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Alexithymia is difficulty assigning names to feelings, describing them to others or talking about them. It is considered a separate neuropsychological condition but has significant overlaps with autism.
ADHD speech difficulties are usually about effort and disorganisation rather than a complete loss of access. You might notice more grammatical errors, mispronounced words, sentences that lose their thread halfway through, or long pauses while you search for a word you know perfectly well.
Attention is only one possible component of ADHD. We now also understand attention to be variable in ADHD, with a difficulty for the brain to self-regulate attention.
A verbal shutdown might appear to be "nothing" from the outside, but actually, a lot is going on beneath the surface. Language, speech, even...
Interoception is the ability to notice and identify feelings inside one's body, like thirst or hunger. It also includes the ability to notice and regulate temperature changes or notice pain.
The gut-brain axis is the two-way communication system between your digestive tract and your brain. It runs on nerves, neurotransmitters, immune signals, and microbial chemistry, and it's a large part of the reason why so many neurodivergent people have persistent stomach problems which are often not even connected to their neurodivergence.
Sensory processing difficulties are a group of traits associated with neurodivergence. They're part of the wider group of sensory processing differences, meaning all the ways neurodivergent brains handle sensory information differently from neurotypical peers. Any of the brain's 8 sensory processing systems can be affected by processing difficulties.
Sensory avoiding, also known as sensory under-responsivity, refers to a pattern of behaviour where individuals actively try to avoid or minimise exposure to sensory...
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