18/11/2025
đ§ ADHD āĻŦāύāĻžāĻŽ Autism â āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āĻā§āĻĨāĻžā§?
â āĻĄāĻžāĻ āĻŽā§āĻšāĻžāĻŽā§āĻŽāĻĻ āĻļāĻžāĻšāĻŋāĻĻā§āϞ āĻāϏāϞāĻžāĻŽ āĻŽāĻžāϏā§āĻĻ
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āύā§āĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻžâāĻŽāĻž ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) āĻāĻŦāĻ Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder)âāĻāϰ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§āϤ āĻšāύāĨ¤ āĻĻā§āĻāĻŋ āĻ
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đš Autism â āϝā§āĻāĻžāϝā§āĻ āĻ āĻāĻāϰāĻŖāĻāϤ āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ
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āύā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻāĻāĻ āĻŦā§āϝāĻā§āϤāĻŋāϰ ADHD āĻāĻŦāĻ Autism āĻĻā§āĻā§āĻ āĻĨāĻžāĻāϤ⧠āĻĒāĻžāϰā§āĨ¤ āĻŽāĻŋāϞāĻā§āϞā§â
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ADHD vs Autism â Understanding the Difference
As physicians, we often meet parents and adults who struggle to differentiate ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) from Autism (Autism Spectrum Disorder). Though they can overlap, they are not the same.
đš ADHD â The Brainâs Regulation Challenge
People with ADHD have difficulty regulating:
Attention (easily distracted, forgetful)
Activity level (hyperactive or restless)
Impulses (acting before thinking)
They usually want to socialize normally but may struggle to stay focused or organized.
đš Autism â The Brainâs Communication & Sensory Difference
Autism primarily affects:
Social communication (difficulty understanding social cues)
Behavior patterns (need for routine, repetitive behaviors)
Sensory processing (over- or under-sensitive to light, noise, touch, textures)
People with autism are not âuninterestedââthey just interact differently.
đš Where They Overlap
Some individuals have both ADHD and Autism. Overlapping features include:
Difficulty focusing
Social challenges
Emotional regulation issues
Sensory sensitivity (in some ADHD cases)
But the core reasons behind these behaviors differ.
đš Why Early Identification Matters
Early evaluation helps with:
Proper diagnosis
Tailored therapy plans
Better academic and social outcomes
Reduced frustration for both children and parents
đš A Reminder for Parents
These are neurodevelopmental differences, not parenting failures.
Early support changes lives.