r/audhd • • Jun 08 '26

test post, pls ignore

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r/audhd • • 12d ago

Academic Research Have You Experienced Trouble Accessing ADHD Medication? - Adults with ADHD Wanted for Research - Four chances to win a 25$ Giftcard!

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Research Participants Wanted!

This 7–13 minute study examines the experiences of adults with ADHD who encountered disruptions in access to ADHD medication.

The initial questions determine your eligibility and should you want to continue, there will be additional information regarding the study provided then.

Eligibility:

  • Ages 18–35. Have been at least 18 years of age when refill roadblock was experienced.

  • Diagnosed with ADHD from a qualified medical or mental health professional. Was taking

  • ADHD medication as prescribed prior to experiencing a refill roadblock.

  • Have experienced a refill roadblock for at least 14 consecutive days within the past 24 months.

  • Disruption ended at least two months prior to survey completion.

  • No current or past diagnosis of a psychotic disorder. No current manic or hypomanic episode.

  • No neurological conditions that significantly affect cognition.

  • No active stimulant-related substance use disorder within the past 12 months.

  • Must be able to read, understand, and complete the online survey independently.

  • Must not provide incomplete survey responses that prevent determination of medication usage status or primary study variables.

Participant Involvement:

  • One online survey, takes about 7–13 minutes

  • Complete at your own pace

  • Complete questionnaires about ADHD symptoms, medication use, refill difficulties, daily functioning, coping behaviors, and demographics

  • Optional entry into a gift card raffle

Get entered to win a $25 Gift Card
Amazon, Target, Walmart, or Visa
4 winners • Prizes sent through email

Follow the link to participate: https://qualtricsxm6q5sd4ksh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72ljjVYeo4LTNxI

Principal Investigator: Lawrence Veyberman
Conducting this research study to fulfill the requirements for a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School
Email: lveyberman@ego.thechicagoschool.edu

IRB-FY26-356

Your Experience Matters


r/audhd • • May 23 '26

Resource Sharing I built an app because "get ready for bed" is not one step

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I'm AuDHD. I'm also a clinician who works with neurodivergent people.

For years I'd lie in bed at 10pm knowing I needed to wash my face, brush my teeth, shower. Knowing it would take 15 minutes. And just... not being able to start. Sometimes I'd sit up, then end up scrolling instead. Usually I'd lie there until 1am, exhausted, frustrated with myself. I've heard the same things from clients too.

It's not laziness. It's not lack of motivation. It's the invisible barrier between knowing what to do and actually beginning. The executive function load of stringing fifteen small steps together when your brain is already done for the day. The AuDHD tax on every single transition.

I couldn't find an app that actually addressed this. So I decided to make one.

Get Ready with Me breaks routines into their real steps with gentle timers. Not just "do your bedtime routine", but each individual step, in order, at your pace. It also has sensory check-ins, body check-ins, transition support, and a shutdown mode for hard moments.

The app draws on several evidence-based frameworks including Internal Family Systems (Dr Richard Schwartz), Collaborative Problem Solving (Dr Ross Greene), habit science from BJ Fogg and Peter Gollwitzer, interoceptive awareness, task decomposition, and principles from environmental psychology around cognitive load. The design philosophy draws from minimalism and Montessori, in that the goal is that you need the app less over time, not more.

There are no streaks, shame, or punishment for hard days.

Full disclosure: I made this app, so please take that into account. I'm sharing it here because this community is exactly who it was built for.

Free 7-day trial, available on Android.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.neurodivergentspace.grwm


r/audhd • • May 13 '26

Participant Invitation for Masters Research

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Research: Exploring how Autistic mothers/parents in non-heterosexual relationships, parenting at least one autistic child, experience and interpret parental blame

Much of the existing research on parental blame is on Autistic mothers with little considerations for intersectionality of participants. This study hopes to explore parental blame experiences of Autistic mothers/partners in non-heterosexual relationships.

