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[quote=Anonymous]I have one of my each. My youngest has ADHD. My oldest has mild ASD.

The oldest with mild ASD was much more challenging as a baby and younger child. He didn't sleep through the night until he was 17 months old. He didn't potty train until he was 4.  He threw incredible tantrums. He had severe delays in receptive, expressive and pragmatic language. He was extremely disruptive in his (private school) classroom during K, 1st and 2nd grade. He got kicked out of daycamp. He got kicked out of swim lessons. He slapped a teacher in the back of the head. (She had it coming, but it's still not okay.) We had to watch him like a hawk because he continued to mouth objects and put them in his mouth (like a toddler) until he was almost 9. We did counseling, 4+ years of speech therapy, two summers of daily social skills groups, and parent mediated behavioral training. He is now in 4th grade and doing very well. He is a reasonably outgoing, bright, charming young man. He has normal(ish) speech and okay social skills. He has friends. He is happy. He is in a mainstream class at public school and getting straight A's. He manages his own activities of daily living, including organizing his homework.

The youngest with ADHD was a super easy baby and toddler and younger child. He slept through the night at 6 weeks. He was mellow, outgoing and sweet.  He didn't have problems until he started first grade. He can't stay in his seat. He can't pay attention. He bugs the other kids. He is completely disorganized.  I now spend a lot of time trying to get him to do everything: brush his teeth, take a shower, get dressed, do his homework, take out the recycling, clean up his room, whatever. Nothing gets done because he gets distracted too easily and forgets what he was doing. He has the working memory of a gnat. He is completely charming and sweet, but super challenging as an elementary student.

I couldn't say that 1 is easier than the other. It depends entirely on what age you are talking about. [/quote]

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