![]() ![]() However, we need a lot more research in this area! Newer research is looking into how to support ADHDers with PTSD. ![]() When a person has both, it exacerbates PTSD symptoms of makes ADHD more difficult to cope with. Other times ADHD is dismissed, and the person is diagnosed with PTSD. Sometimes trauma and complex PTSD is misdiagnosed as ADHD. I once heard it said that ADHD is both under and over-diagnosed, which feels accurate to me. This can also lead to misdiagnosis (of both!), complicating matters. Similar to Autism and Trauma, there is a significant overlap between ADHD and trauma. Enjoy! ADHD and Autism: How ADHD and Autism are Related I’ve polished up some of my most popular Autism Infographics from 2022 and compiled them in one place for you all. ![]() You can find my full library of ADHD infographics here. However, I still find them to be helpful tools for capturing the underlying story. All research studies are imperfect, and thus, all infographics are imperfect. Whenever I create infographics, you can find a mini literature review that goes with them where you’ll find links to the original research studies. I am so pleased that people have continued to find these infographics a helpful resource. And there are many untold stories when it comes to ADHD. My brain is highly visual and I do best when I can visualize information and data into a cohesive image, so naturally, creating infographics was an intuitive way for me to capture a pattern of data. I began to do research and create these ADHD infographics as a way to help me sort through all the ADHD data! I became really interested in learning more about the different ways that ADHD presents itself, including the different subtypes, complex ADHD, and how it can present in different groups of people (women, BIPOC, and genderqueer people). As a Psychologist, I was struck by how little my training had prepared me to understand the complexity of ADHD. Like many late-in-life diagnosed neurodivergent people, the topic of neurodiversity became a passionate interest. ![]()
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