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.

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 […]

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

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

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, […]

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

“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.

Autistic individuals align their behavior with social expectations, at a cost.

Subklinisches ADHS und Autismus-Spektrum bei Mädchen: Der problematische Umgang mit Cutoff-Scores ADHS und Autismus sind komplexe Spektrumstörungen, die sich in vielfältigen Symptomen äußern. Besonders bei Mädchen kann es zu subklinischen (unterhalb des diagnostischen Schwellenwerts liegenden) Sympt

Viele Autist*innen sind arbeitslos. Das liegt in der Regel nicht an mangelnder Qualifikation, sondern an Barrieren in der Arbeitswelt. Expertinnen berichten, worin diese Barrieren bestehen und wie sie sich beheben lassen.

Recent research reveals that the 'neural noise' often seen in autistic brains may enhance their cognitive performance in certain tasks.

Just over a decade ago, autism and ADHD were thought to be mutually exclusive. But in recent years, all that has changed

Just over a decade ago, autism and ADHD were thought to be mutually exclusive. But in recent years, all that has changed

Rates of adult ADHD have jumped in the last two decades. Researchers are exploring whether 24/7 use of technology may be contributing.

Autistic people are experiencing paranoia at similar rates to Schizophrenics. What are some of the unique issues and what should we do to address them?

ADHS ist keine Fantasie-Krankheit, sondern eine neurobiologische Störung. Es wird Zeit darüber und über Neurodiversität in einer neurotypischen Welt zu reden.

From the way you move and sleep, to how you interact with people around you, depression changes just about everything.

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