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The aim of this study is to detect the prevalence of autistic symptoms of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) using Autism Behavior Checklist (ABC). The sample of this study included 51 children (42 males, 9 females) at 8-18 ages diagnosed with ADHD in psychiatry and child psychiatry clinics of University Research and Education Hospital between 01/03/2016 - 31/05/2016 and 58 controls (48 males, 10 females) without ADHD with similar age, sex, and education features. Results showed higher results for children with ADHD in total ABC scale and all of its 5 subscales than children without ADHD (p<0.001). The rate of ADHD diagnosis in first degree relatives of children with ADHD was significantly higher than relatives of the control group (p<0.001). Another finding of the study was lower employment rate in the mothers of the ADHD children compared with the mothers of the control children (p=0.023). The most important finding of this study was that in the patient group, the score of the ABC scale and the score of each subscale were significantly higher than the control group. This conclusion suggests that children with ADHD may have symptoms that may disrupt social functions such as communication problems. It also points out that children with ADHD should be addressed in this respect too.

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