You might read about ADHD and recognize a little of yourself. Then you read about autism, and the same thing happens. Neither one feels like a full match. Meanwhile, running ordinary daily life takes more out of you than it seems to take anyone else.
AuDHD is the informal name for autism and ADHD occurring together in one person. There is no separate diagnosis by that name, but the pattern it describes is real: traits of both conditions interacting in a single life.
Dr. Mason puts it plainly: a person can have mild traits of ADHD and mild traits of autism, “but the combination can result in moderate to severe impairment.” Two things that each look minor on their own can add up to real, daily difficulty. That mismatch is how someone can be assessed for one condition at a time, be told nothing is wrong, and end up no clearer than before.
Why the two together are different
Assessed one condition at a time, each can come out looking mild. An assessment for ADHD alone can find some traits but not enough for a diagnosis. An assessment for autism alone can do the same. Neither report is wrong; each is only looking at half the picture.
When both are present, they also pull against each other. The same person can need routine and feel suffocated by it, or need novelty and be undone by the disruption it brings. That push and pull is exhausting to live inside, and it’s easy for others to misread as inconsistency or as not trying hard enough.
There’s no single way AuDHD looks, which is one reason online checklists tend to leave people more confused rather than less. What matters is how the two sets of traits interact in your particular life. An assessment that only asks about one condition can’t see that interaction, because it never asks about the other half.
If you’ve got this far in life without either one being named, you’ve likely built workarounds along the way. That’s part of why the question can feel murky even to you.
What the assessment involves
The AuDHD assessment takes three sessions. It includes objective measures for ADHD and for ASD, as well as diagnostic interviews for both. Your written report follows about three days after the final session.
We also offer ADHD assessment and testing and autism assessment on their own, if you already know which one you’re asking about. An ADHD assessment by itself takes two sessions.
The assessment can be done online, or in person at either of our Bangkok offices: TT Building 888, Sukhumvit 81, Phra Khanong, or The Racquet Club, Sukhumvit 49/9.
What happens when you get in touch
You can call 092 288 7234, Monday to Saturday from 11am to 6pm. A first message commits you to nothing. It’s treated as confidential, and you’re welcome to ask questions before deciding anything at all.
It’s fine to arrive unsure of the right label; plenty of first conversations start from exactly that uncertainty.
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