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The SEND system is under strain, and children with complex needs are being left behind. We break down what the 5th Report says, why SEDSConnective submitted evidence, and how our community’s experiences can help drive real change.

Foods with magnesium In this large study on depression , researchers looked at the impacts of micronutrients on genetics and genetics on...

Emerging research is revealing strong links between neurodivergent conditions such as Autism, ADHD, Dyspraxia, Tourette's dyslexia and physical traits like joint hypermobility, Ehlers–Danlos syndromes and other connective tissue differences.

Dysphagia is where you have problems swallowing.

It’s one of the more common digestive disorders seen with symptomatic hypermobility GERD GORD

Children are naturally more bendy than adults Women tend to be more flexible than men Your usually get much stiffer as you age

EDS Ehlers-Danlos Autism and ADHD plus other conditions mental health

'groundbreaking era of neuroscience' 'masking pain invalidates your self worth'

I did this voluntarily as I firmly believed children and young people, education staff needed this now and for future generations

Do your emotions hit like a tidal wave? Have you ever felt an overwhelming emotional response so intense that it physically hurts? A...

'People with hypermobility who also feel very anxious had busier brain activity ...'

Dysautonomia is dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which controls essential functions like heart rate, blood pressure,...

I was often told 'it was all in my head'

For the worst days, foods that will move with gravity, like shakes or liquids are generally going to be the best option.

Warning: mentions suicidal / trauma In case you missed this paper (below) it is about traumatisation of people with hypermobility...

Today our Chair Jane Green MBE was speaking on our behalf on neurodivergence and hypermobility at Westminster, London , England. Tomorrow i

Natasha Green a member of SEDSConnective talks about severe migraines and how chronic illness has been a huge part of her life. She...

SEDSConnective member and volunteer - Ayishah Bushara, Age 30, Sussex     Let's talk about losing a piece of you, a passion, a love! Mine...

Dr Kana Grace, PhD Neurodivergent neurodivergence advocate and researcher Okinawa, Japan @kanabaletti https://linktr.ee/kanagrace...

Median Arcuate Ligament Syndrome (MALS) – the exhausting fight to find out the rare cause of your pain when your doctors tell you it's...