https://thedifferentme.com/blog.html Articles on Traumatic Intelligence, ADHD, PTSD, TBI and autism overlap, hypervigilance, complex trauma and neurodivergence, from JS Gilbert, author of The Different Me. en-us © 2026 JS Gilbert jaystergilbert@gmail.com (JS Gilbert) Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://thedifferentme.com/blog/what-is-traumatic-intelligence.html https://thedifferentme.com/blog/what-is-traumatic-intelligence.html Wed, 09 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Traumatic Intelligence is not a diagnosis and not a superpower. It is the heightened awareness, pattern recognition and adaptive thinking a life that did not go smoothly can leave behind. Here is what the term means, and what it does not. https://thedifferentme.com/blog/adhd-ptsd-tbi-autism-overlap.html https://thedifferentme.com/blog/adhd-ptsd-tbi-autism-overlap.html Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Four different conditions with four different causes can still produce the same attention, sleep and sensory symptoms. Here is what ADHD, PTSD, traumatic brain injury and autism share, what they do not, and why the difference changes what actually helps. https://thedifferentme.com/blog/hypervigilance-is-a-skill.html https://thedifferentme.com/blog/hypervigilance-is-a-skill.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT Scanning a room before you have even sat down gets called anxiety, or paranoia, or being "too much." It is also threat detection that runs early enough to matter. Here is the other reading of hypervigilance, and what to do with it.