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A groundbreaking international survey sheds light on the hidden struggles of thousands living with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders

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.

It's often misdiagnosed as obesity or lymphedema (fluid retention)

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

'Connecting Autism to Physical Health (Hypermobility)'

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.

by Gale (43) from Gloucestershire Gale TRIGGER WARNING: Alcohol Addiction. I believe I am neurodivergent.  In reading about hypermobility...

These are our ‘allergy’ cells, and the first responders to

The doctors said I was normal range- but my body had had enough