Pocket Archive: ADHD, Neurodivergence & Conditions

I recently saw a video that touched on pathological demand avoidance, also commonly referred to as PDA. Pathological demand avoidance (PDA) is a pattern of b...

Is ADHD a biological-neurological disorder? Surprisingly, the answer to this question depends on where you live.

Pathological demand avoidance is an extreme pattern of behavior to resist anything seen as a demand. Learn about how PDA presents and how to support people with PDA.

BackgroundThe sustained rise in negative mental health reports among university students is a source of continued global concern, and investigation...

It can take a great deal of time and effort for people with ASD to develop the social skills needed to interact successfully with others, so it is important to start developing social ability early.

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ADHD is sometimes impossible to miss — and other times far too easy to overlook. The children who exhibit stereotypical symptoms (i.e. hyperactivity or impulsivity) are often diagnosed, while those with not-so-obvious signs (i.e. emotional dysregulation or sleeplessness) may be misdiagnosed into adulthood — or entirely. Here are the ADHD signs most likely to hide in plain sight.

At times, it feels the ADHD brain is never sated — particularly when it comes to common sources of stimulation like video games, sex, and substances. Here's why your brain craves these things — and how it affects your day-to-day behavior.

Dr. Megan Neff, a psychologist, wasn't diagnosed with autism and ADHD until she was 37. The realization radically changed her career.

School for autistic teenagers has unconventional aim of teaching students that it is OK to 'act autistic' and showing them how to get by in world where it is not; unlike conventional program for autistics, Applied Behavior Analysis, which teaches how to make eye contact, talk and get through day without throwing tantrums, new program called Autistic Strength, Purpose and Independence in Education is rooted in view of autism as alternative form of brain wiring, with its own benefits and drawbacks, rather than devastating disorder in need of curing; many parents believe intensive behavioral therapy offers only rescue from task of caring for unpredictable, sometimes aggressive children; many adult autistics see such conventional therapy as bordering on abusive; most public conflict between parents and adult autistics came in lawsuit brought by several Canadian families who said government should pay for their children's conventional therapy because it is medically necessary; Canadian Supreme Court, in its ruling against families, cited testimony of autistic woman who questioned ethics of such therapy; photos (M)

Historically, individuals who do not meet neurotypical standards have had negative experiences in therapy. Learn what it means for a therapist to be neurodiversity-affirming.

The missing generation is Autistic/NeuroDivergent adults, typically growing up in the 1980s or earlier, who were not discovered to be NeuroDivergent as children (because of diagnostic limitations of the time). Autism was not even in the DSM until 1980. So prior to 1980, Autistic People weren't even listed in the diagnostic manual. That generation, and generations prior grew up when understanding was very limited, leaving generations of Autistic People undiscovered, or missed.

More insights on a positive side of a “disorder”

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Do typical coping strategies for ADHD not work for you? Here's how some clients have adapted them more effectively.

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Are screens, overscheduling, and late bedtimes the real causes of much of today's ADHD epidemic?

New Science: Tons of ADHD Kids Are Probably Just Sleep Deprived http://on.inc.com/2xkvf1C

Do you feel stuck in a cycle of frustration and hopelessness? You might be in what's known as the ADHD doomer loop. In this video, we explore the signs that ...

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