ACCOMMODATING "FATIGUE" and IDIOSYNCRATIC BIO-ENERGETICS In Neuro-Developmental and Psychiatric Disorders

​Val's Take/Conjecture

• When We're Talkin' Neuro-Diversity, We're Talkin' Neuro-Diversity
• ​It is that Diversity that makes Neuro-Diversity so complicated to understand in the absence of BIO-MARKERS --- although researchers are identifying biomarkers.
• Neuro-Diverse kids, adolescents and adults are more different from one another than Neuro-Typical people are different than one another.
• When I use the word "Neuro-Diverse," I generally mean someone who was subject to Maternal Immune Activation IN UTERO and has some greater form of systemic developmental inflammation.
• This DIVERSITY which has so many benefits is also putting a lot of pressure on policymakers and system designers at various levels to provide systems that are even adequate, much less good or excellent.

​​​There are some Neuro-Diverse folks often viewed as having "ADHD" --- who need a lot of physical activity --

• ​Need that at School and for much of the day, and
• A Work Environment with a lot of Physical Activity that will pay them a living wage.

• Further, HYPER-MOBILITY is more and more associated with Psychiatric Disorders

Editorial:  Neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric and psychosocial correlates of joint hypermobility and related disorders (2022)

​For some people, just saying MORE EXERCISE is the Answer is going to lead to DISASTER.

• Whether or not they have ME/CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome), they may need any Exercise Routine carefully tailored to their "FATIGUE LEVEL" and that may not be "the average person."​
• Further, their Metabolism may be dysregulated as the result of DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES.

​For kids who need significantly more physical activity at school, "fidget spinners" and "brain breaks" may be far from adequate educational responses.

Further kids in general, especially neuro-diverse kids need individualized programming and attention.

​THAT MEANS ADEQUATE STAFFING which many Colorado schools do not have.

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​Increased physical activity can spur cognitive development, help children manage symptoms of ADHD (2024)

​“I’m really interested in looking at what a typical day looks like for a child with ADHD, and the typical activity levels,” Logan said.

“There’s hyperactivity and inattention. So we might see differences in activity levels depending on which symptom is greater in a child. Hyperactivity-based children are very active.

"Maybe those children need more bouts of physical activity throughout the day to really burn off some energy and to refocus when they come back in for the school day.

"That goes in line with where physical activity guidelines are going… more physical activity spread throughout the day might be more beneficial for us.”

Benefits of Exercise May Vary Greatly in Primary Mitochondrial Disease (2022)

​Val's Conjecture

I think the benefits of exercise and the frequency and intensity of exercise vary greatly among individuals generally,  and among Neuro-Diverse people with MITOCHONDRIAL DYSFUNCTION.