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stevenjacksonftw7 wrote:
Anomiel wrote:
You can have both, and can be comorbid even though you claim that there is no link. I've never ever before heard of it being confused, what kind of professionals are you talking about?
They're common to have with each other, but there is no link between the two. There are plenty of folks with one who have no traits of the other disorder. Also, I'm referring to inexperienced Psychologists.
Okey, nicely compiled list for those not knowing the differences.
Also I don't know how much research have been done on this, but they do claim to have found a genetic link.
Of course you're right in that doesn't mean that a person with one of the conditions will have traits of both
http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/08/11/adhd-autism-may-share-genetic-link/28528.html wrote:
Emerging research has discovered new genetic influences for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Further, the genes appear to be associated with other neuropsychiatric conditions including autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The study by University of Toronto researchers is published in the advance online edition of Science Translational Medicine.
Researchers used microarrays (gene-chip technology) to study the DNA of 248 unrelated patients with ADHD. They specifically searched for copy number variants (CNVs), which are insertions or deletions affecting the genes. The CNVs may be inherited or occur spontaneously.
In the study, researchers found spontaneous CNVs in three of the 173 children for whom DNA of both parents were available. Inherited CNVs were found in 19 of 248 patients.
Within the group of inherited CNVs, the researchers found some of the genes that had previously been identified in other neuropsychiatric conditions including ASD.
To explore this overlap, they tested a different group for CNVs. They found that nine of the 349 children in the study, all of whom had previously been diagnosed with ASD, carried CNVs that are related to ADHD and other disorders.
The findings suggest that some CNVs, which play a pivotal role in ADHD, increase risk for ADHD, ASD and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
Most individuals with ADHD also have at least one other condition, such as anxiety, mood, conduct or language disorders. Up to 75 per cent of people with ASD also have attention deficits or hyperactivity.
“A lot of these associated problems probably arise from the fact that they are sharing genetic risk for different conditions,” said neuroscientist and senior author Dr. Russell Schachar.
The research results could be reassuring for clinicians who may see characteristics of different neuropsychiatric conditions in their patients – such as ASD-like social problems in a child with ADHD – but are concerned that they are over-interpreting these traits.
“This research reinforces the notion that their gut observation is correct,” Schachar said.
The study by University of Toronto researchers is published in the advance online edition of Science Translational Medicine.
Researchers used microarrays (gene-chip technology) to study the DNA of 248 unrelated patients with ADHD. They specifically searched for copy number variants (CNVs), which are insertions or deletions affecting the genes. The CNVs may be inherited or occur spontaneously.
In the study, researchers found spontaneous CNVs in three of the 173 children for whom DNA of both parents were available. Inherited CNVs were found in 19 of 248 patients.
Within the group of inherited CNVs, the researchers found some of the genes that had previously been identified in other neuropsychiatric conditions including ASD.
To explore this overlap, they tested a different group for CNVs. They found that nine of the 349 children in the study, all of whom had previously been diagnosed with ASD, carried CNVs that are related to ADHD and other disorders.
The findings suggest that some CNVs, which play a pivotal role in ADHD, increase risk for ADHD, ASD and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
Most individuals with ADHD also have at least one other condition, such as anxiety, mood, conduct or language disorders. Up to 75 per cent of people with ASD also have attention deficits or hyperactivity.
“A lot of these associated problems probably arise from the fact that they are sharing genetic risk for different conditions,” said neuroscientist and senior author Dr. Russell Schachar.
The research results could be reassuring for clinicians who may see characteristics of different neuropsychiatric conditions in their patients – such as ASD-like social problems in a child with ADHD – but are concerned that they are over-interpreting these traits.
“This research reinforces the notion that their gut observation is correct,” Schachar said.
Last edited by Anomiel on 17 Jan 2013, 5:22 pm, edited 1 time in total.
17 Jan 2013, 5:22 pm
Raziel wrote:
Anomiel wrote:
I've never ever before heard of it being confused, what kind of professionals are you talking about?
It once happened to me with a shrink who toled me that I possibly can't have ASD because I went to a normal school.
She dx me ADHD-disposition with autistic like traits (whatever that means...)
Later on I was redx to HFA again.
Wow so sorry that happened to you, what wrong thing to base a diagnosis on
Does not sound like she knew what ASD was at all.
