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AuDHD: Understanding and Supporting Children with Both Autism and ADHD

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When autism and ADHD occur together, the combined profile creates unique paradoxes, strengths, and challenges that standard strategies for either condition alone simply cannot address. This course gives parents, educators, and clinicians a deep, practical understanding of the AuDHD profile in children and adolescents – covering neurology, emotional regulation, masking, medication, and integrated support approaches that work with both neurotypes simultaneously. Grounded in current research and aligned with Australia’s National Autism Strategy, this course will change the way you understand and support the AuDHD children in your life.

What Will You Learn?

  • Explain why autism and ADHD co-occur so frequently and what this means for how the brain processes the world
  • Identify the core AuDHD paradoxes - such as craving routine while seeking novelty - and use this understanding to stop misreading a child's behaviour
  • Spot when masking may be concealing one or both diagnoses and advocate effectively for a comprehensive dual assessment in Australia
  • Evaluate whether a current support strategy is working with or against the combined profile and adjust your approach accordingly
  • Apply integrated regulation strategies that address autistic sensory overload and ADHD emotional dysregulation at the same time
  • Discuss medication considerations specific to the AuDHD profile with a prescribing clinician using informed, practical questions
  • Design a support plan that addresses both neurotypes concurrently rather than treating autism and ADHD as separate conditions
  • Distinguish between PDA-driven demand avoidance and ADHD-driven demand avoidance and tailor your response to each

Course Content

What Is AuDHD? The Neuroscience of the Combined Profile

  • Why Autism and ADHD Co-Occur: The Neurological Overlap Explained
  • The AuDHD Paradoxes: Routine Versus Novelty, Connection Versus Solitude
  • How AuDHD Presents Differently Across Childhood and Adolescence
  • How To: Recognise the AuDHD Profile – A Practical Observation Checklist

Diagnosis, Masking, and the Hidden Profile

Why Standard Strategies Fall Short – and What to Do Instead

Emotional Regulation, Sensory Processing, and the AuDHD Storm

Strengths, Identity, and Long-Term Support

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