My generation is obsessed with treating every trait as a symptom of a disorder: You’re not shy, you’re autistic; you’re not forgetful, you’ve got ADHD, writes Freya India.
Successful People With ADHD Superpowers
Explore stories of successful people who have harnessed their ADHD superpowers to achieve greatness.
Autistic People Care Too Much, Research Says » NeuroClastic
Autistic people care too much. Autism research pathologizes autistic people when autistic people stick to their morals and are selfless people
Hyperactive–impulsive ADHD traits predict higher curiosity in adults: evidence from a cross-sectional study
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is typically framed in terms of difficulties with sustained attention, behavioral regulation, and impulse control, yet growing work suggests that some associated traits may also relate to potentially adaptive tendencies. Curiosity has been highlighted in qualitative research as one such trait that can function as both a strength and a challenge for adults with ADHD, but quantitative evidence examining its relationship to ADHD traits remains limited. This study examined whether ADHD traits are associated with individual differences in trait curiosity in adults.
How the hypercuriosity of ADHD may have helped humans thrive | Aeon Essays
ADHD isn’t merely a dysfunction. It’s best understood as an impulsive motivational drive for novel information
How the hypercuriosity of ADHD may have helped humans thrive | Aeon Essays
ADHD isn’t merely a dysfunction. It’s best understood as an impulsive motivational drive for novel information
The Kids Who Beat Autism (Published 2014)
New research suggests that one in 10 autistic children sheds symptoms before adulthood. But no one knows why they do — or why others do not.
Richard D. Bartlett on Twitter / X
I absolutely don't know what I'm talking about but I'm forming a theory of ADHD. consequence of an absence of parental leadership in training the kid how to pay attention— Richard D. Bartlett (@RichDecibels) October 28, 2026
Understanding Without Defectiveness:
Why Autistic Self-Ignorance Is Interference, Not Failure
ADHD and giftedness: a neurocognitive consideration of twice exceptionality
Current models of cognition and behavioral diagnosis emphasize categorical classification over continuous considerations of function and promote the "differential diagnosis" of various conditions according to observational criteria. However, an overemphasis on a purely behavioral, categorical approach to understanding human function fails to address the comorbidity of different disorders and does not include a consideration of overlapping levels of function, from "pathological" through "normal," to "gifted" or exceptional. The frequent co-occurrence of "gifted" and "pathological" function is thus difficult to understand from a corticocentric and purely behavioral and observational point of view. This article reviews "giftedness" in relation to the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, coexistence of which is termed "twice exceptional." It additionally considers problems in assessing these functions using current neuropsychological tests and methodologies that are presumably based upon a corticocentric model of cognition.
ADHD and Entrepreneurship: Unlocking the Potential of Those Who Break the Mold
Having symptoms related to the hyperactive-impulsive presentation of ADHD can spur innovativeness, proactiveness and risk-taking.
Is AI on the Spectrum?
Some key traits of generative AI bear a striking similarity to autism spectrum disorder. Why does this matter?
Geniuses with Autism & Asperger's | Hidden Talents ABA
Discover 15 inspiring figures with Autism or Asperger's, showcasing their contributions and resilience throughout history.
Turning Your Attention to Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Narcissistic personality disorder is more than self-centered behavior. Learn how to recognize this mental health condition.
Welcome: Mapping the Architecture of Autistic Cognition
Most people experience their minds as opaque.
Is personality so predictably linked to chronological age that unique experiences usually play only a minor role in personality development? Comments and criticism are welcome on the intro draft of a paper proposing and testing this hypothesis. shorturl.at/QPKpw
