{"id":85,"date":"2026-05-09T23:36:27","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/autisticsmalltalk.com\/?p=85"},"modified":"2026-05-09T23:36:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T23:36:28","slug":"episode-15-hypercuriosity-and-critical-adhd-studies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/autisticsmalltalk.com\/?p=85","title":{"rendered":"Episode  15 &#8211; Hypercuriosity and Critical ADHD Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>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.<br>They then discuss a paper making a call for the establishment of Critical ADHD Studies as a field.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-default has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.rss.com\/autistic-small-talk\/2809477?theme=dark&#038;v=2\" width=\"100%\" height=\"202px\" title=\"Hypercuriosity and Critical ADHD Studies\" frameBorder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen scrolling=\"no\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.com\/podcasts\/autistic-small-talk\/2809477\/\">Hypercuriosity and Critical ADHD Studies | RSS.com<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-default\">Show Notes<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spoon Theory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web-wp.archive.org\/web\/20251002173043\/https:\/\/www.butyoudontlooksick.com\/articles\/written-by-christine\/the-spoon-theory\/\">The original spoon theory essay<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jn5IBsm49Rk\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=jn5IBsm49Rk\">Christine Miserandino reading her original piece about spoon theory<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/neurodivergentinsights.com\/the-neurodivergent-spoon-drawer-spoon-theory-for-adhders-and-autists\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/neurodivergentinsights.com\/the-neurodivergent-spoon-drawer-spoon-theory-for-adhders-and-autists\">Spoon Theory For Autism And ADHD: The Neurodivergent Spoon Drawer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hypercuriosity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Le Cunff, AL. <a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40806-024-00400-8\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s40806-024-00400-8\">Distractibility and Impulsivity in ADHD as an Evolutionary Mismatch of High Trait Curiosity<\/a>. Evolutionary Psychological Science 10, 282\u2013297 (2024). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s40806-024-00400-8\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s40806-024-00400-8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/aeon.co\/essays\/how-the-hypercuriosity-of-adhd-may-have-helped-humans-thrive\">The Hypercurious Mind<\/a><br><br>Le Cunff, AL., Russell, C. &amp; Dommett, E.J. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/publication\/403686915_Hyperactive-impulsive_ADHD_traits_predict_higher_curiosity_in_adults_evidence_from_a_cross-sectional_study\">Hyperactive\u2013impulsive ADHD traits predict higher curiosity in adults: evidence from a cross-sectional study<\/a>. BMC Psychol (2026). <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s40359-026-04504-7\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1186\/s40359-026-04504-7<\/a><br><br><strong>Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II survey<\/strong><br>Navas-Le\u00f3n S, P\u00e9rez-Moreno PJ, Santin Vilarino C and Diaz-Milanes D (2025) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/psychology\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1514959\/full\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.frontiersin.org\/journals\/psychology\/articles\/10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1514959\/full\">Revalidation of the Curiosity and Exploration Inventory-II (CEI-II) using network analysis<\/a>. Front. Psychol. 16:1514959. <a href=\"doi:10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1514959\">doi:10.3389\/fpsyg.2025.1514959<\/a><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Calls For Critical ADHD Studies<br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Jackson-Perry, D., Bertilsdotter Rosqvist, H., &amp; Brown, A. I. (2025). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/09687599.2025.2458016\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/full\/10.1080\/09687599.2025.2458016\">Moving forward: a call for Critical ADHD Studies<\/a>. Disability &amp; Society, 40(12), 3519\u20133524. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09687599.2025.2458016\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/09687599.2025.2458016<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jessemeadows.medium.com\/we-need-critical-adhd-studies-now-52d4267edd54\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/jessemeadows.medium.com\/we-need-critical-adhd-studies-now-52d4267edd54\">Jesse Meadows. (2021) We Need Critical ADHD Studies Now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Researchers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/anne-laure.net\">Anne\u2011Laure Le Cunff<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/nesslabs.com\/\">Ness Labs<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/people\/charlotte-russell\">Charlotte Russell<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kcl.ac.uk\/people\/ellie-dommett\">Ellie Dommett<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Eleanor-Dommett\">(ResearchGate)<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/pure.qub.ac.uk\/en\/persons\/david-jackson-perry\/\">David Jackson-Perry<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/David-Jackson-Perry\">(ResearchGate)<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kau.se\/en\/hanna-bertilsdotter-rosqvist-professor-social-work\">Hanna Bertilsdotter Rosqvist<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Hanna-Bertilsdotter-Rosqvist-2\">(ResearchGate)<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.andrewivanbrown.org\">Andrew Ivan Brown<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Andrew-Brown-146\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Andrew-Brown-146\">(ResearchGate)<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/jessemeadows.medium.com\/\">Jesse Meadows<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sluggish.xyz\/\">(Sluggish)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vince and Vanessa zip through 2 papers on hypercuriosity as a framework for ADHD. 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