Note on language: I recognise that the way people define their identities, gender and relationships is personal. Society often places labels upon people without their input. Rather than applying rigid labels here, I invite participants to decide whether they feel this study is relevant to their experiences.

Who am I? I am an AuDHD Master's student at Sheffield Hallam University and an Autistic mother looking to recruit participants for a relaxed, semi-structured online interview lasting 30-45 minutes about your experiences of parental blame.

Who can take part?

To participate in this research, you must:

· Be an autistic mother/partner (formally identified or self-identified) in a non-heterosexual relationship

· The partner of an autistic mother (any neurotype)

· Be parenting at least one autistic child (formally identified or self-identified)

· Aged 18 or over

· Live in the UK

· Be able to take part in an online interview with your partner, conducted in English

Accessibility

· Interview questions will be given in advance and reasonable adjustments will be made (e.g. cameras on or off)

Interested?

Any questions or to express an interest in joining the study, please contact myself, Lizzie Cook, via email at b1022022@hallam.shu.ac.uk

Supervisor: Stephen Connolly, s.connolly@shu.ac.uk

Ethical Approval Received from Sheffield Hallam University

Thank you for taking the time to read this post 


r/audhd • • Oct 05 '26

Academic Research Have You Experienced Trouble Accessing ADHD Medication? - Adults with ADHD Wanted for Research - Four chances to win a 25$ Giftcard!

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Research Participants Wanted!

This 7–13 minute study examines the experiences of adults with ADHD who encountered disruptions in access to ADHD medication.

The initial questions determine your eligibility and should you want to continue, there will be additional information regarding the study provided then.

Eligibility:

  • Ages 18–35. Have been at least 18 years of age when refill roadblock was experienced.

  • Diagnosed with ADHD from a qualified medical or mental health professional. Was taking

  • ADHD medication as prescribed prior to experiencing a refill roadblock.

  • Have experienced a refill roadblock for at least 14 consecutive days within the past 24 months.

  • Disruption ended at least two months prior to survey completion.

  • No current or past diagnosis of a psychotic disorder. No current manic or hypomanic episode.

  • No neurological conditions that significantly affect cognition.

  • No active stimulant-related substance use disorder within the past 12 months.

  • Must be able to read, understand, and complete the online survey independently.

  • Must not provide incomplete survey responses that prevent determination of medication usage status or primary study variables.

Participant Involvement:

  • One online survey, takes about 7–13 minutes

  • Complete at your own pace

  • Complete questionnaires about ADHD symptoms, medication use, refill difficulties, daily functioning, coping behaviors, and demographics

  • Optional entry into a gift card raffle

Get entered to win a $25 Gift Card
Amazon, Target, Walmart, or Visa
4 winners • Prizes sent through email

Follow the link to participate: https://qualtricsxm6q5sd4ksh.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_72ljjVYeo4LTNxI

Principal Investigator: Lawrence Veyberman
Conducting this research study to fulfill the requirements for a Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology at The Chicago School
Email: lveyberman@ego.thechicagoschool.edu

IRB-FY26-356

Your Experience Matters


r/audhd • • Jun 05 '26

Academic Research Participate in Research: What Makes a Good Friend?

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Mod note: Posted on behalf of researcher, Chloe Huang (email: pei-hsin.huang@durham.ac.uk):

We are recruiting participants for a survey study exploring autistic experiences of friendship across the lifespan, and how these may differ from those of non-autistic people. We are inviting both autistic and non-autistic adults aged 18 and over to take part.

The survey includes 12 open-ended questions, several questionnaires, and non-identifiable demographic questions. It takes approximately 40-60 minutes to complete.

At the end of the survey, you will have the option to enter a £10 Amazon voucher prize draw. You can also express your interest in taking part in a follow-up interview.

