
#49 - Assessment and management of Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
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The Role of Neurodiversity in Hypermobility
Not all rheumatologists are aware of EDS. We do have a relationship with some local specialists who are EDS aware or more interested in the EDS population because they can be quite complex to manage. There's emerging studies now linking neurodiversity to hypermability. So people who are neurodiverse may be on the autism spectrum, or they may have ADHD. Sometimes for my patients for whichever purposes I might refer them on to an EDS aware rheumatologist or geneticist for a formal diagnosis instead.
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