Autism in the Adult Attention Deficit Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Similarities and Differences
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Aug 7, 2020 AI Snips
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Diagnoses as Clusters
- Diagnoses like ADD and ASD are not naturally occurring but are constructed by observing clustered characteristics.
- These characteristics often relate to specific brain pathways or locations, leading to their grouping.
Dementia Analogy
- Dementia diagnoses, like developmental conditions, involve multiple brain areas, impacting observed characteristics.
- Different dementia types affect different brain locations, leading to varied symptom constellations and names.
Developmental Conditions and Brain Pathways
- ADD, ADHD, and ASD involve similar brain pathways, resulting in some shared characteristics.
- Defining boundaries for these diagnoses involves a consensus on the presence and number of specific qualities.