Jack William Bell21h ago

When a headline tells you something already and entirely obvious to anyone who is #neurodivergent.

> Brain study reveals hidden link between #autism and #ADHD. Autism and ADHD might be two sides of the same biological coin—driven more by symptom intensity than diagnostic labels. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/04/260408225941.htm

Newsflash for you neurotypicals: There is more than one dimension to it as well. Thus why so many different presentations which you guys keep trying to pigeonhole separately.

#science #brain

Brain study reveals hidden link between autism and ADHD

Scientists are uncovering a surprising connection between autism and ADHD that goes deeper than labels. Instead of diagnoses, it’s the severity of autism-like traits that seems to shape how the brain is wired—even in children who don’t officially have autism. The study found that certain brain networks tied to thinking and social behavior stay unusually connected in kids with stronger autism symptoms, hinting at a different developmental path.

ScienceDaily
Show threadDave C.20h ago
@jackwilliambell At least some of us older typicals are aware that you cannot quantify sometime you have not experienced first hand. How do you measure what is going on in someone else's head?
Show threadJack William Bell20h ago

@davesomebody

I appreciate that. I wish there were more like you.

But then I'm an older neurodivergent, so I'm coming to the same place from another direction.

Show threadDave C.20h ago
@jackwilliambell I think people forget that while every part of the brain has been imaged we still don't understand how consciousness works. It isn't a statistical engine like the AI readearchers play at. I don't think we even have models akin to physics. Is just broad classifications based on what we think is going on.
Show threadJack William Bell20h ago

RE: https://rustedneuron.com/@jackwilliambell/116364737995903618

@davesomebody

That seems related to this thread:

Show threadDave C.
@jackwilliambell maybe consciousness comes from the network of neurons throughout the body? What if dogs are dogs because they are dog shaped? I really have no idea. 😭
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Show threadJack William Bell19h ago

@davesomebody

> I really have no idea.

Neither does anyone else. In my non-expert opinion consciousness is mostly likely an emergent phenomenon which can arise from high levels of neural complexity. See Emergence Theory.

> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergence

But how this works or how you could measure it? Dunno.

Emergence - Wikipedia