SIMILAR SYMPTOMS AND SIGNS BETWEEN ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER AND AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDER

Abstract

With our natural evolutionary process as human beings, our society has been gradually modernizing and along with all this modernization, more and more neurological and psychological disorders appear and along with them research and articles that seek to locate information related to our brain and the ways in which it behaves. Currently, Autism Spectrum Disorder, commonly known as ASD, is considered a neurological development disorder that is characterized by affecting development in an unusual way, altering the individual's behavior, social and sensory interaction, while Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is known. Also, ADHD is a genetic neurobiological disorder, which manifests itself in childhood and accompanies the individual throughout their life, affecting the management of their attention, impulsivity and influencing their perception of the world. Based on all this information obtained over the years, a discussion was prepared in this course conclusion work in which the primary objective is to compare the similarities of symptoms and the differences between people diagnosed with ADHD and ASD. Despite being disorders caused and influenced by completely different environmental, genetic and neurological factors, we seek to highlight common points between them and point out how these similarities can harm a diagnosis and how professionals who work in the health field can improve their diagnosis. way of acting and interacting with individuals with these mental disorders.