Symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autistic spectrum disorder
(ASD) often co-occur. The DSM-IV had specified that an ASD diagnosis is an exclusion …

Studies of psychiatric disorders have traditionally focused on emotional symptoms such as
depression, anxiety and hallucinations. However, poorly controlled cognitive deficits are …

BackgroundImpairment in social cognition is an established finding in autism spectrum
disorders (ASD). Emerging evidence suggests that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder …

The right temporoparietal junction (rTPJ) is frequently associated with different capacities
that to shift attention to unexpected stimuli (reorienting of attention) and to understand …

As attention–deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most frequently diagnosed
developmental disorders in childhood, effective yet safe treatment options are highly …

As a starting point for our review we use a developmental timeline, starting from birth and
divided into major developmental epochs defined by key milestones of social cognition in …

We propose to bring together the hitherto rather separate research fields of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and argue that by …

Background Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) are two of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders, with a high degree of …

To a large extent, the human infant is socialized through the acquisition of a specific
cognitive mechanism known as theory of mind (ToM), a term which is currently used to …

Abstract According to DSM-IV TR and ICD-10, a diagnosis of autism or Asperger Syndrome
precludes a diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, despite …