577- Why Chronic Pain Is So Common Among Neurodivergent Youth
ADHD Experts Podcast
ADDitude
4.6 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 30 September 2025
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
Gloria T. Han, Ph.D., and Anna C. Wilson, Ph.D., help parents understand why chronic pain is more common in autistic youth with and without ADHD, how pain presents in unique ways, the impact on daily life, strategies to reduce pain’s impact, and more.
Chronic Pain, Autism, and ADHD: Additional Resources
- Free Download: The ADHD-Autism Link in Children
- Read: Autism in Girls: Why Signs of Neurodivergence Are Overlooked
- Read: How ADHD Can Intensify Physical Health Conditions
- Read: Comorbid ADHD Complicates Most Diagnoses and Treatment Plans
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Attention Deficit Disorder Expert Podcast series by Attitude Magazine. |
| 0:13.5 | I'm Carol Fleck, and on behalf of the Attitude team, I'm delighted to welcome you to today's |
| 0:19.9 | ADHD expert's presentation titled, |
| 0:23.1 | Why Chronic Pain is So Common Among Neurodivergent Youth. |
| 0:28.1 | Leading today's presentation is Dr. Anna Wilson and Dr. Gloria Hahn. |
| 0:33.9 | Dr. Hahn is an assistant professor in the Division of Pain Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. |
| 0:41.4 | She also serves as a pediatric pain psychologist at Vanderbilt's Children's Hospital. |
| 0:47.5 | She works with children and teens living with autism, ADHD, and pain-related challenges. |
| 0:55.2 | Dr. Hahn's clinical and research efforts focus on autism and chronic pain |
| 1:00.3 | and why differences in sensory, emotional, and social information processing |
| 1:05.8 | may contribute to an increased vulnerability for chronic pain. |
| 1:14.3 | Dr. Wilson is a professor of pediatrics at Oregon Health and Science University and a pediatric psychologist at its pediatric pain |
| 1:21.0 | management clinic at the OHSU's Children's Hospital. Dr. Wilson's research has focused on chronic pain in children and adolescents |
| 1:30.4 | and how parenting styles influence children's pain experiences. |
| 1:35.7 | She has also conducted research on how pain in young people relate to ADHD symptoms. |
| 1:43.0 | Dr. Wilson co-authored the book, |
| 1:45.0 | When Children Feel Pain, From Everyday Aks to Chronic Conditions. |
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