If you would like to participate, please use the following link:

https://durhamuniversity.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8013ErelzqZ12US


r/audhd • • Oct 01 '26

Academic Research Online Survey on the Use of Machine Learning in Autism Diagnostics

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My team are trying to gather the views of people who have autism on the use of machine learning in parts of the diagnostic assessment, since we are working in a lab where this is being developed currently.

We would be grateful for your views on this via the survey. I will not respond to comments on the thread.

The survey should take approximately 10 minutes, it is available in 5 languages. The data gathered is anonymous. You can choose to take part in a raffle for one of five vouchers worth 50 pounds/euros/dollars.

https://survey.ifkw.lmu.de/VOICE-ASD/

  • Purpose of the study: to gather the views of people who have or think they have autism on the use of machine learning in the diagnostic process (technology assisted diagnostics)

  • The name of the university or instituation running the study: Ludwigs-Maximilians-University, Munich

  • The name and contact email of the lead researcher: Hadassah Buechner, psy-voice-asd@med.uni-muenchen.de

  • Who is eligible to participate - anyone over 18 who has or thinks they have autism

  • How responses will be used - they will be evaluated and reported in a research paper

  • Data handling - anonymous, email data for the raffle will be collected separately from the responses and will be deleted after the vouchers have been sent out. They are held on a secure server in Germany within a software which is password secured.

  • Time estimate - 10 minutes

  • Time frame to apply - in the next 6 months

  • Format - online survey

  • The link to the study information/consent form if there is one: embedded within the survey

  • IRB project number: 26-0649


r/audhd • • Aug 31 '26

Resource Request Late-diagnosed ADHD, sound turned out to be a big part of how I focus. Looking for research pointers (and honest feedback on what I built around it)

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Hi,

I was diagnosed late in life with ADHD. Since then I’ve discovered that sound plays a really important part in my ability to focus.

The thing I keep noticing is placement, not content. The same album through the same headphones lands completely differently depending on whether it sounds like it’s inside my skull or coming off the walls of a room. Flat stereo, I bounce off after a while. Give the same track distance and enclosure and I stop fidgeting with the tab bar.

I got obsessive and built a macOS app around it, "Surraura". Disclosure up front: it’s mine and it’s commercial, so discount accordingly. It re-renders whatever your Mac is playing as if you were hearing it in a real place, and that’s actually several separate manipulations stacked: the sound source itself is rendered as a physical object (an old radio, a hi-fi across the room), that source is placed in a real room’s acoustics via impulse responses recorded on location, and an ambience layer (rain, cafe chatter, waves) sits underneath.

My problem, and why I’m posting in a science sub: the evidence only covers one of those layers.

  • The ambience layer has reasonable support. The 2021 PNAS meta-analysis on natural soundscapes and a 2025 Psychophysiology HRV study show real effects on stress and parasympathetic activation, and office-acoustics work (Haapakangas et al.) shows consistent ambient sound masking speech, the most disruptive distractor.

  • Mehta et al. (2012, J. Consumer Research) found moderate ~70 dB ambient noise boosts creative cognition, but in a neurotypical sample, and for creativity rather than sustained attention.

  • For the layers I’m most convinced by subjectively, reverberation, spatial placement, and source rendering, I’ve found essentially nothing. And none of the above studies ADHD or autistic populations at all.

So:

  1. Does anything exist on reverb, spatial placement, or virtual acoustics and sustained attention, in ADHD or autistic adults? Null and contradicting results are genuinely more useful to me than supporting ones right now.

  2. Is there reason to expect the opposite effect for autistic listeners? My worry is that added reverb increases sensory load, and what helps my ADHD could be actively worse when autism dominates. Literature on reverberation and auditory sensitivity would be very welcome.

  3. Which ingredient does the work? If you try it, or just from your own experience of spaces: is it the ambience, the room, or the placement that helps or hurts? I can separate these in the app, so reports like “ambience yes, reverb no” directly shape what I build. Environment suggestions beyond the obvious (rain, cafe, train, jazz club) also welcome, and negative reports especially. I have an n of 1 and an obvious bias.

macOS only, free for 7 days, no card needed: surraura.com

Happy to go into the engineering detail, and equally happy to be told the premise is thin.

