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https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/64951690
Any of us on the neurodiverse spectrum ? This rings true for one of my good friends ...
“I'm Trying to Reach Out, I'm Trying to Find My People”: A Mixed-Methods Investigation of the Link Between Sensory Differences, Loneliness, and Mental Health in Autistic and Nonautistic Adults
Seeing More Than Human: Autism and Anthropomorphic Theory of Mind
It took me a long time to figure out that I see things about animals other people don’t. And it wasn’t until I was in my forties that I finally realized I had one big advantage in managing animals: being autistic. Autism made school and social life hard, but it made animals easy.
Anthropomorphism is the ascription of human features to animals - we reflexively attempt to make sense of behavior by tracing it back to a particular goal or purpose. Neurodiverse people display elevated affinity for anthropomorphism.
https://kids.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2021.554875
This is interesting, and something I've thought of before but never been able to put into words.
Basically, people never completely recover from their trauma/s. There is not a magical therapist out there, or specific course of meds that will cure all ills. We need to develop psychological tools that work for us, over our lifetime. (Crudely, similar to addicts, I suppose).
Excellent 5 mins from Dr Jess ✊ > https://twitter.com/DrJessTaylor/status/1767185552002949542?s=20
And an interesting & compassionate 15 mins about AuDHD and neurodivergence by psychotherapist-coach, Carmen >
Very quick tests >
https://www.additudemag.com/symptom-checker/
And one specifically for women (who are often mis/under-diagnosed) >
https://www.additudemag.com/self-test-adhd-symptoms-women-girls/
And a longer one (70 questions) >
