ADHD vs Anxiety, how do you tell the difference? ADHD and anxiety have a huge overlap. Click here to learn more about it.
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and trauma share certain symptoms. Learn about the relationship between ADHD and trauma, their similarities, and differences.
Healing developmental trauma does not make an autistic person more typical. Trauma interventions can increase an autistic person's atypical behaviors as they re-connect with their genetically divergent bodymind.
Sluggish Cognitive Tempo is an attention disorder defined by Russell Barkley, Ph.D., as distinct from — but often overlapping with — ADHD. It is characterized by day-dreamy, confused, or sleepy/lethargic behavior.
ADHD may cause trauma, and vice versa. Here, learn how to untangle symptoms and how an emerging natural remedy called somatic therapy can help patients heal psychological wounds by reconnecting the body and the brain.
I find that I need a lot of space and time to myself and also crave social connection. I had a rather large and messy meltdown yesterday. Think crying in my…
The causes of ADHD are complex. Research suggests genetics play a big role, but there may be other factors that contribute to the condition.
PTSD and ADHD both commonly occur within the general population and occur together quite often. Unfortunately, the overlap is often poorly understood. This article explores their co-occurrence, potential misdiagnoses and provides clinicians with some thoughts on how to discern the difference.
People with OCPD are preoccupied with perfectionism and stubborn about the way things “should be done" — sometimes to the detriment of relationships. Learn more about the symptoms and signs of obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, how it’s diagnosed, treatments, and more.
This post looks at the difference between experiencing trauma and having PTSD. Personally I've experienced trauma but don't have PTSD.
When a child with ADHD and bipolar disorder has said or done something hurtful, how do you keep the love and support going? Learn more from these parents who have discovered how to manage meltdowns and when to walk away.
Nonverbal learning disorder is a little-known condition that impacts more people than you might imagine, causing real daily difficulties for the adults and children who have it. Learn the signs of this confusing condition, and what you can do to treat it.
ADHD and Bipolar can be tough to distinguish from one another as there are many overlapping symptoms/traits/experiences. It is essential to distinguish them from one another as the treatment of these conditions is very different and requires different pharmaceutical interventions.
The trifecta of Borderline Personality Disorder, ADHD, and Autism paints an incredibly complex picture
CPTSD and BPD share common symptoms and key differences. You can learn more here.
PTSD and ADHD symptoms can be similar. But they are very different conditions and need different kinds of help to resolve. Learn about this now!
Childrens behaviors associated with ADD or ADHD and trauma can look similar. As a child therapist in a school, identify anxiety vs. ADHD in children is key.
Childhood trauma is linked to ADHD, and vice versa. They share similar symptoms that are often confused and misdiagnosed. Each also amplifies symptom severity in the other. These are just a few reasons why clinicians must increase their understanding of trauma and adopt an informed approach when assessing and treating children for ADHD.
The Autistic and ADHD nervous system is often rigid and dysregulated. Click here to learn about it and how to become more flexible.
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Many cases of the disorder might actually be a more subtle form of fetal alcohol syndrome.
Approximately 20 percent of people with ADHD also suffer from bipolar disorder, a serious mental illness characterized by depressive and manic episodes. Since both conditions share symptoms, but ADHD is more common, bipolar disorder is often missed or misdiagnosed. Use this guide — from clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School, Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D. — to tell the symptoms of ADHD vs. bipolar apart.
Learn how to identify the dynamics of trauma bonding, recognize the emotional ties to abusers, and find ways to break trauma bonds.
Even in today's progressive world, mental disorders are still stigmatised. Many people suffering from mental illnesses get told that they are too dramatic, and thus are dismissed as attention-seeking. This is partly because of the misuse of a set of vocabulary that is specific to mental illnesses. People use words like 'depressed', 'ADD' and 'bipolar' to describe their mundane daily experiences that have nothing to do with the mental illnesses that these terms actually refer to. Thus, mentally ill people cannot claim to be suffering from these things without society telling them that it's 'normal' and to 'stop making a
[Photo credit: woodleywonderworks, Flickr] Dr. Nicole Brown’s quest to understand her misbehaving pediatric patients began with a hunch. Brown was completing her residency at Johns Hopkins H…
PTSD co-occurs w/ autism at unfathomable rates. A prevalence rate of PTSD 32-60% among Autistics has been reported (compared to 4% of general population). Autistic women (and likely other marginalized groups) are at a higher risk of being victimized & more likely to develop PTSD following a tra
