Creativity in #autism may stem from co-occurring #ADHD, not autism itself
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Creativity in #autism may stem from co-occurring #ADHD, not autism itself
»… autistic participants did report higher levels of real-world creativity. They indicated more creative accomplishments, such as producing artwork or writing stories, & more engagement in everyday creative behaviors compared to their nonautistic peers. But when the researchers took a closer look, they found something important: these differences disappeared when ADHD was factored in. /1
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Creativity in #autism may stem from co-occurring #ADHD, not autism itself
»… autistic participants did report higher levels of real-world creativity. They indicated more creative accomplishments, such as producing artwork or writing stories, & more engagement in everyday creative behaviors compared to their nonautistic peers. But when the researchers took a closer look, they found something important: these differences disappeared when ADHD was factored in. /1
… In other words, the elevated creativity reported by autistic individuals could be explained by whether or not they also had ADHD.«
https://www.psypost.org/creativity-in-autism-may-stem-from-co-occurring-adhd-not-autism-itself/
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