Dear AuDHD Auntie Old

AuDHD is a term that many members of the neurodivergent community use to describe the experience of being both autistic and ADHD. AuDHD is not a clinical term, and it doesn’t appear in the DSM, but it is a lived experience term created by the community that is both short and sweet.

When it comes to neurodiversity-affirming care, lived experience is invaluable. It is important to amplify AuDHD voices from individuals (and therapists!) in our community. It’s helpful for you to navigate your journey and know you’re not alone. So we decided to invite our own NeuroSpark team to share the best advice they’d give others and what they wish they'd known sooner.

While autism and ADHD have distinct characteristics, they share several overlaps, leading to a unique combination that can sometimes be both a challenge and a gift.

Neurodiversity is a concept that recognizes and values the natural variations in human brain functioning. This includes autism, ADHD, dyslexia, OCD, and other differences in neurotypes.

If there’s one thing I know about autistic people and ADHD people, comfort is paramount. We do things with our bodies to feel safer, to feel more regulated, to feel less awkward, and sometimes it may even look awkward to others while feeling natural and good to us.

The AuDHD experience continues to be a growing conversation about the very multifaceted and nuanced experience of being multiply neurodivergent.

AuDHD Assessment. AuDHD test. AuDHD test online… and one of my personally-used favorites, “AuDHD reddit.”

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