Tag: ADHD

  • Missed in Childhood: Nearly All Autistic and ADHD Women

    Missed in Childhood: Nearly All Autistic and ADHD Women

    Our results indicate that there may be a substantial group of patients with ASD and other NDDs that are missed in childhood.  Neurodevelopmental disorders and comorbidity in young adults attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic – ScienceDirect Almost two thirds (63%) of the study group met criteria for ADHD or ASD. Most of the patients with…

  • The Five Neurodivergent Love Locutions

    The Five Neurodivergent Love Locutions

    We love this fun tweet on the five neurodivergent love locutions from the always insightful Myth. The five neurodivergent love languages: infodumping, parallel play, support swapping, Please Crush My Soul Back Into My Body [deep pressure], and “I found this cool rock/button/leaf/etc and thought you would like it” [penguin pebbling] Myth Emotional bids are the…

  • The Neurodivergent Experience in Josephmooon’s “So Far So Good”

    Our own Ronan released an album. Ronan is lyricist for Josephmooon. You can read the story of their distributed collaboration on their blog: josephmooon explained more backstory “How to write a song” Mooonmemories These songs resonate with my autistic, bipolar, and disabled life. I’m super excited to add them to my favorite playlist, Chronic Neurodivergent…

  • Kinetic Cognitive Style

    I’m not a fan of the “ADHD” label because it stands for “Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,” and the terms “deficit” and “disorder” absolutely reek of the pathology paradigm. I’ve frequently suggested replacing it with the term Kinetic Cognitive Style, or KCS; whether that particular suggestion ever catches on or not, I certainly hope that the…