@adytum_official: A 2022 study in Frontiers in Psychiatry assessed 109 neurodivergent adults. 99% met criteria for generalized joint hypermobility and 57% for hypermobile EDS, and rates of autism and ADHD traits, autonomic dysfunction, and pain were all linked. Most importantly, autonomic reactivity (how your automatic nervous system responds) statistically mediated the connection between connective tissue differences and neurodivergence, even after accounting for anxiety. The idea taking shape is that a single difference in connective tissue can affect the joints, the blood vessels, the gut, and the nervous system at once, tied together through the autonomic nervous system. This is correlational research in a relatively small group, and autism and ADHD were measured with screening questionnaires, not formal diagnosis, so it shows a strong link, not proof that connective tissue causes neurodivergence. The “inherited as a package” idea is a hypothesis researchers are still testing. I’m not a scientist, just sharing research I find fascinating. Be honest though, how many of these do you have? Drop your list below. Source: Csecs et al. (2022). Joint Hypermobility Links Neurodivergence to Dysautonomia and Pain. Frontiers in Psychiatry. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2021.786916 #adhdinwomen #hypermobileehlersdanlossyndrome #autism #neurodivergent #audhd

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