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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My ds got the same dx. He has no issues with processing or working memory. And got a surprise bonus asd dx. Then no one since has been able to ‘see ‘ the asd, us included (I keep trying and figure I just don’t know what asd is) 
I think there is a type of adhd that is primarily behavioral. Russell Berkley considers it the ‘main’ type of adhd (a disorder of emotional regulation) but bc the dsm doesn’t actually consider emotional regulation to be diagnostic of adhd, if you have a kid with adhd whose primary challenge is true deficits in emotional regulation, you will often get an asd dx. With those kids it’s hard to see it because they socialize and interact in many ways typically - they just can’t really control their responses properly so it sort of looks like parts of asd in some ways. Adhd dude talks about this also - as does our psychiatrist. Is it accurate to consider it asd? Maybe - it just doesn’t fit with ‘classic’ asd and the marketing of ‘new add’ had been a bit sub par so it leaves parents super confused. More likely there is a ‘third’ thing that is a subtype of one or the other that hasn’t yet been named. [/quote]

Than you for sharing. Just to clarify, are you saying that Russell Barkley would likely define all of this under ADHD but that the DSM doesn't define the emotional part as ADHD so an ASD diagnosis is added to account for that side of things?

That could definitely explain the diagnosis. I guess I am surprised because, don't we all know that emotional regulation IS part of ADHD and executive functions?

Also, wouldn't ADHD and anxiety account for a lot of the same behaviors?[/quote]

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