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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People say that more about ASD but with ADHD there is more evidence kids grow out of it. The hyperactivity part starts to go away in tween and teens and by their 20s many people's brains "catch up" and the inattentiveness is gone too.
I forget the percentage but it's high.[/quote]

DS's psychiatrist told me that 2/3 of kids with ADHD no longer qualify for the diagnosis by their mid twenties.[/quote]

My son has both ASD/Asperger's and ADHD, combined type.  We don't expect DS to ever lose his ASD diagnosis.[/quote]

DS does not have academic/learning issues and is above grade level across the board academically.  His IEP addresses social communication/behavior issues.  For DS, his ADHD caused more issues than the ASD ever did so that was reassuring to hear and yes, his psychiatrist thinks there is a good chance that he will lose the ADHD diagnosis at some point.

I am not sure though.  I was diagnosed with ADHD as an adult after DS was diagnosed.  I also did very well in school, Ivy undergrad and law school, and while I learned to cope, it is still obvious to me that I did not really grow out of it so much as learning to compensate and not always in positive ways - I have a lot of "weird" OCD behaviors when not on a stimulant.[/quote]

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