Harmful Misconceptions About ADHD
October ADHD Awareness Month Series Bonus Post Misconceptions about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can have significant negative impacts on
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ADHD Time Perception: Understanding the Neurological Basis of Temporal Distortions
Part 6 of Our October ADHD Awareness Month Series The concept of time, a fundamental aspect of human experience, takes
The Neuroscience of Hyperfocus in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in List format.
Part 5 of Our October ADHD Awareness Month Series The phenomenon of hyperfocus in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), challenging
Part 12 | Building Shields
The Science of Protective Factors in Suicide Prevention Yesterday, I received a message that stopped me in my tracks. Y,
Part 11 | History of Self-Harm: The Dangerous Stepping Stone
In an earlier post, I wrote about vulnerability factors, but I felt that as this self-harm deserved a full post
Neuropsychological implications, and how to interconnect Durkheim’s theories on how suicide affects the brain | Part 9 | Suicide Prevention Awareness Series
Part 9 | From a neuropsychological perspective, each type of suicide according to Durkheim, corresponds to different patterns of brain dysfunction.
Cultural Variations for Brazil | Part 8 | Suicide Prevention Awareness Series
Part 8 | Working in Brazil has shown me how cultural factors interact with Durkheim’s suicide types in unique ways. Brazilian culture traditionally emphasises strong family bonds and community connection, as well as emphasising warmth, personal connection, and emotional expressiveness, these are what we call protective factors against egoistic suicide. And yet these same cultural strengths can become vulnerabilities in digital contexts.
The Regulation Crisis: Norm Confusion in Normless Spaces | Part 7 | Suicide Prevention Awareness Series
Part 7 | Digital spaces often lack clear moral frameworks, think a little about the following questions:
What’s private versus public?
What’s authentic versus performative?
How do traditional relationship rules apply to online connections?
From 1897 to 2025: How Durkheim’s Suicide Theory Explains Our Digital Isolation Crisis | Part 6 of Suicide Prevention Awareness Series
Part 6 Whilst I was looking for inspiration to write these posts, I found a paper I wrote on Émile Durkheim’s “Le Suicide” from 1897. Rereading the paper, I realised that this sociologist’s writings about human despair might hold part of the key to understanding why a 16-year-old in Florida could find so much comfort in an AI chatbot.
Warning Signs in the Digital Age Part 5 of Suicide Prevention Awareness Series
Part 5 However, digital-age risk assessment must expand to include new indicators, such as isolation patterns, anthropomorphization of Ai, and repetitive behaviours.