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The intersection between autism and ADHD creates a sophisticated neurotype that requires specialised understanding to assess accurately. This complex co-occurrence involves intricate interplay between attention regulation and sensory processing, between executive function challenges and social communication differences, between stimming and fidgeting. When you relate to both autism and ADHD experiences but don't quite fit either presentation perfectly, you may be experiencing AuDHD—a distinct neurotype that creates its own unique patterns and challenges.
Our psychologists are highly experienced in assessing AuDHD and understand that it isn't simply autism plus ADHD—it's a distinct presentation where the two neurotypes interact, amplify, and sometimes mask each other in ways that require specialised evaluation. We have particular sensitivity to high-masking individuals, women, and gender-diverse people, where complex neurodivergent presentations are frequently missed. Through integrated assessment using gold-standard tools including the MIGDAS-2, CAT-Q, SRS-2, and WHODAS adapted for complex presentations, we map how your attention regulation affects your sensory processing, how masking strategies impact your executive function, and how your authentic neurotype emerges when both conditions are recognised together.
Whether you're seeking clarity after years of partial diagnoses or need comprehensive documentation for NDIS or workplace support, our thorough approach honours the complexity of your neurotype while providing actionable understanding.
You begin with comprehensive digital questionnaires designed to capture the full spectrum of AuDHD experience—developmental history mapping that traces both attention and social communication patterns, sensory processing inventory, executive function assessment, and detailed masking evaluation using tools including the CAT-Q. These questionnaires specifically explore how autism and ADHD traits may have interacted or obscured each other throughout your development.
Your psychologist conducts an in-depth diagnostic interview exploring your developmental history, focusing specifically on the complex interaction patterns between attention regulation, sensory processing, social communication, and executive functioning. We examine how both neurotypes may have affected your daily life, relationships, and work, understanding that AuDHD often presents as extreme exhaustion from managing multiple complex processing differences simultaneously.
Your psychologist synthesises assessment data to identify the unique interaction patterns between autism and ADHD traits in your presentation. This involves distinguishing overlapping features (like executive function challenges that could stem from either condition) from distinct features, while recognising how masking one condition may have amplified challenges in the other.
A second comprehensive session using the MIGDAS-2 allows for deeper exploration of complex presentations, with extended evaluation time essential for understanding how your neurotypes interact rather than simply co-exist. This session examines the nuanced ways autism and ADHD traits present together, particularly in high-masking individuals where one neurotype may camouflage the other.
Your psychologist integrates all assessment findings into a detailed report that explains how autism and ADHD interact in your unique presentation, documenting both overlapping and distinct features. The report provides specific recommendations for accommodations, interventions, and support strategies that address the complexity of dual neurotypes, suitable for NDIS applications and comprehensive workplace accommodations.
An extended feedback session where your psychologist explains your complex assessment results, helps you understand how your dual neurotype manifests, and provides guidance on implementing recommendations. This session validates the sophistication of your neurological presentation while empowering you with comprehensive understanding of your AuDHD neurotype.