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ADHD is a disorder where the individual is hyper-active and cannot focus his/her attenion on a perticular objject for the normal length of time.

Autism is a disorder where the individual have poor Social Skills, don't know how to read body language and lack the ability of empathizing with others. This may be as a result of lack of mirror neurons in the brain. Try to read about mirror neurons in order to know what exactly they are.

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No; ADHD is a behavioral disorder that manifests in hyperactivity, inattention, and poor impulse control while autism is a neural development disorder that manifests in impaired social communication and restricted and repetitive behavior.

Both conditions are on the rise. The cause of this is debated; both disorders are believed to potentially be caused due to exposure to toxins, while some believe we are just better able to diagnose and treat mental disorders.

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Autism is what is known as a "spectrum disorder," ranging from the low end (low-functioning autism) to the high end (high-functioning autism).

Asperger's is a sub-type of autism that falls on the mid-to-high end of the autistic spectrum. Other disorders such as Pervasive Developmental Disorder are also on the spectrum.

The spectrum can be demonstrated like this, layed out on a line (spectrum):

low functioning autism ------- PDD ------ PDD-NOS -----Asperger's ------high functioning autism

That is only a representation and is not perfect in that some kids with Asperger's may fall "below" kids with PDD, and vice versa. Knowing the functioning level of someone with a spectrum disorder helps us understand more about their potential, etc. And, the level can change throughout the lifetime of the person so that they become higher functioning over time, or, conversely, they regress and become lower functioning (less likely).

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No, the two conditions are not the same thing. Atention deficit hyperactivity disorder is not the same as autism, they can however coexist together. There is also no such thing as 'adult autism', you are an autistic adult.

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Asperger's syndrome is less severe than autism.

There is an autism spectrum. Some people argue that Asperger's does not lie on it, others do. There is still so much that can be found out about Autism and Asperger's that it is hard to tell.

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No. ADHD stands for Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and is very common is kids. It is a developmental disorder and the severity ranges from person to person. It is just the inability to concentrate, the inability to think or process thoughts, like "think before you do" kinda thing. Most of the time it includes uncontrolable and very sensitive anger. sometimes it can be helped by eating better and learning different learning and copeing styles.

Autism is an actual mild form of retardation and is not even close to ADHD, which really is not a technical "disorder" because its so common. People with autism mainly cannot communicate. Sometimes it is just very poor social skills, other times it is the inability to speak at all.

the Two are very, VERY, different.

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