Hypermobility, Psychiatry, and Neurodiversity:
- 2021 Research Paper – Connecting brain and body: Transdiagnostic relevance of connective tissue variants to neuropsychiatric symptom expression by Sharp et al – here.
- 2021 podcast with academic psychiatrist Dr Jessica Eccles – here.
- 2016 Nationwide Swedish study on association between EDS, Autism, ADHD, depression etc. – here.
ADHD:
- A 2021 retrospective study by Kindgren et al. on 201 children found a strong association between HSD, EDS and ADHD.
- EDS Summer Conference – July 2020 presentation slides by Consultant Psychiatrist Dr James Kustow on Neurodiversity – Supporting People with ADHD
Alternatively, the video can be viewed via this link by scrolling down to “Session 18”. - Also a YouTube video by Dr Kustow discussing the potential links between hypermobility, dysautonomia and ADHD. Link here.
Autism:
- 2020 open access research paper by Casanova et al highlighting the relationship between Autism and EDS/HSD.
Anxiety and Hypermobility:
- 2020 video “Anxiety and Hypermobility” by Dr Jessica Eccles
- 2017 Youtube video on “What is the link between joint hypermobility and anxiety?” by Dr Jessica Eccles, a Psychiatrist and research training fellow.
Hyper/hypo activity, Inattention, Speech, Communication, Sleep, Feeding and Social Problems in Childhood
- A connective tissue disorder may underlie ESSENCE problems in childhood by Baeza-Velasco et al (2016) [free full text pdf]
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