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Dappadee
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26 Sep 2010, 10:19 pm

As someone diagnosed with ASD and ADHD I found this very interesting: ASD and ADHD: Overlap and comorbidity

I know that I have benefited from ADHD medication in terms of sustaining attention and I wonder how many others on the spectrum with similar issues would benefit as well.



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27 Sep 2010, 3:47 pm

I was just wondering if any of you that are diagnosed ADHD or ADD ever tried changing your diet to address the symptoms?



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27 Sep 2010, 4:05 pm

My friend has tried it with his kid without much success and I believe the scientific consensus on diet and ADHD is that it might be helpful to a few, but statistically it doesn't generally seem to have any effect.