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Annual Research Review: Infant development, autism, and ADHD – early pathways to emerging disorders
Author(s) -
Johnson Mark H.,
Gliga Teodora,
Jones Emily,
Charman Tony
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of child psychology and psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.652
H-Index - 211
eISSN - 1469-7610
pISSN - 0021-9630
DOI - 10.1111/jcpp.12328
Subject(s) - autism , psychology , attention deficit hyperactivity disorder , autism spectrum disorder , neurodevelopmental disorder , comorbidity , developmental disorder , longitudinal study , pervasive developmental disorder , prospective cohort study , developmental psychology , psychiatry , clinical psychology , medicine , surgery , pathology
Background Autism spectrum disorders ( ASD ) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) are two of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, with a high degree of co‐occurrence. Methods Prospective longitudinal studies of infants who later meet criteria for ASD or ADHD offer the opportunity to determine whether the two disorders share developmental pathways. Results Prospective studies of younger siblings of children with autism have revealed a range of infant behavioral and neural markers associated with later diagnosis of ASD . Research on infants with later ADHD is less developed, but emerging evidence reveals a number of relations between infant measures and later symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity. Conclusions We review this literature, highlighting points of convergence and divergence in the early pathways to ASD and ADHD .