I heard they're similar. & also, can a person drive a car with any of those diagnoses? I know 1 person who has Autism & he drives. & my friend's sister has ADHD & drives.
Looking for info on Natural ways to help Autism and an easy way to do it (financially) I found a good bit of info on a web site www.health-reports.com/autism but it is very expensive and totally out of my reach. Looking for a cost effective Natural way?
I just read an article that said that the nearly 600% increase in autism since 1991 is probably largely due to awareness. So how many adults are being diagnosed as falling into the autism spectrum? Wouldn't that be going up at nearly the same rate? And does anyone know exactly when the autism...
There's research and everything saying that fish oil helps children with autism, but it also contains mercury which is not good for them. It sounds contradictory.
My son is 20 months old. The symptoms that fit on the autism spectrum are that he speaks no words but can hear fine, he flaps his hands when frustrated, and frequent tantrums. But what doesn't fit is that he is very social, makes a few gestures, and plays with other children appropriately...
Are ADHD children getting mis-diagnosed? Is there such a disorder called "autistic disorder" that mimics ADHD? Or is autism all the same at different levels of severity?