Understanding neurodivergence
Articles based on published research: ADHD, autism, dyslexia, mood, sleep, and what actually helps.
Depression in Men: The Signs That Often Go Unnoticed
Irritability, anger, drinking, risk-taking: in some men, depression does not look like sadness at first. What the studies show, where standard questionnaires fall short, and how to start the conversation.
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.
ADHD, Mortality and Self-Harm: What Two New Studies Show
Two 2026 studies link ADHD to a higher average risk of early death and self-harm. What the numbers really mean, what they do not mean, and why the time before treatment starts 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.
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.
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.
Placental Health in Late Pregnancy and ADHD: What the PlGF Study Shows
A University of Iowa study in JAMA Psychiatry links low placental growth factor (PlGF) late in pregnancy to higher odds of an ADHD diagnosis in children. What it found, what it cannot show, and why no parent is to blame.
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.
When Do Autism and Schizophrenia Begin? A Study of 1,000 Brains Points to the Months Before Birth
A University of Exeter team mapped the chemical switches on DNA in nearly 1,000 human brains, from six weeks after conception to 108 years. Most of the change happens before birth, and the genes linked to autism and schizophrenia are right in the middle of it. What that means, and what it does not.
Vitamin D and ADHD: Deficiency Is Twice as Common, but What Do the Trials Really Show?
Meta-analyses find that people with ADHD have lower vitamin D and are about twice as likely to be deficient. Supplement trials show small gains in attention when added to medication, and a vitamin D plus magnesium trial went viral. Here is the honest picture, including the caveat almost nobody mentions.
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