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Yes, there’s a massive co-morbidity between the two. Something like 50% chance to have ASD if you have ADHD iirc
its the reverse; about half of people with ASD have ADHD.
In the US at least the diagnosis rate of ASD is 2.7% and the rate of ADHD is 9.8%, if I recall the odds of having ASD if you have ADHD is approx 20%