Understanding neurodivergence
Articles based on published research: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, mood, sleep, and what actually helps.
Paracetamol and Antidepressants in Pregnancy: Autism and ADHD Fact-Check
Can paracetamol (Tylenol) or antidepressants taken in pregnancy raise the risk of autism or ADHD? A new umbrella review and a Welsh study of 167,447 children add careful answers: the stronger the study design, the weaker the link. What they found, their limits, and why confounding matters.
Screen Time and Youth Mental Health: What a Study of 21,000 Twins Shows
A Karolinska Institutet study of 21,797 Swedish twins, published in Nature Human Behaviour, found that links between heavy screen use and depression or anxiety weakened sharply when twins were compared with each other. Screens are not harmless, but the usual figures may overstate their role. What the study shows, and what it cannot.
Treating Insomnia to Ease Depression: What a New CBT-I Study Shows
A University of Western Australia study of 88 adults suggests that insomnia therapy (CBT-I) may lift mood partly by calming worry and getting people active again. What it found, why it has no control group, and what stronger trials already show.
Rewards in ADHD and Autism: Same Brain Regions, Opposite Responses
A 2026 meta-analysis of 29 brain imaging studies suggests that ADHD and autism involve the same deep reward regions, but that these regions respond in opposite directions when a reward arrives. What it shows, what it could mean for motivation, and its limits.
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.
ADHD and Dementia Risk: What the New JAMA Psychiatry Study Shows
A large JAMA Psychiatry study of more than 187,000 US adults aged 50 and over links ADHD to a higher risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia. Yet more than 93% of people with ADHD in the study were not affected. What it found, its limits, and why it is an association, not proof of cause.
MMR Vaccine and Autism: What a Study of 2.5 Million Children Found
A new study of more than 2.5 million US children found no link between a first MMR dose before age 2 and autism. Here is how it was designed to avoid common biases, what it can and cannot say, and why this worry keeps coming back.
RSD in Autistic Adults: What a 2026 Scoping Review Actually Found
Many autistic adults use the term RSD for intense reactions to rejection. A 2026 scoping review found only 12 relevant studies, with mixed results. Here is what the science says, what it does not say yet, and what can help.
Three Types of ADHD? What the 2026 Brain Scan Study Really Found
Posts say scientists have "discovered 3 types of ADHD." A real JAMA Psychiatry study did find three brain-based subgroups in children with ADHD. Here is what it showed, what a "biotype" is, and why it is not a diagnostic scan.
ADHD and Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes: What the New EASD Data Show
New data presented at the EASD 2026 meeting in Milan found ADHD about twice as common in people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes before age 20. It is conference data and an association, not proof of cause. Here is what it shows, and what it does not.
Waiting Years for an ADHD or Autism Assessment? What You Can Do Meanwhile
Some NHS areas in England now impose minimum waits of up to two years before an ADHD or autism assessment. The waiting time does not have to be lost: here is what you can safely prepare, and where to turn if things get worse.
Sleep, Body Clock and Mental Health in Autism and ADHD: What Research Says
Insomnia, a late body clock and poor sleep quality are common in autistic people and people with ADHD, and they are tied to anxiety and depression. A 2026 paper in SLEEP, written from lived experience, maps what we know and what research should ask next.
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