I learned earlier this year what seems like autism to many people is just advanced ADHD. An autism diagnosis requires a psychological evaluation and consists of 3 parts of which one is centered solely upon social interaction adaptation. Unmedicated people with ADHD can have all of the characteristics of autism and still not achieve an autism diagnosis even with missing social skills for their age level. That’s unfortunate because delayed social skills will result in peer rejection which only increases the problem for young people.