ADHD, autism or complex trauma? [pdf]

	ADHD, autism or complex trauma? [pdf](cambridge.org)
	227 points by skeptical1884 10 days ago \| 265 comments
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	HN Discussion: ↑Directive, structure-focused therapy helps executive dysfunction more than trauma processing alone ↑Trauma and neurodivergence are deeply intertwined and mutually reinforcing ↑Late ADHD/autism diagnosis brings relief by reframing past shame and blame ~ADHD causes trauma exposure rather than trauma causing ADHD, and medication is what actually works •Psychiatric diagnoses overlap on a spectrum and ADHD is overdiagnosed as a symptom