Carers Week 2020 Is Here

Aug 4, 20201 min read

Many of our community are or have unpaid carers in their lives. 2020 has been a strange year for everyone, but with people #StillShielding or having vastly different routines what the Carers around them has changed too. We want to have a conversation about those changes, help to make our Carers more visible. Resources for Carers can be found at CarersWeek.org along with more information about this year's campaign.

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does a high score mean more severely affected? Infographic 2/3: The 9 point scale that is sometimes used to screen for hypermobility only covers 9 joints (The spine, and both elbows, knees, thumbs and little fingers) out of over 300 joints, and only looks for flexibility in a single direction. It’s a shortcut tool that can give a quick definite yes for some people, but cannot rule hypermobility out.

Does a hypermobility score of 9/9 mean you are more severely affected?

5 small children wrapped up for cold weather, playing in a play area.

A hypermobile parent's perspective on supporting their hypermobile child: Starting school.

esearch as linked various types of neurodivergene to hypermobility. For example, A study found that 50% of participants with a diagnosis of Autism, ADHD or tic disorder demonstrated elevated levels of hypermobility, compared with just 20% of participants from the general population.

Neurodivergence and hypermobility

Carers Week 2020 Is Here

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