We should start saying that neurodivergence is a high dimensional manifold.
The lines between OCD and ADHD and Autism and even like schizophrenia and generalized anxiety and depression are all kind of blurred and all related. Within each of those it’s still a multidimensional space.
Do you have train autism or obsession over morality autism or both?
Is being antisocial due to the autism or the anxiety?
Do you need to have things organized because of the autism or the OCD?
Do you have the I-can’t-sit-still ADHD or the I-can’t-get-myself-to-do-anything ADHD? (Or both)
Do you have difficulty regulating emotion due to ADHD, autism, or bipolar depression?
Do you feel no reward for achievement because you’re ADHD or depressed?
Do you have the “I only know I’m hungry when I start shaking” kind of neurodivergence or the “I just eat instinctively and compulsively” kind of neurodivergence? Why? ADHD? Anhedonia? Autism? Anxiety? Depression?
Point is that it’s very difficult to categorize neurodivergence. It’s a mess of symptoms that generally seem to correlate in certain groups but it’s not precise.
What’s more important (imo) is how it affects your life and you can deal with it. Have a shit ton of executive dysfunction (symptom of ADHD)? Stimulant medication might help, but depending on the way your brain works maybe Adderall works better than methylphenidate or maybe you’d be helped by an NRI or even an SSRI.
If you have to use a different medication, then are you really the same kind of neurodivergent as the other ADHD people? Probably not neurologically, but it doesn’t matter; you’ll still be able to find support and community from those other ADHD folk.
Do you have the “I only know I’m hungry when I start shaking” kind of neurodivergence or the “I just eat instinctively and compulsively” kind of neurodivergence? Why? ADHD? Anhedonia? Autism? Anxiety? Depression?
Funny you should mention this. I know Binge Eating Disorder is closely related to ADHD (and is also often treated with Vyvanse/Lisdexamfetamine). Im certain depression plays a part in all eating disorders/weight-related body dysmorphia.
Agreed. A lot of things, at its root, is dopamine seeking. Binge eating, gambling, drugs, high risk behavior, anything for a hit of dopamine. We’re finding that ADHD brains struggle with dopamine signaling, so it makes sense that you’re going to see more dopamine seeking behavior in that cohort.
We should start saying that neurodivergence is a high dimensional manifold.
The lines between OCD and ADHD and Autism and even like schizophrenia and generalized anxiety and depression are all kind of blurred and all related. Within each of those it’s still a multidimensional space.
Do you have train autism or obsession over morality autism or both?
Is being antisocial due to the autism or the anxiety?
Do you need to have things organized because of the autism or the OCD?
Do you have the I-can’t-sit-still ADHD or the I-can’t-get-myself-to-do-anything ADHD? (Or both)
Do you have difficulty regulating emotion due to ADHD, autism, or bipolar depression?
Do you feel no reward for achievement because you’re ADHD or depressed?
Do you have the “I only know I’m hungry when I start shaking” kind of neurodivergence or the “I just eat instinctively and compulsively” kind of neurodivergence? Why? ADHD? Anhedonia? Autism? Anxiety? Depression?
Point is that it’s very difficult to categorize neurodivergence. It’s a mess of symptoms that generally seem to correlate in certain groups but it’s not precise.
What’s more important (imo) is how it affects your life and you can deal with it. Have a shit ton of executive dysfunction (symptom of ADHD)? Stimulant medication might help, but depending on the way your brain works maybe Adderall works better than methylphenidate or maybe you’d be helped by an NRI or even an SSRI.
If you have to use a different medication, then are you really the same kind of neurodivergent as the other ADHD people? Probably not neurologically, but it doesn’t matter; you’ll still be able to find support and community from those other ADHD folk.
Funny you should mention this. I know Binge Eating Disorder is closely related to ADHD (and is also often treated with Vyvanse/Lisdexamfetamine). Im certain depression plays a part in all eating disorders/weight-related body dysmorphia.
Agreed. A lot of things, at its root, is dopamine seeking. Binge eating, gambling, drugs, high risk behavior, anything for a hit of dopamine. We’re finding that ADHD brains struggle with dopamine signaling, so it makes sense that you’re going to see more dopamine seeking behavior in that cohort.
The graph on https://stuffthatworks.health/ is the closest to what you describe