My brain injury in 2000 affected my balance and gait. Doctors assessed it by asking me to walk across a small room and back again. Aside from that observational method, which would... Read more »
Someone recently asked me what it was like to begin playing the cello as I turned 70 years old—without prior training. Taking a split-second to think about it, I replied, “It’s excruciatingly... Read more »
Over a year ago, I wrote a post about how trauma is “not just in your head”. Here, I follow it up with corroborating evidence. I’ve dedicated most of my life to... Read more »
Can you really change how an ADHD brain works? Absolutely, but it is not just about trying harder or forcing yourself to focus. Real progress happens when your environment supports consistent action.... Read more »
I don’t understand what’s happening. I’ve mixed up all the right environmental ingredients. I have set a timer and broken my tasks into steps. I am highly motivated to finish my book,... Read more »
Although the large majority of climate scientists hold firmly to the belief that the climate is heating up at an unsustainable rate, an undetermined segment of the population is convinced that global... Read more »
For years, we have treated ADHD as a structural “deficit” in the brain’s machinery. However, new research introduces a framework called Energy Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (EDHD), which argues that the struggle to... Read more »
If you picture ADHD, you might imagine a child bouncing off the walls or a person who never stops talking. But for many, ADHD doesn’t look like an engine that won’t quit,... Read more »
Neuroscience helps us understand how fear works and how we can work with it. A fear-arousing experience that hearkens back to a trauma from long ago will feel to us as though... Read more »
Most scientific studies are designed with the “average” brain in mind. This often leaves neurodivergent individuals struggling to adapt to a world that was not built for them. A new methodological approach... Read more »