【Objective】 To investigate the comorbidity rates of school-aged Asperger syndrome children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) and to analyze the reasons of misdiagnoseing Asperger syndrome to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 【Methods】 Using the Vanderbilt ADHD Rating Scales to evaluate the prevalence of ADHD in out-patient diagnosed 90 Asperger syndrome (AS) children (male 85,female 5) and the 249 control group children(male 223,female 16);Investigated the first diagnosis of the 39 AS children who were diagnosed in other hospitals,to got the reasons they were misdiagnosed to be attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 【 Results 】 There were 44 in the 90 AS children consistent with the diagnose standard of ADHD,it was 48.7%;but it was only 9 in 249 common children reach the diagnose standard of ADHD,it was 3.6% .the prevalence of ADHD in AS children was higher than in common children,that's having a distinguished statistical significance(χ2=102.732,P<0.01).In the 39 AS children who were first diagnosed in other hospitals,only six children got the correct diagnosis,it was 15.4%,the misdiagnosis rate was 84.6%,19 children were misdiagnosed of ADHD,it was 48.7%. 【Conclusion】 The prevalence of ADHD in school-aged AS children is distinguished higher than normal control group children,and school-aged AS children always be misdiagnosed to be ADHD.
Key words
Asperger syndrome /
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder /
comorbid rate /
misdiagnosis /
school-aged children
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