The core symptoms of ADHD are hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity while Autism spectrum disorder leads to impairment in social and communication skills associated with certain repeated and restricted patterns of interests, behaviours and activities . Both are neuro-developmental conditions.

1) ADHD children have difficulty in sustaining attention at one activity for a long time while ASD children will have high level of Focus on the topics of interest.
2) ADHD child will be over talkative , always wants to have the last word and sometimes blurts out answers even before a question is finished. They find it difficult to wait for their turn. While a child with ASD will find it difficult to express his emotions, thoughts and feelings in words.They struggle to communicate. Sometimes they fixate at one topic and may also be found repeating words
3) ADHD Child will get board very quickly while ASD child will insist on sameness.
4) ADHD child finds it difficult to adhere to routines while a child with ASD get upset on change in routines.

There are some overlap of symptoms too in both the conditions and it is also possible to have both the conditions in a child.

In case of Red Flags in development of your child visit a Developmental Paediatrician

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