Entdecken Sie, wie Elvanse den Cortisolspiegel beeinflusst und welche Auswirkungen es auf die Gesundheit hat. Informieren Sie sich über aktuelle Studien zur Wirkung dieses Arzneimittels.

Preventing Neurodivergent Burnout: Actionable Steps for Individuals and Organisations Neurodivergent burnout is a serious issue, a state of extreme exhaustion…

I am inundated with Instagram ads telling me that “ADHD is not laziness, it’s a trauma response.” Well actually, it's neither! These falsehoods are so popular, yet so wrong.

Neurodiversity discrimination is systemic, but there are ways to defy it.

New research has shed light on the connection between ADHD and Alzheimer’s, including a first-of-its-kind study that suggests people who had ADHD as children may be more likely to develop Alzheimer’s as adults.

Being solitary is being alone well: being alone luxuriously immersed in doings of your own choice, aware of the fullness of your own presence rather than of the absence of others. Because solitude is an achievement.  Alice Koller It is commonly held that autistic people are lonelier than non-autistic people. This is believed to be […]

Medication may be working if a person is: - feeling less anxious. - consciously controlling impulsive behaviors. - noticing fewer mood swings.

“Reiß dich doch einfach mal zusammen und konzentrier dich!” So einfach ist das leider nicht. Im Gegenteil: ADHS ist ziemlich komplex.

Though psychiatric illnesses have been associated with increased COVID-19 infection risk, limited information exists about the relationship between ADHD and COVID-19. Using the TriNetX COVID-19 Research Network, we examined the impact of ADHD ...

What grows from the ashes of your old life?

My rule-following autistic brain wouldn’t allow me to think of myself as really autistic until someone officially diagnosed me as such.

Before I introduce The Neurodiversity Smorgasbord, I would like to acknowledge that this framework which I started to develop in 2022 has been inspired, shaped, influenced by movements that have come before as well as Mad, Disabled and Neurodivergent Indigenous and Black scholars, thinkers, writers

The Autism Integration Paradox

What is an empath? How can you tell if you are an empath? Here are 15 signs that can help you identify empathic personalities.

The power struggle between researchers, autistic self-advocates and parents is threatening progress across the field.

We have autistic children who need us to support them as architects of their own liberation against the schools and clinicians and institutions and police and prosecutors who would crush and destroy them. AUTISTIC HOYA: THE NEURODIVERSITY MOVEMENTS NEEDS ITS SHOES OFF, AND FISTS UP. The picture shows a school classroom as I see it, […]

The relationship between autism and memory, specifically memory functions in relation to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), is an ongoing topic of research. ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by social communication and interaction impairments, along with restricted and repetitive patterns of behavior. In this article, the word autism is used to refer to the whole range of conditions on the autism spectrum, which are not uncommon.[1]

Unsere Autorin hatte viele Jahre lang Depressionen. Bis sie erkennt, dass diese nur eine Folge sind: von ADHS.

What colour is math? Have you ever tasted the number 8? Can you recall the smell of your favourite word? If you answered 'yes' to any of the above, you may have synaesthesia.S ynaesthesia and autism are two fascinating phenomena that have captured the attention of researchers and individuals alike.

“I feel for you” is a saying often used to show empathy for others, but for Mirror-Touch synaesthetes like Adrian Miles, it’s their literal experience.Mirror-Touch Synaesthesia (MTS) is a rare form of synaesthesia which causes individuals to experience a similar sensation (such as pain or touch) in the same part or opposite part of the body to that they witness in another person. Adrian Miles only learnt a name for the intense embodiment of others they experience much later in life, following decades of mental and physical intrusions.This is Adrian’s story.

Written by Justine Field Being diagnosed Autistic at the age of 48 gave me a new understanding of myself that […]

The onset of the coronavirus pandemic took its toll on journalist Sue Nelson. Exhausted by covering the crisis, she received a life-changing diagnosis at 60 – she was autistic.