VIA Study: Do autistic people age faster cognitively?
Quand on est autiste adulte, on finit par entendre tellement de choses contradictoires sur notre avenir qu’on avance souvent dans le brouillard. Certains professionnels parlent de fatigue chronique, d’épuisement neurologique, de déclin social, parfois même comme si notre cerveau allait forcément “moins bien vieillir” que celui des autres. Mais qu'en est-il vraiment ?
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Why I crave sugar when I'm stressed
You know that moment when everything feels like it's overwhelming? The noise is too loud, the unexpected happens one after another, people are all talking to you at once, or worse... asking you "How are you?" when you're on the verge of burning out. And all the while, your brain is thinking about one thing: sugar . A cookie. Something crunchy. A big spoonful of spread. A packet of candy. Anything... as long as it's sweet.
Atypique World
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ADHD and Diet: My Brain Wants Sugar, But I Want to Sleep
Okay. It's 10:47 PM. I've already eaten. I've had some herbal tea. I've done my evening routine. And then... my brain says, "Hey... what if we have something sweet? Just a small square of dark chocolate. Or a cake. Or... the whole kitchen." And I'm like, "No way, I want to SLEEP!" And that's when the big internal battle begins.
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Sugar, the 21st-Century Hard Drug (and How I Almost Sold My Soul for a Chocolate Fudge Cake)
When we have ADHD, our brain naturally lacks dopamine. So it finds compensatory strategies to boost this little rush of pleasure. Sugar is a turbo-dopaminergic. One small bite, and bam, an explosion of joy in the synapses.
Atypique World
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One day, I was labeled as ODD... Oppositional Defiant Disorder
A while ago, someone looked me straight in the eye and said, "You're a real case of ODD.
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