Neurodiverse or Neurodivergent? It’s more than just grammar
The language of neurodiversity has now been with us for some time. Judy Singer coined the word “neurodiversity” more than two decades ago, and Kassiane Asasumasu (formerly Kassiane Sibley) gave us the term “neurodivergent”º. However, the language of neurodiversity is still not being used in a standard way, neither in the community, nor in practice,…
Bei ADHS (früher ADHS und ADS) kann vom Versorgungsamt ein Grad der Behinderung (GdB) festgestellt werden, insbesondere wenn zusätzliche Beeinträchtigungen vorliegen, z.B. Teilleistungsschwächen. Wird ein GdB anerkannt, können bestimmte Hilfen und Nachteilsausgleiche in Anspruch genommen werden.
The different tests of the Test of Attentional Performance. Classification according to the concepts of van Zomeren and Brouwer (1994) and Posner and Raichle (1994)
Intakte Aufmerksamkeitsfunktionen sind eine grundlegende Voraussetzung für die allgemeine Leistungsfähigkeit des kognitiven Systems...Die Testbatterie zur Aufmerksamkeitsprüfung (TAP) bietet eine Sammlung unterschiedlicher Testverfahren, mit denen die vielfältigen Teilaspekte der Aufmerksamkeit differenziert erfasst werden können. Auch damit verbundene Aspekte der visuellen Wahrnehmung werden von der Testbatterie abgedeckt.
thoughts I had today: - a lot of people / families can be very understanding when it comes to #neurodivergent children, especially #autistic children and those with #ADHD (or both). they do understand that these people have different needs - however if these children are part of your own family, the understanding is often times gone. a need is suddenly not a need anymore but laziness or malevolence. - as we know, #autism and ADHD are genetic. a lot of times those accusations come from people who might be autistic or have adhd themselves. - these parents / uncles / aunts etc. have been judged by neurotypical standards themselves + they might not know they are neurodivergent themselves resulting in them thinking that neurodivergent traits are normal within their family. - they do not recognise needs and difficulties as such because they don’t know any different and because they have been judged by neurotypical standards nevertheless they still apply it to their children - with children and people outside of the family, it’s easier to have a certain understanding because people are observing them from the outside of their intimate relationships and homes, they so not feel personally attacked. - so if people are not the cycle breakers of their homes they have a hard time understanding their own family members, even with an official diagnosis.
Are Mental Disorders Evolved Cognitive Styles? Neurodiversity advocates have argued as much for years
• The disease model of mental illness may have outlived its usefulness.
• A new theory suggests that some mental disorders are evolved cognitive styles that benefit the group.
• The neurodiversity movement has long advanced a similar vision.
The Evolution of ADHD – The advantages of wandering attention
• Psychologists have long debated whether ADHD is a deficit or a distinct cognitive style.
• A recent review of the evidence suggests that ADHD traits might have helped early humans.
• This evidence should prompt us to consider how we can change our educational systems to benefit, rather than hinder, this cognitive style.
Rejection sensitive dysphoria is one manifestation of emotional dysregulation, a common but misunderstood and under-researched symptom of ADHD in adults. Individuals with RSD feel “unbearable” pain as a result of perceived or actual rejection, teasing, or criticism that is not alleviated with cognitive or dialectical behavior therapy.
For people with ADHD or ADD, rejection sensitive dysphoria can mean extreme emotional sensitivity and emotional pain — and it may imitate mood disorders with suicidal ideation and manifest as instantaneous rage at the person responsible for causing the pain. Learn more about ways to manage RSD here.
New research has uncovered a psychological mechanism that underlies fanaticism
A new series of nine experimental studies indicates that "discordant knowing", certainty about something one perceives as opposed by the majority of others, predicts greater fanaticism. ...
ADHS gilt als Kinderkrankheit. Die neurologische Erkrankung ist angeboren, wird aber bei einigen Menschen erst im Erwachsenenalter diagnostiziert. Für Betroffene bedeutet das meist eine große Erleichterung. Wie bei der Illustratorin Pina aus #Berlin-Weißensee. #ADHS pic.twitter.com/E4fqF01W2D— rbb|24 (@rbb24) October 19, 2022
ADHS bei Erwachsenen – Therapie in der Schön Klinik Bad Bramstedt
ADHS ist auch im Erwachsenenalter gut behandelbar. In der Schön Klinik Bad Bramstedt existiert seit 2005 ein eigener Behandlungsschwerpunkt für ADHS im Erwachsenenalter und komorbide Störungen, also zusätzlich auftretende psychische Diagnosen.
The Ultimate ADHD Guide - 10 Steps To Master Your ADHD
I fell in love a few years ago with the show Orange Is the New Black. Yes, I promise this is going somewhere, stick with me. One of the funniest moments
Most productivity tools and apps don’t really work for people with ADHD.We get excited by the shiny features and may think “this is the one!” before reality crashes in (and we forget to cancel the subscription).What are some tools that have ACTUALLY worked with your ADHD?— ADHD Jesse (@adhdjesse) September 16, 2022
Once thought to primarily affect overstimulated boys, ADHD diagnoses have spiked among adult women. For one writer, coming to terms with her diagnosis later in life has put her past and family history in a new light.
"Syndromtypisch kann sich ein Mensch mit ADHS furchtbar leicht (ohne es zu wollen oder stoppen zu können) in die »Angst vor der Angst« hineinsteigern. Er/sie profitiert in einer Therapie dabei in keinster Form positiv von der Konfrontation mit der Angst..." #ADHS via @readwise pic.twitter.com/rZBs4lCH5t— Manuela Hoffmann (@pixelgraphix) September 7, 2022
It doesn't work. When I step over the clothes pile, I take it to start the laundry, only to remember in that exact moment the unpaid bill, the old vegetables in the fridge and and and. How could I fix the clothes thing with this urgent tasks in the back? This is how my ADHD works— Fx33 (@Fx3313) August 30, 2022
Anatomy of doing a task:➊ Start the task➋ Continue working on the task➌ Complete the taskADHD can make it difficult at all 3 stages.🧵👇— Jesse J. Anderson • ADHD Creative (@jessejanderson) August 7, 2022
At a check-up after this, I discover that I suffer from bizarre claustrophobia when trying to chill in an MRI machine. The 7,5er midazolam does quite nothing for me. Later I will learn that a huge benzodiazepine tolerance is a common feature of ADHD and ASPD brains alike,...— 𝕸𝖊𝖗𝖑𝖊∴𝖛𝖔𝖒∴𝕽𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖓∴𝖁𝖔𝖎𝖉 (@HEREDOMETRICS) August 6, 2022
