Frequency of symptoms of attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder in autistic children Freqüência de sintomas de transtorno de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade em crianças autistas

BACKGROUND: Both DSM-IV and the ICD-10 exclude diagnosis of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) when autism diagnostic is present. Some authors suggest, however, that autism can be associated to other comorbidity amongst which the ADHD. OBJECTIVE: To estimate prevalence of ADHD in childr...

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Main Authors: Milena Pereira Pondé, Camila Marinho Novaes, Mirella Fiuza Losapio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO) 2010-02-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2010000100022