Table 2.

Possible connection between narcolepsy and autism spectrum disorder: the agenda of future research lines.

- In children with narcolepsy: evaluation of the social-communicative behavior using standardized tools to detect the co-occurrence of an autism spectrum disorder. - In individuals with autism spectrum disorder: screening for the presence of evoking symptoms of narcolepsy and, if present, studying them with suitable diagnostic tools. - Performing a deeper investigation on shared clinical features, time course, and treatment effects of narcolepsy and autism spectrum disorder. - Studying in depth family history for neurodevelopmental disorders (including autism spectrum disorder) in the individuals with narcolepsy.