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You know that bruise you can’t remember getting? What about the wall they JUST put there?! Ever have trouble walking in a straight line? Your clumsiness might be related to ADHD—and not just because you don’t pay attention!
The scientific research related to ADHD and clumsiness might just surprise you! There’s even an eye condition that most eye doctors can’t test you for, but is shockingly correlated with ADHD!
Vertical Heterophoria, Postural Sway, & ADHD… Oh My!
Does ADHD make you clumsy? We discuss the fascinating answer to this question and tell some hilarious stories on ourselves as we go!
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I have vertical heterophoria! I’ve had esotropia (crossed eyes), and have had horizontal prisms in my lenses for years (until I had surgery last year). During the testing for my esotropia, they found that my left eye ever-so-slightly wants to drift upwards. They tried adding a very vertical prism to my glasses, but it was a bit too much and I felt more comfortable without it. Optometrists who advertise for children, or vision development, are ones who are most likely to test for this kind of thing.
I’ve also been diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (hEDS). Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder (HSD) along with hEDS have been proven to be more common in the Neurodivergent population than the neurotypical population.
Hi Becca,
Thanks for sharing!! How did your esotropria procedure turn out?!
I have a friend with Ehlers… she seems to manage pretty well, but she’s told me lots about her struggles. I’m not familiar with HSD. Gonna go learn more about it!
Once again, thanks for taking the time to leave a comment… and thanks very much for listening! Cheers!
Yes,
I lost part of a finger at age 4 from being spacy.
Hey Stephen,
YIKES! Hopefully it hasn’t been a major hindrance in your life!
Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment! We appreciate you listening! Cheers!
I appreciated that you mentioned vision therapy as being helpful but I didn’t see the link for finding a doctor. (See covd.org for the find a doctor function). There is a strong link between all types of strabismus and ADHD, including some misdiagnosis.