Background: Asperger’s syndrome, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), and attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are conditions affecting a large portion of the population with different prevalence following studies. Purpose: These are invalidating conditions that take a high toll both from the human and the social point of view. It is our experience that these three conditions are often associated, and we try to offer in this paper a clinical view of their association. Method: This paper explores their correlations based on our clinical experience, and we propose some clinical and therapeutical paths to alleviate the situation of these patients. Results: We suggest that it is essential to understand how the frequent simultaneous presence of these three conditions, admittedly at different degrees of intensity, may have a mutually reinforcing effect on hampering the patient’s social insertion and increasing their psychological and physical exhaustion. Conclusions: Awareness of this comorbidity may facilitate early diagnosis and treatment, improving the clinical outlook and reducing human and societal costs.
KeywordsAsperger’s SyndromeObsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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