Five-year-old Qiqi had only been in kindergarten for three days when her parents received feedback from her teacher that Qiqi was disobedient in class, could not sit on the bench, and ignored the teacher's discipline. The teacher had no choice but to place Qiqi next to the teache

5-year-old Qiqi had just been in kindergarten for three days when her parents received feedback from her teacher that Qiqi was disobedient in class, could not sit on the bench, and ignored the teacher’s discipline. The teacher had no choice but to place Qiqi next to the teacher. I tried to do it and disciplined me at any time, but it didn't work.

seldom talked when playing with classmates after class, but often ran around and played with his hands and patted things. It was difficult to take time off. The teacher had no choice but to contact his parents to persuade him to quit. He suggested taking Qiqi to the hospital for a check-up.

's parents said that Qiqi has been active and noisy since she was a child, and may have ADHD, but the teacher said that she felt that Qiqi was more likely to have autism , and suggested that parents seek a doctor's diagnosis. The parents took Qiqi to the hospital, and it turned out that Qiqi had autism. Fortunately, Qiqi was still young. Parents were advised to take their children for intervention and training as soon as possible.

Every day, many parents find that their children's abnormal behavior is usually classified as personality reasons and ADHD when their children are three or four years old. As a result, they miss a lot of prime intervention time. So, , what is the difference between ADHD and autism in children? What are the characteristics of ADHD?

Children with autism often have hyperactivity , attention disorders , but there are also three major categories of core symptoms of childhood autism , namely : social impairment , speech disorder and stereotyped repetition The behavior of , therefore, is not difficult to identify with attention-deficit and hyperactivity disorder.

Comparative content

Autism

ADHD

Age of onset

Incidence rate

0.8%~1‰

3%-5%

Intellectual development level

Behind

Normal intelligence

Social impairment

Obvious

Not Obvious

Speech disorder

Obvious

Not obvious

Stereotyped behavior

Obvious

Not obvious

Narrow interests

Obvious

Not obvious

Diagnostic criteria for ADHD

In the DSM-5, which is currently used to diagnose ADHD, the diagnostic criteria require A-E to be met.

A Symptom standard :

1. Attention deficit symptoms: Meet at least 6 of the following attention deficit symptoms, last for at least 6 months, reach the level of maladaptation, and are not commensurate with the level of development:

① During study, work or other activities , often do not pay attention to details and are prone to careless mistakes;

② often have difficulty maintaining attention when studying or playing activities;

③ when talking to him, often absent-minded, seeming to listen but not listening;

④ often fail to complete homework according to instructions, Routine chores or work (not due to confrontational behavior or failure to understand);

⑤ Often has difficulty completing structured tasks or other activities;

⑥ Dislikes or is unwilling to engage in tasks that require sustained energy (such as homework or housework), often Try to escape;

⑦ Often lose things necessary for learning and activities (such as toys, textbooks, pencils, books or tools, etc.);

⑧ Easily distracted by external stimulation;

⑨ Often forget things in daily activities.

2. Hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms: Meet at least 6 of the following hyperactivity and impulsivity symptoms, last for at least 6 months, reach the level of maladaptation, and are not commensurate with the level of development:

① Frequently move hands and feet, or in Twisting around in the seat;

② Frequently leaves the seat without permission in classrooms or other situations where sitting is required;

③ Often running around or climbing up and down excessively in inappropriate situations (in teenagers or adults, only fidgeting may be the problem) Subjective feelings);

④ often cannot play games quietly or participate in leisure activities;

⑤ often moves non-stop, as if there is a machine driving him;

⑥ often talks too much;

⑦ often rushes to answer questions before others have finished;

⑧ is active

⑨ often interrupts or interferes with others (such as interjecting when others are speaking or interfering with other children's games).

B Disease course criteria : Some damaging symptoms appear before the age of 7.

C Some of the symptoms of damage caused by occur in at least two environments (such as school and home).

D Severity Criteria : Clear evidence of clinically significant impairment in social, academic, or occupational functioning.

E Exclusion criteria: Symptoms are not present in the course of pervasive developmental disorder, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorders, nor can they be characterized by other mental disorders (such as mood disorders, anxiety disorders, dissociative disorders, or personality disorders) explain.

The reason why ADHD and autism are easily confused is because ADHD is a very common comorbidity in autistic children . Therefore, it is not uncommon to misdiagnose autism as ADHD.

Therefore, when you find that your child has the symptoms mentioned above, you should pay attention to whether there are core symptoms of autism, so as to detect and intervene early.

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