Meanings
plural ADHDers
- informalA person with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
Ms Watkeys also says new language is evolving, such as words like ADHDer and AuDHDer in colloquial use (AuDHD being dual-diagnosis autistic and ADHD).
[2023 June 3, Maia Hall, “Is awarding COVID medals a form of gaslighting? Take part in the debate”, in New Zealand Doctor2 more examples
AuDHDers may seem more extroverted in social situations than someone who is only autistic, Neff said. That's because autistic people often don't have a strong social drive, while ADHDers may be more talkative and outgoing (though this is not always the case).
2023 April 25, Laura Newberry, “Autism and ADHD often go hand-in-hand. What's it like to have 'AuDHD'?”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2023Tanya is also an autistic ADHDer, but didn't find out until she had a child (now a teen) who is also an AuDHDer (this word is a mashup of autism and ADHD).
2024, Yenn Purkis, Tanya Masterman Sadiq, The Awesome Autistic Guide to Feelings and Emotions: Finding Your Comfort Zone, page 8
Origin
Translations
Dutch ADHD'er
- ADHD'ersomeone with ADHD
Esperanto AHP-ulo, ADHD-ulo
- AHP-ulosomeone with ADHD
- ADHD-ulosomeone with ADHD
French TDAH
- TDAHsomeone with ADHD
German ADHSler
- ADHSlersomeone with ADHD
Polish osoba z ADHD
- osoba z ADHDsomeone with ADHD
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Cite this entry
ADHDer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ADHDer
“ADHDer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ADHDer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ADHDer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ADHDer.
Source: ADHDer on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.