17 Jan 2013, 5:23 pm
Anomiel wrote:
stevenjacksonftw7 wrote:
Anomiel wrote:
You can have both, and can be comorbid even though you claim that there is no link. I've never ever before heard of it being confused, what kind of professionals are you talking about?
They're common to have with each other, but there is no link between the two. There are plenty of folks with one who have no traits of the other disorder. Also, I'm referring to inexperienced Psychologists.
Okey, nicely compiled list for those not knowing the differences.
Also I don't know how much research have been done on this, but they do claim to have found an genetic link.
Of course you're right in that doesn't mean that a person with one of the conditions will have traits of both
http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/08/11/adhd-autism-may-share-genetic-link/28528.html wrote:
Emerging research has discovered new genetic influences for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Further, the genes appear to be associated with other neuropsychiatric conditions including autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The study by University of Toronto researchers is published in the advance online edition of Science Translational Medicine.
Researchers used microarrays (gene-chip technology) to study the DNA of 248 unrelated patients with ADHD. They specifically searched for copy number variants (CNVs), which are insertions or deletions affecting the genes. The CNVs may be inherited or occur spontaneously.
In the study, researchers found spontaneous CNVs in three of the 173 children for whom DNA of both parents were available. Inherited CNVs were found in 19 of 248 patients.
Within the group of inherited CNVs, the researchers found some of the genes that had previously been identified in other neuropsychiatric conditions including ASD.
To explore this overlap, they tested a different group for CNVs. They found that nine of the 349 children in the study, all of whom had previously been diagnosed with ASD, carried CNVs that are related to ADHD and other disorders.
The findings suggest that some CNVs, which play a pivotal role in ADHD, increase risk for ADHD, ASD and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
Most individuals with ADHD also have at least one other condition, such as anxiety, mood, conduct or language disorders. Up to 75 per cent of people with ASD also have attention deficits or hyperactivity.
“A lot of these associated problems probably arise from the fact that they are sharing genetic risk for different conditions,” said neuroscientist and senior author Dr. Russell Schachar.
The research results could be reassuring for clinicians who may see characteristics of different neuropsychiatric conditions in their patients – such as ASD-like social problems in a child with ADHD – but are concerned that they are over-interpreting these traits.
“This research reinforces the notion that their gut observation is correct,” Schachar said.
The study by University of Toronto researchers is published in the advance online edition of Science Translational Medicine.
Researchers used microarrays (gene-chip technology) to study the DNA of 248 unrelated patients with ADHD. They specifically searched for copy number variants (CNVs), which are insertions or deletions affecting the genes. The CNVs may be inherited or occur spontaneously.
In the study, researchers found spontaneous CNVs in three of the 173 children for whom DNA of both parents were available. Inherited CNVs were found in 19 of 248 patients.
Within the group of inherited CNVs, the researchers found some of the genes that had previously been identified in other neuropsychiatric conditions including ASD.
To explore this overlap, they tested a different group for CNVs. They found that nine of the 349 children in the study, all of whom had previously been diagnosed with ASD, carried CNVs that are related to ADHD and other disorders.
The findings suggest that some CNVs, which play a pivotal role in ADHD, increase risk for ADHD, ASD and other neuropsychiatric disorders.
Most individuals with ADHD also have at least one other condition, such as anxiety, mood, conduct or language disorders. Up to 75 per cent of people with ASD also have attention deficits or hyperactivity.
“A lot of these associated problems probably arise from the fact that they are sharing genetic risk for different conditions,” said neuroscientist and senior author Dr. Russell Schachar.
The research results could be reassuring for clinicians who may see characteristics of different neuropsychiatric conditions in their patients – such as ASD-like social problems in a child with ADHD – but are concerned that they are over-interpreting these traits.
“This research reinforces the notion that their gut observation is correct,” Schachar said.
Spongebob Squarepants is an example of somebody who has severe Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, while Lisa Simpson has Asperger's Syndrome. An example of somebody with confirmed ADHD who didn't have any Autistic traits would be Bart Simpson.
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18 Jan 2013, 3:34 am
Potentially relevant... here's a description of what it's like to have ADHD that someone posted to Reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfi ... es/c7wnp37
(The bit about it raining Post-It notes makes for some nice mental imagery. 
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