The Study at a GlanceA new U.S. study (Kim & Rhinehart, 2025) digs into how marginalized identities affect the mental health of college students already living with psychological disorders. It’s a wide-ranging survey of over 5,000 students across two- and four-year colleges, and it brings two issues into sharp relief:Women students reported more severe mental health challenges than …
“Just make it meaningful.”“Gamify the task.”“Set a deadline.”If you live with ADHD, you’ve heard it all before. And if you’ve tried these strategies, you’ve likely found that they often fizzle out just when you need them most. A recent study by Orban et al. (2025) backs up what many of us have lived: people with ADHD traits are …
Why a 2012 paper still reads like today’s headline — and why that’s a problem. In 2012, a group of leading ADHD researchers published a paper with a blunt title: “ADHD matures: time for practitioners to do the same.”It was clear, evidence-based, and optimistic: ADHD is real, it persists into adulthood, we know how to treat it, …
Understanding how ADHD affects adults in the workplace takes more than basic checklists or general assessments. It needs a tool that looks closely at how people actually behave at work. Work and Occupational Performance in ADHD (WOPA) is a 30-item self-report instrument designed to assess multidimensional work performance in adults. Developed by Fuermaier et al. (2025), WOPA is a detailed, self-report tool that helps …