A Halloween archetype for the mind that never sleeps I’m often accused of being too serious, so let’s free the imagination a little 🙃 Every Halloween, people summon their fears into the flesh — vampires for desire, zombies for numbness, werewolves for rage.If ADHD had a form, it wouldn’t lurk in shadows or howl at moons. …
Sleep isn’t a wellness add-on — it’s the architecture of executive function. The Study That Started the ThoughtIn The Journal of Attention Disorders (2025), van der Ham and colleagues tested something deceptively simple: what happens when adults with ADHD receive treatment for their sleep problems? Three groups were compared — one receiving standard ADHD care, one combining ADHD care …
A landmark genetic study reveals distinct developmental trajectories in early- and late-diagnosed autism — and a surprising link to ADHD. [This is not the first time I step a little outside of ADHD proper, but this study caught my eye because (1) it confirms some popular rumblings that Autism is not a unified diagnosis, (2) late diagnosis …
When effort becomes invisible, exhaustion becomes identity. [ADHD Awareness Month Myth 3: Trying Harder and ADHD] “Everyone gets distracted.”That’s the sentence that silences thousands of adults with ADHD before they even ask for help. When distraction is treated as universal, struggle becomes personal – a flaw in character instead of a difference in wiring. We learn to …
How achievement hides struggle, and why masking as excellence delays understanding [ADHD Awareness Month Myth 2: Success and ADHD] If you looked at my early school record, you’d never guess I had ADHD. Effortless grades, high praise, no visible signs of struggle – until suddenly, everything collapsed. That’s the problem with how we measure “doing well.”We mistake …
Why our outdated models — and our fear of “medicalizing normal life” — keep adults with ADHD invisible[Continuing series ADHD Awareness Month] We like to imagine that ADHD is something kids eventually outgrow, like braces or bedtime.But for many adults, the story is the opposite: what we outgrow is permission to struggle.The hyperactivity fades, the report cards stop, …