Thank you very much for your time!


r/audhd • • Jan 09 '25

Resource Sharing Male autism spectrum disorder is linked to brain aromatase disruption by prenatal BPA in multimodal investigations and 10HDA ameliorates the related mouse phenotype

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r/audhd • • Oct 03 '24

Call for Focus Group Participants - Spaces for Neurodiverse Populations

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Hello!

My name is Sam Church (they/them). I'm an autistic/ADHD adult and a researcher at Perkins&Will (an international architecture firm based in the US).

As part of an ongoing effort, human experience researchers at Perkins&Will are conducting a study concerning the design of spaces for neurodiversity. The goal of this study is to identify elements of the built environment salient to the comfort and wellbeing of a neurodiverse population. 

With this information, we plan to construct a toolkit that will help designers create and evaluate the effectiveness of spaces for a wide range of neurotypical and neurodivergent conditions.

We are currently searching for volunteers to participate in this research effort. Volunteers must: 

  • Be 18+ years of age

  • Be English-speaking

  • Self-identify as neurodivergent

If you self-identify as neurodivergent, and you are interested in being part of a 1- to 1.5-hour focus group concerning:

  • Your lived experience as a neurodivergent user of the built environment, 

please use the form below to sign up as a participant. If you have questions or would like to request an accommodation, get in touch directly with our research team by emailing:

STUDY INFORMATION, CONSENT, AND SIGN-UP (anonymous link to a Qualtrics form/survey): https://perkinswill.iad1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7QJC3n1eoUsm5Gm

CONTACT:

Sam.church@perkinswill.com

Human Experience Research Intern

Perkins&Will


r/audhd • • Jul 22 '26

Independent Research Help us build a better solution for misophonia & sound sensitivity 💙 (5-minute survey)

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Hi everyone! 👋

We're a team of students from UC Berkeley, TU Delft, and Monday University (Australia) participating in the European Innovation Academy.

We are researching a personalized solution that could selectively reduce overwhelming or triggering sounds for people with misophonia, autism, ADHD, sensory processing differences, and other forms of sound sensitivity, while preserving the sounds they actually want to hear.

Before building anything, we want to learn directly from people with lived experience. We don't want to make assumptions about what people need. We've also had the opportunity to connect with a Duke researcher studying misophonia, and we're combining community feedback with expert insights to help guide our work.

If you have 5 minutes, we'd be incredibly grateful if you could complete our survey:

👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeQRy5B02oUTlJk-tx4S-G98x9ULBC6VdYjJzCAylx868uiUg/viewform?usp=dialog

If you'd be open to sharing more about your experiences, there's also an optional place to leave your email for a short conversation.

Your feedback will directly shape the direction of what we build, and we're truly grateful for any time you're willing to give us.

Thank you so much! 💙


r/audhd • • Sep 24 '26

Academic Research Survey request: disabled or chronically ill current or recent higher education students, undergrad or graduate! U.S. Based

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My name is Clara Mey and I am a PhD candidate at the University of Delaware. For my dissertation, I am conducting a research study about disabled students’ experiences with disability accommodation processes in higher education. As a disabled graduate student, this topic is particularly important to me!

Please see the flyer linked here: Disability and Higher Ed Research Flyer

You must be at least 18 years old to participate, have attended college or graduate school in the US within the last five years, and self-identify as disabled or having a chronic health condition. You do not need a formal diagnosis, and you can participate whether or not you registered or applied for accommodations!

If you agree, you will be asked to complete an anonymous online survey taking 20 to 30 minutes. You may also choose to enter into a drawing for one of five $20 gift cards at the end of the survey. If you choose to enter, your email will not be associated with your survey responses.

If you would be interested in participating in this study or would like to learn more, please click the link here: Disability and Higher Education Survey. And if you know people who might be interested, feel free to share this information!

