Children with autism and ADHD often have additional mental health conditions. (courtesy of spectrumnews.org)
Children who have both autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are also more likely to experience anxiety, depression, developmental delays, learning disabilities, and other mental health conditions than are children with only autism or ADHD, according to a new population-based study.
The results draw on data from more than 6 million children aged 3 to 17, collected from 2016 to 2018 by the U.S. National Survey of Children’s Health. This annual questionnaire asks parents about their children’s medical diagnoses and treatments. Among those children, 949,367 have autism, 4,570,320 have ADHD, and 740,816 have both conditions.
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