Here are some resources on graphic medicine as applied to mental health: https://appliedcartooning.org/public-education-campaigns/graphic-medicine-a-public-education-campaign/ https://www.graphicmedicineconference.com https://spinweaveandcut.com/ https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2773653 Green MJ, Wall S. Graphic Medicine—The Best of 2020. JAMA. 2020;324(24):2469–2471. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2773653 McDermott JE, Partridge M, Bromberg Y (2018) Ten simple rules for drawing scientific comics. PLOS Computational Biology 14(1): e1005845. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005845 https://guides.lib.umich.edu/graphicmedicine https://www.cartoonscience.org/new-blog https://www.cahh.ca/past-creating-space-confrences-antrieures https://www.cahh.ca/educational-programs https://dal.ca.libguides.com/Medical_Humanities/graphicmed https://journals.plos.org/ploscompbiol/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pcbi.1005845&type=printable https://www.graphicrecordingstudio.com https://www.utoronto.ca/news/neuroanatomy-course-takes-personal-approach-brain-illustrations https://bmc.med.utoronto.ca/portfolio https://ami.org
Category: Women and girls with Autism and/or ADHD
I hope you are all enjoying July!! Here are a few new of my favourite things to relax New podcast featuring Dr Jessica Eccles, who I am a huge fan of. https://link.chtbl.com/Anna “It can’t just be me” Podcast by Anna Richardson, episode 13 (Do I have ADHD?) To learn more about Shaparak’s ADHD journey, you…
Two interesting posts on how the brain learns https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jeremyandrewdavis_adhdtip-actuallyautistic-skillregression-activity-7067292203215171584-msU9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop https://en.qantara.de/content/language-and-language-acquisition-how-the-brain-processes-german-and-arabic
Fascinating research by Dr Jessica Eccles on the link between hypermobility, fibromyalgia and neurodiversity. https://www.bsms.ac.uk/about/Contact-us/Staff/Dr-Jessica-Eccles.aspx Neurodivergent people more likely to experience pain due to hypermobility- SEDS connective – Jane Green and Dr Jessica Eccles. (picture from SEDSconnective.org) Neurodivergency occurs at a much higher rate amongst people with hypermobility disorders like Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes and hypermobility spectrum…
UK parliament debated on 6/2/23 “The Government should commission a review of how Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) assessments are managed by the NHS, including through Shared Care Agreements, and increase funding to reduce waiting times.” https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2023-02-06/debates/183A24F1-C943-4D2E-8238-4B03AF11D715/AutismAndADHDAssessments The whole transcript is worth reading, I am highlighting below some quotes. “17% said that their child…
ADHD links to obesity and cardiovascular diseases independent of stimulant or non-stimulant medication Dobrosavljevic M, Fazel S, Du Rietz E, et al. Risk prediction model for cardiovascular diseases in adults initiating pharmacological treatment for attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder Evid based Ment Health 2022;25:185–190. Lin Li, Zheng Chang, Jiangwei Sun, Miguel Garcia‐Argibay, Ebba Du Rietz, Maja Dobrosavljevic,…
Until the publication of the DSM-5 in 2013, Autism was an exclusionary criterion in making the diagnosis of Attention Deficiency Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and the two diagnoses could not be made concurrently. The link between ADHD and Autism has not been fully researched yet. Prior research has suggested as many as 30 to 80% of…
I had applied to the NHS Clinical entrepreneur programme with an innovation for a workforce development programme related to ADHD, but unfortunately did not get selected in 2022-23. Nevertheless I think this is a worthwhile cause. Please see my other Blog on Parliamentary debate. In recent years the demand for diagnostic assessments of adult ADHD…