今日文獻聚焦於成人ADHD患者中自閉症譜系特質的佔比與臨床表現，發現其與情緒共病、情緒失調及生物節律節律障礙顯著相關，提示需加強複雜共病ADHD患者的鑑別診斷與多維度評估。
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · Autism spectrum traits in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a hidden multifaceted phenotype marked by affective comorbidity, emotional dysregulation, and chronobiological disturbances.
約22%的成人ADHD患者篩檢呈陽性自閉症譜系特質，該群體更常見女性、較晚就診、情緒與焦慮共病率高（尤以社交焦慮為主），伴隨較嚴重的ADHD症狀、情緒失調、情緒氣質傾向異常及夕型昏夜節律，提醒臨床需關注此複雜共病表型。