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ArticleTitle	Attention of the people with developmental disorders
Language	J
AuthorList	Yuta Aoki
Affiliation	Aoki Clinic
Publication	Japanese Journal of Neuropsychology: 40 (2), 132-142, 2024
Received
Accepted
Abstract	Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has core symptoms of persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavioral interests. On the other hand, the core symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are age-inappropriate inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Although the core symptoms of these two developmental disorders are completely different, it is known that people diagnosed with ASD exhibit ADHD traits/symptoms more frequently than those with typical development and that people diagnosed with ADHD are more likely to have ASD traits/symptoms. Furthermore, it is known that attention is related not only to ADHD, where inattention is a core symptom but also to social communication and social interaction and restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior interests, which are core symptoms of ASD. However, different aspects of attention are associated with ASD and ADHD. In other words, ASD and ADHD are different but overlap, and both are closely related to attention. Therefore, while introducing the results of brain imaging research, we would like to deepen our consideration of the similarities and differences between the brains of ASD and ADHD and their relationship with attention.
Keywords	ASD, ADHD, attention, neuroimaging, RDoC