audhd
/ˌɔː diː ˌeɪtʃ ˈdiː/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The combination of autism and ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
Informal; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Toph has AuDHD, Autism and ADHD mashed together. Besides all of the self-explanatory things these two factors entail, folks with this diagnosis have a different way of thinking. In Toph's own words, her "autistic brain has to learn by observation" as she does not pick up on social cues the way folks outside the spectrum do. She learns them by observing patterns."
- "Antekeier said that the ADHD medication that she takes has helped her immensely in school and with socializing, and accepts it now as a part of her autism. In her bio on TikTok, where she posts advocacy and information about her diagnosis, she self-describes as having "audhd.""
- "In AuDHD, special interest may change more rapidly than for those who are only autistic, Neff said. "It may last only a couple of months, but the intensity of the special interest remains the same," she added."
Etymology
Usage
Derived Forms
AuDHDer
AuDHistic