In recent years, more and more researchers at home and abroad have realized that there is a certain relationship between allergic rhinitis(AR) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) in children.Children with AR had higher ADHD related symptom scores than healthy children; ADHD children have a significantly increased risk of allergic diseases, such as asthma, eczema and atopic dermatitis.At present, it has been clear that they have the common characteristics of increasing prevalence year by year, genetic tendency, environmental and neuropsychological factors, and similar clinical manifestations.However, there is no final conclusion whether they are mutual cause and effect or comorbidities.This artide reviews the similarities between AR and ADHD in epidemiology, etiology, clinical manifestations and drug treatment, so as to further explore the correlation between AR and ADHD.