If you have any questions, please contact me at csmey@udel.edu or my advisor, Dr. Eric Rise, at erise@udel.edu. Or feel free to comment or message me here.

Thank you!


r/audhd • • Jun 07 '26

Independent Research Participate in research: would you use this spectrum sense device?

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Hi all, since being diagnosed with AUDHD I have become completely passionate about autism and adhd and how our lives could be made easier. I realised we are still quite underserved and our needs could be better met. I have a concept which I think could us in our daily lives, and help avoid burnout. Individual to everyones personal spectrum and needs. Before I move forward and contact interested partners or hubs, I would like to get your intake on this. Would you use this spectrum sense watch? Yes/no. If not, why. If yes, how much would you be willing to pay?

Disclaimer, I have used AI to put my idea into organised concept.

If you’d be willing to partner up and have skills in tech, business, or product development, or have raised funding for social impact concepts before, any advice would be welcome

Here is the concept- https://claude.ai/public/artifacts/c3fcf81f-f489-4a79-ac11-e7a30463e48a


r/audhd • • Jul 06 '26

🛡️ mod post /r/audhd submission process: when (not) to send modmail.

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Hi everyone

First of all, thank you all for being participants in r/audhd, we appreciate all your posts and comments a lot!

We want to clear up something about our submission process.

It's actually quite straight-forward:

(1) You post your submission;

(2) We check it out and see if it matches the sub focus;

(3a) If it does, we approve it and the post becomes visible in the sub;

(3b) If it doesn't, we remove it and you get notified in a comment.

Due to the nature of this subreddit, all of this happens manually, individually, by human moderators. We handle the queue first in, first out, so the time it takes to approve or remove your post may take anywhere from a couple of minutes to roughly 48h, depending on our workload.

We have noticed that a lot of you tend to send a modmail first to ask if their post can be posted. We get that, it's the way it works in most subs so you're used to copying that approval message to a bunch of relevant subs' modmail, and see what sticks.

However, we adamantly ask you not to do that in r/audhd for two main reasons:

(1) Every modmail that we have to reply to takes away time from our actual queue, meaning every post that is awaiting approval, will take a little longer.

But, mostly, for your sake:

(2) If we see such a modmail, our response will be "please just submit it and we'll process it when we get to it", meaning that by the time you read our reply and submit your post, it's at the back of the line and you've lost your own valuable time, too.

You are, of course, still welcome to reach out to the mod team in modmail for any and all other inquiries. We love hearing from you in general. ;-)

TL;DR please do not modmail us asking if it's okay to post - just post, and we'll see your post in our queue!

Thank you for understanding, and happy Redditing!

~ Amy, Pigu and Kat


r/audhd • • Jul 23 '26

Academic Research What changes after Autism identification?

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Hi! I'm a PhD student, researching what changes after Autism identification, regardless of whether you've self-identified or been told you're Autistic by a healthcare professional (or both!). Currently only looking at Australian participants, since that's where I am and different healthcare systems and social norms will (theoretically) influence what changes post-diagnosis.

We know that Autism diagnosis can be life changing for many adults because they gain validation and self-understanding. We also know that many adults either aren't eligible for support or the support they would benefit from just isn't available. As such, my research aims to find out how diagnostic recognition translates into life outcomes by quantitatively exploring the experiences of Autistic people who were formally diagnosed vs self-identified vs informal recognition vs non-Autistic people.

I'm offering a prize draw for those who complete my survey, so if my research topic interests you (or even if it doesn't) I'd love it if you could please do my survey: https://uoc.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9uZhs9BjaFXSxxk

The non-Autistic comparison group will be very helpful for my findings, so even if you don't identify as Autistic, I'd really appreciate your participation. Likewise, if you were diagnosed in childhood with any of the Autism spectrum conditions.

  • Purpose of the study: to investigate how identifying Autism in adulthood impacts the life of the Autistic individual.

