Autism Youtuber Paul Micallef on accepting chronic illness and Research papers on mitochondrial dysfunction

Autism from the Inside
Paul Micallef

The Productivity Paradox: Lessons from Being Sick in Bed for a Week!

​Val's Take/Conjecture:  "Poor little guy --- he's so tired and he doesn't know what he should do.  BOO HOO."  That can be our society's response.

When we see CATASTROPHIC issues in Mental Health --- we don't often associate those issues with FATIGUE because the person may be so EMOTIONALLY DYSREGULATED that fatigue is not the first thing that comes to mind.

Paul Micallef, along with other Neuro-Diverse YouTubers, has discussed the challenges of BURNOUTS, MELTDOWNS and FATIGUE.

For those who have "progressed" further down that NEURO-DEVELOPMENTAL--PSYCHIATRIC CONTINUUM  --- ENERGY ISSUES are extremely complex.​

​Mitochondrial dynamics dysfunction and neurodevelopmental disorders: From pathological mechanisms to clinical translation (2025)

​The neurobiology of antisocial personality disorder  (2024)

​Mitochondrial dysfunction: A fatal blow in depression (2023)

​Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Altered Mitochondrial Oxygen, and Energy Metabolism Associated with the Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia  (2023)

​Mitochondrial Impairment: A Common Motif in Neuropsychiatric Presentation? The Link to the Tryptophan–Kynurenine Metabolic System (2022)

​Prenatal immune activation in mice induces long-term alterations in brain mitochondrial function  (2024)