Temperament Profiles at Age 18 Months as Distinctive Predictors of Elevated ASD- and ADHD-Trait Scores and Their Co-Occurrence at Age 8-9: HBC Study

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be traced back to specific early childhood temperament patterns. However, no unique pattern has been identified for their co-occurrence. Given that children with both traits often require more clinical attention, this study aimed to discover such patterns by examining three temperament domains measured during early childhood-Surgency/Extraversion (SE), Negative Affectivity (NA), and Effortful Control (EC)-and…

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