD and autism spectrum disorder

Kevin M Antshel et al. Expert Rev Neurother. 2013 Oct.

Abstract

ADHD and autism spectrum disorder are common psychiatric comorbidities to each another. In addition, there is behavioral, biological and neuropsychological overlap between the two disorders. There are also several important differences between autism spectrum disorder and ADHD. Treatment strategies for the comorbid condition will also be reviewed. Future areas of research and clinical need will be discussed.

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