BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles

hypermobility + related conditions brain-body neuro research @bsmsmedschool | Chair RCPSYCH NDPSIG | | @bendybrain.bsky.social

[BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles @BendyBrain]

Thanks to @MRC @MQmentalhealth @VersusArthritis @BSMSMedSchool. Direct link to paper #hypermobility #neurodivergence #dysuatonomia #pain here https://t.co/dcrhOHcaoD

[BSMS @BSMSMedSchool]

BSMS research led by @BendyBrain & funded by @The_MRC, @MQmentalhealth & @VersusArthritis found Neurodivergent people are more than 2x as likely as the general population to have hypermobile joints 🧠 Read more 👉https://t.co/LFedxGLJ0B
@SussexUni @uniofbrighton @SussexUniPress

[SEDSConnective @SEDSConnective]

Government Probe into “Over-Diagnosis” of #ADHD & Mental Health over-diagnosis of ADHD and mental health conditions risks overlooking the real picture.

In the recent article in the British Journal of General Practice (BJGP Open), written with GPs, psychiatrists/researchers and educationalists, it highlights why this narrative is misleading.

Too often, the underlying physiological conditions including hypermobility, dysautonomia and related issues are missed or not even considered though, they affect both children and adults and have a profound impact on physical and mental health.

Without recognition and diagnosis, many lose opportunities in education, work and quality of life.
Some end up trapped in cycles of prison and re-offending, where the underlying causes remain unaddressed.
This is not just about health. It is about justice, education and economic wellbeing and health literacy. Diagnosis and support are not “over-diagnosis” they are vital steps to improve lives, reduce long-term costs, and build a fairer society.
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SEDSConnective is the foremost, user led charity for #hypermobility and #neurodivergence https://t.co/nLdeZdzOiY
#EDS #HSD #Dysautonomia

[Jeffrey Lubell (EDS, ME/CFS, LongCOVID Research) @JeffLubell_C19]

Our article examining the extent to which people with #hypermobility are at risk of Long COVID was just published in BMJ Public Health, an open access journal. https://t.co/f1OTxiBbHt

[SEDSConnective @SEDSConnective]

We were proud to be the community patient charity at the “Invisible Impact of COVID-19 on Hypermobility & Neurodivergence” @RoySocMed! Grateful to @BendyBrain @JGjanegreenMBE Kate Toller, Dr Alan Hakim, Dame Jane Dacre, many more & our fab volunteers! 🙏🫶 #hypermobility #neurodivergent

[BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles @BendyBrain]

@Michaeltikus Thank you

[Ehlers-Danlos Support UK @ehlersdanlosuk]

Dr Jessica Eccles @bendybrain will be discussing the links between #EDS and #HSD and the brain specifically around #neurodiversity in our upcoming webinar

Join Dr. Eccles on the 24th September at 7pm for this webinar on Zoom.

Register here: https://t.co/MY0f2BwmMt

[BendyBody&Brain @not4breaking]

@EdwardJDavey @munirawilson For too long medical, education, and research ignores hypermobility which may play a causative in neurodivergence. Please listen to @BendyBrain Dr Jessica Eccles

[Jeannie Di Bon @jdibon]

Excited to catch up with the London Hypermobility Network next week at this event, plus a catch up with @BendyBrain 🙌.

[BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles @BendyBrain]

@wendyburn Happy to help

[Wendy Burn CBE @wendyburn]

I put this slide in every talk I do. From not being able to fill our core training posts we have gone to nearly doubling our numbers. #choosepsychiatry #RCPsychIC

[BendyBrain: Dr Jessica Eccles @BendyBrain]

@rcpsychNDPSIG I quip, wonder how I got bendy, ADHD and articulate at the same time, check out my mother (features above). So pleased to have been involved in this groundbreaking joint @rcpsych event with GPs

[NDP SIG @rcpsychNDPSIG]

This has made our heart melt & break at the same time ❤️
Ms Ann Chamings shares her extremely poignant lived experience navigating neurodivergence throughout life - deeply human reminder of why authentic voices access & diagnosis matter
#NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
@BendyBrain

[NDP SIG @rcpsychNDPSIG]

@BendyBrain Brief Q&A with the audience :
Neurodivergence and emotional dysregulation - deeper consideration think sensory processing, proprioception, brain-body strategies. A crucial, complex and wider conversation @BendyBrain Dr. Samuel Tromans

[Bonnie Southgate @hEDSrehab]

@JGjanegreenMBE @SEDSConnective @SENMAGAZINE @BendyBrain Thank you for writing and sharing this, Jane! The link between hypermobility and neurodivergence is still under recognised and the link is so important to understand for truly comprehensive care. @JGjanegreenMBE @SEDSConnective and thank you @BendyBrain for all your amazing work

[SEDSConnective @SEDSConnective]

We are the foremost hypermobility and neurodivergent, community charity. Volunteers are us! #VolunteersWeek Thank you Here are a couple of our Trustees who oversee the running of SEDSConnective as a charity.
'SEDSConnective has empowered me in countless ways. Most importantly, it’s helping build a better world for our community for those with neurodivergence, symptomatic hypermobility (EDS HSD POTS)' Sonal part 1/2

[Jane Green MBE FCCT connective 😶 @JGjanegreenMBE]

New article
'We need a holistic view of neurodivergent education....we’re living through the most exciting time for autism and neuroscience in education.

Published in #SENMagazine in the autism section but does include neurodivergence such as ADHD dyspraxia TS dyslexia

[Jane Green MBE FCCT connective 😶 @JGjanegreenMBE]

Delighted to see this unique conference happening with some of the leading researchers, clinicians in the world on Covid-19, Hypermobility & Neurodivergence
Also delighted to be speaking alongside
BBB (brilliant @bendybrain)
Please share to GPs, clinicians, Educators, policychangers
#hEDS #GJH #Autism #ADHD #dyspraxia #TS
@RoySocMed
Link here for tickets or sponsorship: https://t.co/y3S8QuQ8Aw July 11th 2025

[Sarah Clark @sarah_clark_84]

#ADHD #Diagnosis

The amazing @BendyBrain does so much brilliant public engagement work, raining awareness it’s hard to keep up listening to all the podcasts, radio interviews etc.

Thank you for all you do @BendyBrain. Brilliant 👏

[Jeannie Di Bon @jdibon]

“Your body will never forget how someone made your nervous system feel.” Anon

This quote hits deep for so many of us with EDS & chronic illness.

Our bodies remember the fear, the dismissals, the years without answers.

But they also remember safety. Validation. Those rare moments when someone truly listened.

We still need to create more validations. Still too many dismissals happening to our community.