Assessing Depression in Neurodivergent Adults
Assessing depression in a neurodivergent adult can be complicated because depressive symptoms may overlap with ADHD traits, autistic characteristics, burnout, shutdown, sleep problems, and executive…
Author: Johan Lammers, MSc
I founded sensoryoverload.info after being diagnosed with AuDHD in my early forties. Through this platform, I share what I continue to learn, in the hope that it helps neurodivergent adults feel less alone, better understand themselves, and find approaches that fit their lives. I draw on my MSc in Psychology, years of hyperfocused neurodiversity research, and my own ongoing experience of living with AuDHD.
I’d love to connect with others in the neurodivergent community on LinkedIn and/or X.
Suicidal Thoughts in Neurodivergent Adults: Safety Planning and Urgent Support
Suicidal thoughts can range from wishing not to wake up or wanting everything to stop to thinking about ending your life with current intent. Not…
Why Depression Is More Common in ADHD and Autism: What Research Supports
Depression is more common among autistic adults and adults with ADHD than among adults without these conditions. That group-level difference is well established. Why it…
Giftedness and Creativity in Adults: Connection, Differences, and Myths
Giftedness and creativity are often treated as if they naturally belong together. Gifted adults are described as original thinkers, idea generators, innovators, or people who…
Strengths of Gifted Adults: Ability, Context, and the Right Fit
Giftedness can bring substantial strengths in adulthood, particularly in learning, reasoning, understanding complexity, recognizing patterns, and solving unfamiliar problems. But a strength is not simply…
Is Giftedness Neurodivergence? What the Term Means and Why It Is Debated
Is giftedness a form of neurodivergence? There is no universally accepted answer. Giftedness involves unusually high cognitive ability and therefore represents a statistically unusual cognitive…
Late-Identified Gifted Adults: Recognition After Childhood
Discovering giftedness in adulthood can reorganize how someone understands decades of experience. Rapid learning, persistent underchallenge, unusual educational patterns, career changes, or a sense of…
Giftedness Assessment in Adults: IQ Testing, WAIS, and Identification
A giftedness assessment for adults is primarily an evaluation of cognitive ability. It can show whether someone performs within an exceptionally high range on standardized…
Giftedness vs High IQ: What Is the Difference?
Giftedness and high IQ are closely related, but they are not exactly the same concept. An IQ score is a standardized estimate of how someone…
Signs of Giftedness in Adults: Traits, Characteristics, and Recognition
Giftedness can be surprisingly difficult to recognize in adulthood. By the time someone begins wondering whether they may be gifted, their cognitive abilities have often…