Understanding neurodivergence
Articles based on published research: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, mood, sleep, and what actually helps.
Autism Genetics: 253 Genes Found, What It Changes and What It Doesn't
The list of genes strongly linked to autism has grown from 72 to 253. What these new analyses say, what they do not, and why co-occurring anxiety, depression or ADHD seem to have different genetic roots.
Confiding in an AI Chatbot: What the 2026 Studies Show
ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini can help you put anxiety into words, but they respond less well to severe depression. What the 2026 studies show, what happens to what you type, and when to talk to a human.
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.
Food and Mood: What Is Actually Proven in Humans
Social media is full of claims that a food causes anxiety or cures depression, often based on mouse studies. Here is what trials in people really show: a real but modest effect of diet on depression, no clear effect on anxiety, and weak evidence for supplements.
Can Nutrients Fix Your GABA-Glutamate Balance? What the GAD1 Gene Actually Does
A post claims anxiety comes from a nutrient-dependent enzyme, GAD1, that converts glutamate into GABA, and lists vitamin B6, magnesium, taurine, glycine and vitamin C as support. The gene is real. The supplement claim has never been tested.
Sensory Overload Is Tied to Autism and Anxiety, Not ADHD, a New Study Finds
A post claims sensory overload is linked to autism and anxiety, but not ADHD. That is a real, brand-new study, and the reason behind the finding is genuinely interesting.
Genetics and Serotonin Keep Showing Up in ADHD Content. Here's What's Actually Solid.
TPH1/TPH2, SLC6A4, HTR1/HTR2 - serotonin gene explainers are everywhere right now. Some of it is textbook-accurate. Some of it is one researcher's theory presented as settled fact. And serotonin isn't even ADHD's primary biology - here's where it actually matters.
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.
ADHD, Anxiety and Depression: What the 2026 Research Really Shows
New research confirms that ADHD traits are a stronger predictor of anxiety and depression than autistic traits. Here is what that means for your mental health and what you can do about it.
Highly Sensitive Person (HSP): What the Science Really Shows
High sensitivity is a personality trait, not a disorder. How many people it concerns, what brain and gene studies show, and why it never replaces care for anxiety or depression.
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