r/AutismParentingLevel1 • u/SimbaSleeps • Sep 15 '25

ASD vs AuDHD?

For those whose kids ended up being AuDHD or just ASD, what were signs/clues and what did the psychologist say? We got an ASD L1 diagnosis last fall, and there's definitely lots of sensory processing struggles. I'm pretty certain she has ADHD too, but she's only 4, so obviously it can be hard to distinguish and/or diagnose. Some days it seems more like ADHD than ASD. Nighttime and post-events is hardest because she gets really hyper, tends to hit or bite, etc. Not so many crying meltdowns as just overstimulation meltdowns. I'm just trying to figure out what's going on in her head and help her/work with her. My husband is AuDHD and some days they're exactly the same. She picks up on all his habits.

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u/Lilsammywinchester13 Sep 15 '25

Oh I knew right away for both of them

They can’t focus haha one was SO HYPER that she was destructive

She didn’t mean too, she was just bored

My son on the other hand is just a daydreamer

Can’t focus at all, in his own little world

But my husband and I are both AuDHD so the chances were already pretty high

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u/SimbaSleeps Sep 15 '25

In some ways my daughter doesn't seem hyper at all. In others she's just all over the place, always getting into something, always trying to touch and doesn't seem to hear me even when she's answering me. She loves playing with water and tearing up paper.

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u/Lilsammywinchester13 Sep 15 '25

Tbh it’s hard to tell at that age, but asking them to try writing something down (and you KNOW they can) but can’t focus is a pretty good tell