The AuDHD Woman: Understanding Autism and ADHD as a Dual Reality

AuDHD — the combination of autism and ADHD — is not simply one condition plus another. It is a distinct experience, a unique way of being in the world that involves navigating the contradictions and gifts of both neurotypes simultaneously.

For decades, the diagnostic manuals treated autism and ADHD as mutually exclusive. You could not have both. We now know this was wrong. Research suggests that 40 to 70 percent of autistic people also meet the criteria for ADHD, and the rates may be even higher in women.

The AuDHD Woman is a compassionate, science-informed guide for women who have discovered — or are discovering — that they are both autistic and ADHD. It explores the hidden contradictions, the unique challenges, and the extraordinary gifts of the AuDHD brain.

With 12 chapters covering the core contradictions of AuDHD, sensory life, executive function, relationships, career, burnout, and integration, this book provides practical strategies grounded in neuroscience and psychology.