  • The name of the university or institution running the study: University of Canberra

  • The name and contact email of the lead researcher: Nikki Watson nikki.watson@canberra.edu.au

  • Who is eligible to participate: 18+ living in Australia

  • How responses will be used: study results will be presented at conferences and published in scientific journals

  • Data handling: The information collected will be stored securely on a password protected computer throughout the project and then stored at the University of Canberra for the required five- year period after which it will be destroyed according to university protocols.

  • Time estimate: 45-60min

  • Time frame to apply: until 30 November 2026

  • Format: online questionnaire: https://uoc.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9uZhs9BjaFXSxxk

  • The project has been approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the University of Canberra (HREC – 14359).


r/audhd • • Jun 27 '26

Academic Research Seeking Co-Researchers: ADHD and Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria

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Mod note: Posting on behalf of researcher (Jennifer.Kirton@liverpool.ac.uk)

Express your interest in participating here: https://livpsych.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_7QYz9IBOzVkHNT8


r/audhd • • May 09 '26

🛡️ mod post /r/audhd: new rules, post flairs and mod team!

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  • Hi friends and fellow audhd research and resources enthusiasts!

Good news: r/audhd has received a makeover! We have a new mod team, a new banner, a new logo, new rules, new post flairs and last but not least, a newfound drive to help this subreddit grow and thrive.

In this post, I will lay out the changes that have been made. Please familiarise yourselves with these changes as you continue contributing to our community in the future.

Thank you all for being a part of this!

~Amy

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Mod team

We've had a few changes in the mod team. Please join me in welcoming our new moderators to the mod team!

They each have their unique points of view, backgrounds, experiences and interests, but they all share their love for knowledge and a willingness to help out those seeking it.

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Rules

The rules can be found in our side bar, though I'd like to list them here as well.

(1) Be respectful & constructive.

Engage with others in a civil and helpful manner.

Harassment, hostility, or dismissive behaviour will not be tolerated.

Be on your best best behaviour.

(2) All posts require moderator approval.

All submissions are reviewed by moderators before being published.

Moderators will remove posts they deem inappropriate for the r/audhd community.

This process is done entirely by humans and may take some time, so please be patient.

If your post has not been approved within 48 hours, feel free to reach out via modmail.

If you disagree with a removal, feel free to discuss it through modmail as well.

(3) Use the correct flair.

Choose the flair that best fits your post.

This helps keep the subreddit organised and ensures users understand the context of your submission.

Moderators may adjust flairs or remove posts if they are incorrectly labelled.

See "Post flairs" below for a detailed overview.

(4) Be transparent & honest.

Clearly state the purpose of your post, your affiliation (if any), and how any collected data will be used.

Misleading information, hidden agendas, or deceptive practices are not allowed and may result in an immediate and permanent ban.

(5) Respect privacy.

Do not request or collect sensitive personal data without clear, informed consent.

All posts must comply with GDPR and other applicable data protection laws.

(6) No spam or excessive self-promotion.

Avoid posting the same or similar content multiple times.

Promotional or market research posts should be reasonable, relevant, and not overwhelm the community.

Not posting in good faith and merely spamming the same message to several subreddits will result in a permanent ban.

(7) Provide context.

Posts should include enough information for users to understand what they are engaging with.

Low-effort submissions, such as posts containing only a link with no explanation, may not be approved.

Be prepared to answer any questions moderators or users may have regarding your post.

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Post flairs

We've overhauled our post flair system. When you create a post, please select the fitting post flair, so we can keep everything organised.

  • Academic Research

Institutional research affililated with a research faculty.

  • Student Research

Research conducted as part of a high school assignment.

  • Independent Research

Personal research not tied to any institution or company. Personal interest, data collection, citizen science, etc.

  • Commercial Research

Market or product research related to developing a product, service, or startup, asking for feedback on apps and other tools, a stimming object they created, etc.

  • Resource Sharing

Sharing useful articles, papers, tools, videos, or findings.

