Scientists at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School discovered more than half the people they asked who had autism, ADHD or Tourette Syndrome had hypermobile joints.
I’m John Warburton keeping you up-to-date with new research that could help reduce physical pain that neurodivergent people experience.
Scientists at the Brighton and Sussex Medical School discovered more than half the people they asked who had autism, ADHD or Tourette Syndrome had hypermobile joints.
That’s thirty percent more than the general population.
And, as many people with hypermobility will tell you, that leads to daily life hurting much more. The researchers say health care providers need to do more improve all their services for neurodivergent patients.
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