#NeurodiversityCelebrationWeek a/ ADHDers are 5 times more likely to have attempted suicide compared to general population (14% vs 2.7%)-where is adhd talks?! b/talking about ND without talking about global majority: we miss important points. c/LD is ND- where are LD speakers?
@JoPavlopoulou As an observation and totally anecdotally most ADHD advocacy I've seen over the years is almost entirely focused on employment and recruitment, bar a few people. I have always found that advocacy space a little strange and depersonalised
@JoPavlopoulou Dr Georgia - do you have any patient involvement opportunities atm?
@JoPavlopoulou Aye. Neurodivergence should mean a good number of speakers on: ADHD Dyslexia and related e.g. Dysgraphia Dyspraxia Tourette Syndrome Learning Disability Autism etc etc.
@JoPavlopoulou indeed! but also the role of ADHD x suicide X gender (!!): women with ADHD vs without ADHD (23.5% vs. 3.3%) and men with ADHD vs without ADHD (8.5% vs. 2.1%)” >>>> 23.5% <<<< (Fuller-Thomson et al., 2020, p.8).
@JoPavlopoulou Yes where are the ppl with LD - they are never included, it seems
@JoPavlopoulou ULEZ cars are more likely to be diesel. That tells us about what ULEZ was targeting and the politics behind where the limit was set and why. This is similar. The policies and lack of flexibility in society are the root cause and we have to challenge the vested power.