The Breakthrough Science That Proves Link Between ADHD and Hypermobility | Dr. Jessica Eccles PhD

Dr. Eccles Links ADHD, Hypermobility, Chronic Pain and Whole-Body Experience

1. A.Dr. Eccles argues that ADHD is an embodied, whole-body condition and not only a brain condition, and she describes hypermobility as a difference in stretchy connective tissue rather than simple bendiness.
2. B.Her research found neurodivergent people were four times more likely to be hypermobile than a comparison group, with about 50% of neurodivergent men and nearly 80% of neurodivergent women scoring four or more on a joint examination.
3. C.She proposes that shared inheritance and sensory and proprioceptive differences connect the two, and that uncertainty about where the body is in space intensifies emotional regulation difficulties, twice as strongly in hypermobile people.
4. D.Hypermobility is linked to chronic pain, fatigue, POTS, inflammation and Long COVID, and she says four-fifths of her fibromyalgia and ME/CFS patients met criteria for symptomatic hypermobility while only one-fifth knew it.
5. E.She suggests practical steps such as managing POTS symptoms, pacing energy, using charity resources, and bringing research papers to a GP, and she closes by stressing self-compassion and accepting your whole self.