Understanding neurodivergence
Articles based on published research: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, mood, sleep, and what actually helps.
ADHD Awareness Month 2026: What Research Taught Us This Year
October is ADHD Awareness Month, and this year's theme says ADHD is "complicated and connected". Recent research agrees. Here are nine findings we covered, from brain subgroups to the heart, sleep and later life, each in a few lines with a link to the full article.
1 in 6 Chronic Pain Patients Has ADHD Traits. Most Don't Know It.
A 2026 University of Tokyo study screened 958 chronic pain patients and found ADHD traits in 17.1% of them - 2.4 times the general population rate. The link runs through anxiety, depression, and pain catastrophizing.
Hundreds of Autism Genes, One Shared Brain Pattern: What a New Study Reveals
Over 100 genes are linked to autism. A landmark 2026 study found they all disrupt the developing brain in the same way :at the same critical windows. Here is what that means.
Your Brain Disorder Genes Only Switch On When Your Brain Is Working
A 2026 Science study forced lab-grown human neurons to fire and captured their genetic activity in real time. The finding: genes linked to ADHD, autism and other brain conditions are not always on - they are context-specific.
Psilocybin and Autism: What the 2026 Research Actually Says
A 2026 scientific review proposes that serotonergic psychedelics like psilocybin may target the root neurobiological mechanisms of ASD. Here is what the evidence shows, what it does not, and why caution matters.
Autism Genes and Brain Pathways: What the Yale 2026 Study Found
New research shows that hundreds of genes are linked to autism, but what matters most may not be which gene is involved, it's the shared brain pathway those genes disrupt. Here's what the latest science reveals.
Mental Health
A new map of PTSD: what the 2026 Nature Primer tells us
Nature Reviews Disease Primers published a comprehensive update on post-traumatic stress disorder in May 2026, written by the field's senior researchers. It is a state-of-knowledge document, not a breakthrough, and that is exactly what makes it useful. Here is what it says about who develops PTSD, why, and what actually treats it now.
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