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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It seems so subjective for some kids. And I am talking about a doctor's diagnosis. For some of these kids that are not obvious, what makes a doctor lean towards ASD vs ADHD or the opposite? My child seems like he could go either way. We have testing next month and I am juyst wondering what makes a doctor lean in the different directions? I know a diagnosis doesnt really matter, but it seems like it should be more clear,. Thank you for your help. [/quote]

The line between ADHD and ASD is somewhat arbitrary, so if your child is close to the line, testers may vary as to which side he is on.  But don't get too caught up with the diagnosis.  Treatment is based on the child's actual symptoms, not the diagnosis.[/quote]

I agree with this but would suggest you think of these diagnoses as more of a Venn diagram with overlaps in circles. Add anxiety, speech impairments as other circles with big overlaps with ASD and ADHD. It's not really a line in the sense that if you don't have ASD you have ADHD and vice versa. There are a lot of symptoms of both that could be caused by something completely different.[/quote]

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