| How can you tell the difference between Aspergers | | | | though which becomes fairly obvious and that is that |
| and ADHD? The disorders are similar but some of the | | | | the Aspergers child will talk in a boring monotone but |
| symptoms are quite different but others overlap. Your | | | | will be completely unaware of the social cues and the |
| pediatrician or doctor may be able to tell you which | | | | importance of interaction. This defect is sometimes |
| condition your child has, but here are some indicators | | | | known as lack of social reciprocity. |
| to guide you. | | | | Another difference between Aspergers and ADHD is |
| Aspergers Syndrome gets some fancy names and | | | | that the Aspergers child seems to lack any filters. |
| sometimes is described as part of the autism | | | | There are hundreds of sensory images of all sorts |
| spectrum called "pervasive developmental disorders". It | | | | competing for the child's attention. A normal person |
| is however a mild form of autism but some parents | | | | and an ADHD child can filter these out to a greater or |
| are very unhappy about such a label. Doctors too are | | | | lesser extent. The Aspergers child cannot, with the |
| wary about using the term autism and maybe for that | | | | result that they will concentrate on the details so much |
| reason do not diagnose it as often as they should. The | | | | that they cannot understand the big picture. The |
| main problem is that as the symptoms overlap, this | | | | ADHD child can understand what the filters are and |
| does happen quite often. | | | | how they work and may sometimes display a lack of |
| What are the differences then between Aspergers | | | | self control but the Aspergers child just does not know |
| and ADHD? The child with Aspergers (or Aspies as | | | | what the rules are. |
| they are sometimes called) will have lots of problems | | | | Sometimes the daydreaming and fantasising of |
| with social skills and they cannot really understand | | | | Aspergers children shows a lot of similarities with the |
| what people's expectations are of them. They will | | | | ADHD inattentive type where they seem to live in a |
| have great difficulty as well in making eye contact. | | | | world of their own. The Aspergers child is capable of |
| The ADHD child understands most social cues and will | | | | repeating an action or routine ad nauseum which is not |
| be able to make eye contact. | | | | very common in ADHD chuildren. If the Aspergers child |
| The symptoms for Aspergers and ADHD will overlap | | | | suffers from a compulsive disorder as well, their |
| when both types of children have outbursts, temper | | | | behavior displays that and they will worry about their |
| flare ups and talk non-stop. There is another difference | | | | rules and rutuals incessantly. |