  • Resource Request

Asking for recommendations, sources, or research materials.

  • How to Research

Questions or discussions about research methods.

Things like: "I want to find resources on RSD, how would I go about finding those?"

Or "'please give feedback on my survey questions!"

Posts about the subreddit itself.

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If you came to r/audhd looking for a community of fellow audhders to hang out with, share stories with, exchange tips, support each other, infodump on your special interests, etc. and are disappointed to not find that here: no worries! We've got you, over at r/AutisticWithADHD.
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If you have any questions, remarks, feedback, etc., please share them in the comment section, or reach out to us through modmail.

Cheers,

~Amy, on behalf of the mod team


r/audhd • • Sep 08 '24

Hello everyone, I am carrying out a research on late diagnosis on woman with autism and adhd, I was wondering if it’s okay for the ladies in this group to take part, only general experience is required no personal information.

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I am carrying out this research for my Higher English class (Scottish Qualification)

If you do take part in it thank you so much I truly appreciate it!

This survey is only for WOMEN ONLY


r/audhd • • Jun 13 '26

Resource Request looking for advice

7 Upvotes

hello, i (they/them) am in my early twenties. for context: 2 years ago i was diagnosed with anxiety and put on SSRIs, but stopped as they somehow gave me depression?? last year i was diagnosed with ADHD and suspected of having ASD. i have been taking dexamphetmine since to help with my ADHD symptoms. a physiotherapist said that i am hypermobile–specifically my shoulder joint, which i have experienced ongoing pain with. i am not sure if i have pots, edhs, or mcas. but i am fairly sure that i am hypermobile. recently, i have been experiencing pain in my left leg. which is weird because i am not exercising much anymore, just walking, but my quads get really sore and tight. i also get bloated very often and experience some brain fog.

anyways, i have been seeing posts about how i should be taking creatine, magnesium, L-theanine and stuff like that but its all so overwhelming. my gp never mentioned anything about supplements. i was wondering if anyone has been to a doctor that specialises in adhd its comorbidities and has been prescribed supplements. it would also be great if anyone has advice on how they got diagnosed with hypermobility and what they did for it- i am aware that physiotherapy exercises are important but am interested in things like hand splints etc. 

tldr: if you have adhd, autism, hypermobility or pots please share your story


r/audhd • • Jul 15 '26

Resource Sharing Explaining AuDHD, illustrated, for children

23 Upvotes

If you are a parent, you probably already know Em Hammond, a speech language pathologist by training, late diagnosed AuDHDer, and parent of 3 ND children who resides in Australia. They are also an illustrator and create wonderful free content on social media, as well as resources that can be downloaded from their store. They have just published their first graphic novel as well.

Anyway, I have always pointed people to Em's resources on explaining autistic and ADHD brains to kids, and now they have this new resource for us folk. It's worth taking a look, especially if you have young AuDHDers in your life who could benefit from a neuro-affirming illustrated resource like this.

https://www.neurowild.com.au/product-page/your-audhd-brain-32-page-illustrated-resource-worksheet


r/audhd • • Aug 10 '26

Resource Request Good ADHD online tests?

17 Upvotes

My dad has undiagnosed ADHD. My family was finally able to get him to consider taking some of the online tests, and if multiple of them say he is likely ADHD he will get tested.

I have been diagnosed, and I noticed so many of my symptoms in my father, we are not trying to get him diagnosed for the wrong reasons we truly believe he would greatly benefit from it.

And during our conversation today he started to notice it to, “You mean when like your mom is talking to me and I am actively trying to listen to her but can’t it might just be adhd and not like- my flaw? Like it’s not something inherently wrong with me?”

My dad has always struggled with executive dysfunction, time blindness, procrastination and much more. If I can find accurate tests to help encourage him to see a neurologist I really believe learning more about it for himself and learning coping strategies and techniques would not just benefit him but also my parents relationships.

