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"Another amazing study recently revealed that neurodivergent friendships and romantic partners" Neurodivergent, as far as I know, is not a medical term. Did t

"Another amazing study recently revealed that neurodivergent friendships and romantic partners" Neurodivergent, as far as I know, is not a medical term. Did this study use that term?

reilly3000 4y ago
"Neurodivergent" is an umbrella term which describes a cluster of neurological disabilities with similar associated traits and experiences. See below: "Neurodiversity" embraces and celebrates these traits as valuable in the right context. These are the diagnosis's and related traits that tend to cluster (50-80% cooccurrence in many!) ADHD Autism Spectrum Disorder ADHD Anxiety Bipolar Creativity Depression Diet Dyslexia Dysgraphia EDS (wobbly joints) Executive Dysfunction Gender expression Giftedness Gastrointestinal issues Insomnia OCD Pattern Recognition PTSD Sensory Processing Disorders Social Communication Disorder Tourette's & Tic Disorders However diagnostic criteria and practice is weak and varied, and has been based on a mental model where its a physical difference in rear brain mass and shape. This article highlights the complexity: https://www.planetneurodivergent.com/is-comorbid-specific-enough-to-describe-conditions-co-occurring-with-autism/ https://www.planetneurodivergent.com/is-comorbid-specific-en... Neurodivergence in context: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1308646 https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1308646 Older metanalysis of comorbidities: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1750946721000349?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S17509... The research is coming hot and heavy with new brain scans, DNA, and physical diagnosis rather than mental. We will see a new diagnosis class within the next 5 years. Females, "normalish"-passing, and limited health access have only recently started to influence the data. We're in the midst of a revolution around how this is understood, and an emerging community of people that never could connect before because of social difficulties. Heady times, friends.
- staticman2 4y ago
  Okay but you wrote "Another amazing study recently revealed that neurodivergent friendships and romantic partners are 11X more likely..." My question was is this a study of neurodivergent people or autistic people or something else? These terms are not interchangable.

"Another amazing study recently revealed that neurodivergent friendships and romantic partners" Neurodivergent, as far as I know, is not a medical term. Did this study use that term?

reilly3000 4y ago

"Neurodivergent" is an umbrella term which describes a cluster of neurological disabilities with similar associated traits and experiences. See below: "Neurodiversity" embraces and celebrates these traits as valuable in the right context. These are the diagnosis's and related traits that tend to cluster (50-80% cooccurrence in many!) ADHD Autism Spectrum Disorder ADHD Anxiety Bipolar Creativity Depression Diet Dyslexia Dysgraphia EDS (wobbly joints) Executive Dysfunction Gender expression Giftedness Gastrointestinal issues Insomnia OCD Pattern Recognition PTSD Sensory Processing Disorders Social Communication Disorder Tourette's & Tic Disorders However diagnostic criteria and practice is weak and varied, and has been based on a mental model where its a physical difference in rear brain mass and shape. This article highlights the complexity: https://www.planetneurodivergent.com/is-comorbid-specific-enough-to-describe-conditions-co-occurring-with-autism/ https://www.planetneurodivergent.com/is-comorbid-specific-en... Neurodivergence in context: https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1308646 https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1308646 Older metanalysis of comorbidities: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1750946721000349?via%3Dihub https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S17509... The research is coming hot and heavy with new brain scans, DNA, and physical diagnosis rather than mental. We will see a new diagnosis class within the next 5 years. Females, "normalish"-passing, and limited health access have only recently started to influence the data. We're in the midst of a revolution around how this is understood, and an emerging community of people that never could connect before because of social difficulties. Heady times, friends.

staticman2 4y ago
Okay but you wrote "Another amazing study recently revealed that neurodivergent friendships and romantic partners are 11X more likely..." My question was is this a study of neurodivergent people or autistic people or something else? These terms are not interchangable.