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Charlie Elizabeth Culverhouse

Groundbreaking new research reveals surprising link between neurodivergence and chronic fatigue in kids

Tired girl laying with an arm over her face.

New research has revealed that children who show neurodivergent traits are twice as likely to experience chronic fatigue than their peers, with researchers saying it can 'dramatically decrease the quality of life' for certain kids. 

Being the parent of a neurodivergent child can feel like an isolating experience, even though there are millions of kids around the world who share diagnoses. And it's true that there is more research on the topic now than ever before, with loads of insight about the signs of ADHD in kids we should be looking out for and the three different types of ADHD we all need to understand - but new research proves that there's still so much we just don't know about. 

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