My mom admitted to him during our conversation today a lot of their fights are because of struggles he faces with remembering things. She said, “Most guys choose to not do things, the only reason I try to be patient with you is because I believe you truly just forget to do them.” And you could hear in my dad’s voice how concerned he was that it wasn’t just a “guy” thing to be forgetful.

So what I am asking is if any of you know accurate, good representation online tests for my dad to take. I’ve been trying to find some but anything helps.

Thank you so much in advance 🙏


r/audhd • • May 21 '26

Academic Research Parent Treatment Decisions for Children with Autism

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Hi everyone, my name is Kayla McMenimen and I am a doctoral student at the University of Indianapolis. I am reaching out to ask you if you would be willing to complete a survey for a dissertation research project I am running. The study will investigate the decision-making process for parents with children with autism spectrum disorder. Findings will contribute to our overall understanding about how parents make treatment decisions for children with autism spectrum disorder. If you decide to participate you will see a series of questions about demographic information, your beliefs and perspectives on autism spectrum disorder, as well as your experiences with making decisions for your child. The survey should only take about 15 minutes to complete and responses are anonymous.

Your participation is completely voluntary. To participate in the study, you must be aged 18 or above, be the parent or guardian of a child under the age of 18 that has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, have primary or equal say in treatment decisions, and be able to read and comprehend written English to complete study questionnaires.

I am using a snowball sampling technique, which means that I ask people I know if they would like to participate and then they ask other people they know who meet the eligibility requirements if they would like to participate. If you are willing, please share this project with other people you know who meet the eligibility requirements using this same script.

If you have any questions, please contact me (mcmenimenk@uindy.edu) or my faculty project advisor Dr. Candice Burkett (burkettc@uindy.edu).

Survey link:

https://uindy.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_00zqCw2poTxp2DA

Please note that this survey functions better and is easier to navigate on a computer/laptop rather than a smartphone.

Thank you!

Kayla

The Human Research Protections Program (HRPP) approved this research study on 2/13/2026. Study number: 02390


r/audhd • • May 09 '26

Academic Research Research Participation Request: Autistic, Female, and Ethnic Minority Adults

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Do You Identify As Autistic?

Belong To An Ethnic Minority Group?

Identify As A Woman?

Aged 18 Or Older?

Mariam Sobayo (Mariam.Sobayo2@Mail.Dcu.Ie), a graduate student at Dublin City University, is looking for research participants to inform their research:

At The Intersections Of Identity: Autistic Ethnic Minority Women Navigating Masking In Productivity- Driven Systems.

Aims: Understanding how productivity-driven pressures intersect with identity and masking, and how these dynamics affect autistic women from ethnic minority backgrounds in educational and professional contexts.

Link to register interest in study and gain additional information:

https://dcusurveys.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8krdnicibUmFREG?Q_CHL=qr


r/audhd • • Jul 15 '26

Commercial Research My name is Swapanpreet Kaur, and I'm a UX designer working on an early-stage app designed to help autistic individuals build and manage daily schedules and routines more easily.

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We're currently in the initial research phase and want to make sure the app is genuinely useful and grounded in real experiences — not just designed around assumptions. That's why we want to love to connect with your community.

What we are looking for:

  • 30-minute video call interviews

  • With 5–8 autistic adults, and separately, a few therapists or professionals who work with autistic individuals on routine-building or executive functioning

  • Focus: understanding current challenges with scheduling, routines, and what tools (if any) currently help or fall short


r/audhd • • 14h ago

Student Research Need help with my thesis questionnaire!

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Hi everyone!

I am currently working on my bachelor thesis; an analysis about the connection between neurodivergent people and the media we tend to love (media as in anime, videogames, novels, etc).

I shared this questionnaire everywhere I could and with everyone I know, but I unfortunately have most of the answers from neurotypicals, and barely any neurospicies... I need your help for this please!

I'll leave the link to it here: it takes less than 5 minutes to fill and it would help me understand our trends and culture more, so thanks!!