| Autistic Adhd | | | | themselves in action. Autistic Adhd |
| The Symptoms of ADHD: | | | | Note: Many with ADHD defy the typical signs and |
| | | | instead exhibit a tendency to daydream or appear |
| Inattentiveness - A tendency to get lost in their | | | | to be "lazy". |
| own world. Time may pass before they become | | | | The Symptoms of Autism: |
| aware again. Chunks of time can be "lost" when | | | | Inability to empathize with other people - A lack |
| this occurs. | | | | of an understanding of the emotions and reactions |
| Excessive Talking | | | | of the people around them. |
| Excessive interruptions and intrusions on other's | | | | Inability to communicate with others - this varies |
| conversations and personal space. | | | | in degree from having trouble staying on the |
| Aggression - Some people with ADHD are | | | | subject of conversation to an inability to |
| aggressive with other people and may seem | | | | communicate at all. This may not only impact |
| "pushy". | | | | social interaction, but education as well. |
| Difficulty finishing projects - Someone with | | | | Repetitive Behaviors - This may involve actively |
| attention deficit hyperactivitiy disorder may have | | | | repeating the same actions or saying the same |
| multiple projects that are only partially done. Many | | | | sound, word or phrase over and over again. |
| children with ADHD do not complete their | | | | Obsession with putting things in a straight line - A |
| homework or do not turn it in when done. | | | | tendency to line things up and be wildly upset if |
| Type "A" personality - May go so far as to take | | | | the line is disrupted is a sign of autism. |
| risks without thinking of the consequences. | | | | Isolation - Someone who is autistic may seem to |
| Forgetfulness - This can affect doing projects | | | | be in their own world. In fact, many who have |
| that take steps to complete, missing | | | | autism will panic or over-react to stimulation. |
| appointments, forgetting names and places... | | | | Autistic Adhd |
| Hyperactivity - It may seem that a person with | | | | Hyperfocusing - A child or adult might stare at |
| ADHD cannot sit still. In fact, many can't be | | | | one object for lengthy amounts of time. Don't let |
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| on a pencil, bounce a ball... or do anything to keep | | | | |