Neurodivergency

Social symptoms of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are typically viewed as consequences of an impaired Theory of Mind, i.e. the ability to understand others’ covert mental states. Here, we test the assumption that such “mind blindness” may be due to the inability to exploit contextual knowledge about, e.g., the stakes of social interactions, to make sense of otherwise ambiguous cues (e.g., idiosyncratic responses to social competition). In this view, social cognition in ASD may simply reduce to non-social cognition, i.e. cognition that is not informed by the social context. We compared 24 adult participants with ASD to 24 neurotypic participants in a repeated dyadic competitive game against artificial agents with calibrated mentalizing sophistication. Critically, participants were framed to believe that they were competing against humans (social framing) or not (non-social framing), hence the “reverse Turing test”. In contrast to control participants, the strategy of people with ASD is insensitive to the game’s framing, i.e. they do not constrain their understanding of others’ behaviour with the contextual knowledge about the game (cf. competitive social framing). They also outperform controls when playing against simple agents, but are outperformed by them against recursive algorithms framed as human opponents. Moreover, computational analyses of trial-by-trial choice sequences in the game show that individuals with ASD rely on a distinctive cognitive strategy with subnormal flexibility and mentalizing sophistication. These computational phenotypes yield 79% diagnosis classification accuracy and explain 62% of the severity of social symptoms in people with ASD.

Dear ChatGPT: Imagine you’re an Alien scientist. Visiting from another planet to study human Autism. You see a startling pattern. Human…

This is a raw, unfiltered truth. Many of us who are autistic… live it. But we don’t talk about it.. much. At least not out loud…

Effective information transfer requires social communication skills. As autism is clinically defined by social communication deficits, it may be expected that i...

The story that Hans Asperger saved autistic children from the Nazis is exposed as a myth in Edith Sheffer’s new biography

The diagnostic terms for autism were overhauled 10 years ago. Experts, campaigners and autistic people reflect on these changes

Rejection sensitivity dysphoria can severely impact our lives. In this article, learn how to deal with rejection sensitivity dysphoria.

Hey friends, When first started to think I might have ADHD, I wrote up a giant list of all the things that I was struggling with that I thought could be related to ADHD. It was a lot of the typical things you would expect: difficulties with procrastination

Converging lines of research suggest that we might be misunderstanding something we do every night of our lives.

Structured combines your calendars and tasks. Set a time and duration for everything you need to do and get a visual timeline of your day, plus see where you have time to take a break.

Structured combines your calendars and tasks. Set a time and duration for everything you need to do and get a visual timeline of your day, plus see where you have time to take a break.

Re: ADHS bei Erwachsenen - Hummeln im Hirn | Video | ADHS galt lange als Krankheit von Kindern und Jugendlichen. Doch sie kann auch Erwachsene betreffen, wenn sie nicht früh erkannt wird und unbehandelt bleibt. Knapp fünf Prozent der Erwachsenen haben ADHS - und wissen es oft nicht. Jahrelange Leidensgeschichten sind die Folge, obwohl die Störung eigentlich gut behandelt werden kann.

Over the years, I have spoken about my experience of psychosis and autism from the perspective of its uniqueness. However, over the last few years, I have come to accept that I am also ADHD, and I feel that addressing the particular intersections at play for AuDHD people experiencing psychosis is something that needs to

Die Aufmerksamkeitsstörung ADHS bekommt gerade viel Aufmerksamkeit. In den sozialen Medien wimmelt es vor Selbstoffenbarungen – auch von Prominenten. Modeerscheinung oder ein echtes Problem?

Image description: Examples of good autism advocacy organizations at the top, such as the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, Autistic Inclusive Meets, the Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network, and Aut…

Having variation in cognitive functioning makes you neurodivergent. Learn about the different types of neurodivergences, along with what they mean.

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?

Chaotisch, impulsiv, kreativ: Erwachsene mit AD(H)S ecken im Job oft an – und punkten mit besonderen Stärken.

One of the most pernicious stereotypes is that neurodivergent people are only a good fit for subordinate positions or working in highly technical or individual roles.

For many, an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder diagnosis is the thing it took to forgive ourselves and finally start healing

A detailed guide to diagnosing and treating adult ADHD in Germany

Rejection sensitive dysphoria is when you experience overwhelming emotional pain when faced with failure or rejection. It’s very common with ADHD and is treatable.

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