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When I first started working from home, I thought it would solve all my ADHD struggles. No noisy office. No awkward watercooler chats. No soul-crushing commute. Just me, my laptop, and total control of my day. That lasted about two days. After the novelty wore off, I found myself staring
I didn’t cry when I got my ADHD diagnosis. I exhaled. It felt like someone had finally handed me the missing piece of a puzzle I’d been trying to solve for years. But after the relief came the big question: What now? If you’ve just been diagnosed,
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If you’ve ever felt boxed in by traditional career advice, you’re not alone. The world isn’t exactly built for ADHD brains, but that doesn’t mean we can’t thrive. In fact, when we find the right kind of work, it can feel like switching from survival
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🇦🇺 Australia Faces ADHD Medication Shortages A nationwide shortage of ADHD medications in Australia has severely impacted families. Since February 2025, patients have struggled with inconsistent access to their usual treatments, leading to adverse effects like anxiety and insomnia. The shortage affects nearly 400 medicines, including 13 critical ADHD drugs. Experts
For most of my life, I assumed something was wrong with me—just not enough to name. I was always the one with a million browser tabs open, both literally and in my head. Deadlines felt like cliffs I was constantly falling off of. I’d miss appointments, misplace my
ADHD and anxiety often go hand-in-hand but figuring out where one ends and the other begins can feel like untangling a mess of holiday lights. If you’ve been diagnosed with one (or both), you’re not alone. Here’s what you need to know about how they connect, overlap,
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When it comes to ADHD treatment, Concerta and Adderall are two of the most common options. Both are stimulants—but they’re not the same. Here’s how they compare. What They Have in Common Both medications: * Are stimulants * Treat ADHD symptoms * Improve focus, attention, and impulse control * Have similar
Welcome to the inaugural edition of This Week in ADHD News, where we curate the latest developments, research, and tools related to ADHD. Let’s dive in: 📈 NHS Reports 2.5 Million Adults in England May Have ADHD The NHS has released its first official estimate, indicating that approximately 2.
When most people think of ADHD, they picture a hyperactive kid bouncing off the walls. But adult ADHD? It’s more like staring at a to-do list for 45 minutes and then somehow ending up deep into reorganizing your kitchen spices. If you’re constantly asking yourself, “Why can’t
Getting assessed for ADHD as an adult is weird. You’re finally starting to understand your own brain — the missed deadlines, the time warps, the 35 tabs open in your mind and your browser — and now you’re trying to figure out what to do about it. You Google “ADHD
I used to be “on time” the way raccoons are “welcome visitors” — technically possible, but rarely true. No matter how early I started getting ready, I’d still end up five minutes late, one shoe on, keys nowhere, pulse racing like I just fled a crime scene. That’s not
Low-effort systems, honest advice, and functional chaos for ADHD brains trying to work, live, and maybe show up on time.
Some days, my brain boots up like a decade-old laptop. Nothing loads properly. The cursor just spins. Everything feels… foggy. I know I need to do something. But I can’t remember what. I open my to-do list and immediately want to close my laptop forever. That’s when I
There’s a moment a lot of us remember. You’re scrolling, watching a video, or reading a tweet that says something like: “People with ADHD often struggle with task initiation, time blindness, and executive dysfunction.” …and you stop cold. Because wait — that’s just… how your brain works? If
Welcome to the inaugural edition of This Week in ADHD News, where we curate the latest developments, research, and tools related to ADHD. Let’s dive in: 📈 NHS Reports 2.5 Million Adults in England May Have ADHD The NHS has released its first official estimate, indicating that approximately 2.
When most people think of ADHD, they picture a hyperactive kid bouncing off the walls. But adult ADHD? It’s more like staring at a to-do list for 45 minutes and then somehow ending up deep into reorganizing your kitchen spices. If you’re constantly asking yourself, “Why can’t
For most of my career, I didn’t know I had ADHD. I just thought I was… chaotic. Not disorganized, exactly — I could build complex systems, design beautiful interfaces, and lead creative teams. But I was always fighting myself to do it. My focus came in unpredictable bursts. I lost
Getting assessed for ADHD as an adult is weird. You’re finally starting to understand your own brain — the missed deadlines, the time warps, the 35 tabs open in your mind and your browser — and now you’re trying to figure out what to do about it. You Google “ADHD
If you’ve ever bought a beautiful planner, filled out two pages, then let it die in a drawer… same. For a long time, I thought I just lacked discipline. I’d look at my half-used planner and think, If I could just stick with it, I’d finally get
I used to be “on time” the way raccoons are “welcome visitors” — technically possible, but rarely true. No matter how early I started getting ready, I’d still end up five minutes late, one shoe on, keys nowhere, pulse racing like I just fled a crime scene. That’s not
If you have ADHD and feel like every productivity system is gaslighting you, you’re not wrong. Most of the advice out there was built for people who can remember their passwords, don’t lose entire mornings to four open tabs, and haven’t spent two hours “organizing” their to-do