Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND)

Comparison table of autistic burnout vs depression: exhaustion, enjoyment of interests, sensory tolerance, skills and rest

Autistic Burnout vs Depression: How to Tell Them Apart

The first research study of autistic burnout was only published in 2020, and autistic adults who have lived through it say it was often mistaken for d…

Kathy Brodie October 11, 2026

Table comparing how ADHD is expected to look with how it often looks in girls and women, from attention to diagnosis age

ADHD in Women and Girls: Why It Gets Missed

In Denmark, ADHD diagnoses peak at age 8 for boys but age 17 for girls. ADHD in women and girls is often quieter rather than absent, and that nine-yea…

Kathy Brodie October 10, 2026

Table comparing rejection sensitive dysphoria with social anxiety, anxious attachment and borderline personality disorder

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Explained

Search the research literature for the exact phrase “rejection sensitive dysphoria” and you will find it in the title of two papers. One of them a…

Kathy Brodie October 9, 2026

Comparison table of hyperfixation and special interest showing origin, diagnostic status, duration and research base

Hyperfixation vs Special Interest: What the Evidence Says

Search the research literature for "hyperfixation" and you get 26 papers. Every single one is about radioactive tracers lighting up on a body scan. No…

Kathy Brodie October 8, 2026