AuDHD. The double rainbow.
Many of us are both Autistic and ADHD. The word we use is AuDHD. The overlap is large enough that clinicians once argued about whether the conditions could co occur.
Many of us are both Autistic and ADHD. The word we use is AuDHD. The overlap is large enough that clinicians once argued about whether the conditions could co occur. The answer, established now, is yes, often, and the experience of AuDHD is not the simple sum of the two.
Autism pulls toward routine, structure, and depth. ADHD pulls toward novelty, change, and breadth. The AuDHD person is often both at once. Desperate for routine and unable to maintain it. Hyperfocused on a SPIN and also unable to start the thing on the list. Sensory sensitive and sensory seeking, sometimes within the same hour.
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