Hypermobility, EDS and ADHD: Navigating Symptoms and Solutions

Welcome back to a newly relaunched ADHD Women's Wisdom episode! These are snippets from previous guests, bringing back their wisdom from the conversation so you can re-process their fascinating insights and essential knowledge to empower you with more awareness and support.

If you've had ongoing and unexplained chronic pain, fatigue, gut issues, dizziness, anxiety, dislocations, sprains or aching joints, you may be interested in this week's episode discussing the intersection of Ehlers-Danlos Syndromes, Hypermobility and neurodivergence.

This week’s Wisdom guest is Dr Jessica Eccles, a Clinical Senior Lecturer at Brighton and Sussex Medical School in the Department of Neuroscience. Her research is on brain-body interactions, particularly related to joint hypermobility. She is an adult liaison psychiatrist and consultant in the Sussex Neurodevelopmental Service and co-lead of their Neurodivergent Brain Body Clinic.

Dr. Eccles highlights the prevalence of hypermobility and its association with various symptoms, including chronic pain and fatigue, which can significantly impact individuals’ quality of life. Furthermore, she emphasizes the importance of understanding these interconnections, particularly as they relate to neurodivergent individuals who may experience compounded difficulties.

On today's ADHD Women's Wellbeing Podcast, Kate Moryoussef and Dr Jessica Eccles talk about:

• The intricate relationship between neurodivergence and hypermobility. • The complexities surrounding hypermobility, including its diagnosis and associated symptoms. • Resources that can facilitate understanding and management of hypermobility symptoms. • The prevalence of hypermobility in neurodivergent populations emphasises the need for further research. • Individuals with hypermobility may experience a spectrum of symptoms requiring tailored management strategies. • Advocating for increased awareness and education among healthcare providers regarding hypermobility and its implications. • What is Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) • The symptoms, challenges and advantages of hypermobility • The link between (H)EDS, hypermobility and ADHD/neurodivergence • Side effects of hypermobility • The interlinks of hypermobility and neurodivergence • Hormones, EDS and hypermobility frequency in women and how it presents differently in men • Fibromyalgia, hypermobility and ADHD connections

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Kate Moryoussef is a women's ADHD lifestyle and wellbeing coach and EFT practitioner who helps overwhelmed and unfulfilled newly diagnosed ADHD women find more calm, balance, hope, health, compassion, creativity and clarity.

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Companies mentioned in this episode:

• EDS UK • EDS Society • SEDS Connective

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