Vince and Vanessa zip through 2 papers on hypercuriosity as a framework for ADHD. The first lays out the theory, and the second is a survey-based study on curiosity and ADHD traits.
They then discuss a paper making a call for the establishment of Critical ADHD Studies as a field.

Show Notes

Spoon Theory

The original spoon theory essay

Christine Miserandino reading her original piece about spoon theory

Spoon Theory For Autism And ADHD: The Neurodivergent Spoon Drawer

Hypercuriosity

Le Cunff, AL. Distractibility and Impulsivity in ADHD as an Evolutionary Mismatch of High Trait Curiosity. Evolutionary Psychological Science 10, 282–297 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40806-024-00400-8

The Hypercurious Mind

Le Cunff, AL., Russell, C. & Dommett, E.J. Hyperactive–impulsive ADHD traits predict higher curiosity in adults: evidence from a cross-sectional study. BMC Psychol (2026). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-026-04504-7

Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II survey
Navas-León S, Pérez-Moreno PJ, Santin Vilarino C and Diaz-Milanes D (2025) Revalidation of the Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II (CEI-II) using network analysis. Front. Psychol. 16:1514959. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1514959

Calls For Critical ADHD Studies

Jackson-Perry, D., Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, H., & Brown, A. I. (2025). Moving forward: a call for Critical ADHD Studies. Disability & Society, 40(12), 3519–3524. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2025.2458016

Jesse Meadows. (2021) We Need Critical ADHD Studies Now

Researchers

Anne‑Laure Le Cunff
Ness Labs

Charlotte Russell

Ellie Dommett
(ResearchGate)

David Jackson-Perry
(ResearchGate)

Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist
(ResearchGate)

Andrew Ivan Brown
(ResearchGate)

Jesse Meadows
(Sluggish)