ASD and ADHD in children

a preliminary study

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2023.2.41923

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ADHD, ASD, Children

Abstract

Early detection of ADHD symptoms in autistic children can significantly impact the course and prognosis of the disorder. The present study aimed to screen the symptoms of ADHD in autistic children using the Brazilian version of Swanson, Nolan and Pelham rating scale – 4th (SNAP-IV) applied to 72 parents of children diagnosed with ASD, as well as to assess whether there was a significant difference between children who used words to communicate of those who did not speak any words. The findings revealed a significant frequency in the presentation of symptoms of inattention and of hyperactivity and/or impulsivity, when comparing children who had diagnosis of ASD, but who did not have the symptoms of ADHD. Regarding language, no significant differences were found in this preliminary study. In general, this finding can be considered clinically worrying, especially when considering that the subclinical symptoms of ADHD may overlap in possible interventions.

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Author Biographies

Ana Flávia Lima Teles da Hora, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Psychologist. PhD and Master in Theory and Research of Behavior from the Federal University of Pará (UFPA) with a period of Sandwich Doctorate as a CAPES fellow at the University of Murcia and the Hospital Clânico Universitário Virgen de la Arrrixaca - Spain (2014-2015). Post-doctoral fellow at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP). Member of the Brazilian Psychology Society (SBP) and Associate of the Brazilian Psychology Teaching Association (ABEP).

Mario Rodrigues Louzã Neto, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil.

He graduated in Medicine from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (1978). Degree in Philosophy from the Faculty of Philosophy, Sciences and Letters of the University of São Paulo (1994). Doctorate in Medicine from Universitat Würzburg, Germany (1988). He is currently an assistant physician at the Institute of Psychiatry of the Hospital das Clinicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo. Coordinator of the Schizophrenia Program (PROJESQ) and the Adult Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Program (PRODATH) at the Institute of Psychiatry of the Hospital das Clinicas of FMUSP. He has experience in the area of ​​Medicine, with an emphasis on Psychiatry, working mainly on the following topics: Schizophrenia, psychosis and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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2023-12-22

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Lima Teles da Hora, A. F., & Rodrigues Louzã Neto, M. (2023). ASD and ADHD in children: a preliminary study. Psico, 54(2), e41923. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-8623.2023.2.41923

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v. 54 n.2 (2023): Special Issue - Developmental and Educational Psychology

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