12/09/2025
Have you ever wondered if you’re ADHD, gifted, autistic, AuDHD, have complex trauma, or burned out? Does it feel like your traits change over time?
Here’s the explanation- The Neurocomplexity Resource Theory (NCRT) by researcher Lindsay Mackareth.
The NCRT is a theory that states that people express traits of ADHD, AuDHD, autism, giftedness, complex trauma, or burnout- that link to how resourced they are at any given point in their lifespan.
Most people don’t realize that ADHD or Autism-like traits can shift over time. You can look “fine” as a kid and then suddenly struggle as an adult, and it doesn’t mean anything is wrong with you or that your wiring changed.
Lindsay Mackereth’s Neurocomplexity theory explains it like this: your brain has a stable wiring, but how it shows up depends on your resources.
High resources look like giftedness.
Low resources look like ADHD or Autism.
Burnout, stress, hormones, and life stage all change how traits express.
So if things feel harder now than they used to, you’re not imagining it. Your resources shifted, and your traits shifted with them.
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