Individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and those with autism spectrum disorder both experience atypical responses to rewards, but their brain activity patterns differ in opposite ways. A new analysis reveals that while the two conditions involve the same deeper brain structures, they feature distinct patterns of heightened or reduced activity that could help explain their differing symptoms. The findings were published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry.

Edit weird ableist use of "healthy" don't know what that is about...

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It also makes it more difficult to diagnose as you get older as many of the tests are affected by experiences, e.g. PTSD victims who are highly sensitive to immediate things like ADHD, or people with ASD who have learnt to respond to praise in a way that neurotypical people do.

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