Co-occurring medical and behavioural conditions in children with Down syndrome with or without ADHD symptom presentation.

Anna J EsbensenL B VincentJ N EpsteinK Kamimura-NishimuraS WileyK AngkustsiriL AbbedutoD FidlerJ S AnixtT E Froehlich

Published in: Journal of intellectual disability research : JIDR (2021)

Higher rates of co-occurring medical conditions present in children with DS and ADHD symptom presentation support the need for thorough differential diagnoses. The different pattern of group differences between parent-report and teacher-report has implications for diagnostic practices across settings as well as for treatment.

Keyphrases

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
healthcare
young adults
autism spectrum disorder
working memory
primary care
case report
patient reported
combination therapy