Development of innovative treatment and diagnostic methods for ADHD children comorbid with ASD

本研究的目的是证明夏季治疗方案（STP）对ADHD合并ASD的儿童与ADHD儿童的疗效。研究对象为2008- 2011年参加STP的69名小学ADHD儿童。其中16例ADHD患儿合并ASD。对STP过程中的行为评价和ADHD评定量表进行分析，ADHD组和ADHD合并ASD组STP的疗效无差异。新建立了评价双掌运动障碍的客观方法，分析了3个指标：1)双手动作的同步性，2)节奏的随动性，3)姿势的稳定性（除旋前外肘部和手臂的动作）。这3个参数在两组之间存在差异，表明该方法可能有助于区分两组。

The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the efficacy of summer treatment program (STP) in ADHD children comorbid with ASD compared to children with ADHD. The subjects were sixty-nine elementary school children with ADHD who participated in STP during 2008-11. Among them 16 ADHD children were comorbid with ASD. Behavioral evaluation during STP and ADHD rating Scale were analyzed and there were no difference in the efficacy of STP between ADHD group and ADHD comorbid with ASD group.The objective method for evaluating diadochokinesia was newly developed and 3 parameters were analyzed 1) Synchronicity of movements in both hands, 2) Followability of tempo, 3) Stability of the posture (movements of elbows and arms other than pronation/supination) were compared between the 2 groups. There were differences in these 3 parameters between the 2 groups suggesting that this method may be useful in distinguishing the 2 groups.