How clarity, not criticism, becomes the bridge in mixed-neurotype communication. In mixed-neurotype relationships—where one partner has ADHD and the other doesn’t—communication clashes often look minor from the outside. A vague comment. A half-finished sentence. A quick instruction. But these micro-frictions can build pressure over time, not because either partner is careless, but because their brains …
When ADHD and Relationship Conflict Collide: What the Research Shows — and Why It Cannot Excuse Harm
ADHD complicates conflict — South Africa’s GBVF crisis demands we face that complexity without softening the truth. Let me start by being CRYSTAL CLEAR! My platform focuses on ADHD and neurodivergence, and this piece must be read within that context. I am not suggesting that (undiagnosed) ADHD causes GBV, nor that ADHD is the primary driver, explanation, or excuse …
How a clever experiment on nocebo effects exposes a deeper anxiety about self-knowledge and diagnosis. A new study claims that mental health awareness can make healthy people believe they have ADHD—and that a quick “nocebo lesson” can undo this. The study is clever. The implications are complicated.Mental health awareness has done a lot of good. It reduces …
A behind-the-scenes look at how I interrogate research, how AI helps, and why synthesis—not specialisation—is the path forward. Do you care to look behind the curtain? I’ve always been upfront about how I use AI—mostly ChatGPT—as a kind of scaffolding. It helps me hold together the threads I see but can’t always grip long enough to weave into …
Why fairness in AI needs more than de-biasing—it needs cognitive equity An open secret, at least for those paying attention, is that AI, as a creation of our flawed humanity, is by no means an unbiased “Truth” teller (one would hope that Elon simply lies for his own audience’s benefit).But, personally, I’ve found AI to …
A critical look at how language models inherit—and sometimes resist—the cultural biases that shape our understanding of neurodivergence. This piece serves as an addendum to “AI, Neurodiversity, and the Myth of Neutral Intelligence” as the more “technical” input into the piece. However, Conversations with AI may also take on it’s own series at some point.“As an AI, …