ADHD "Waiting Mode": Why a 3pm Appointment Eats the Whole Day
One appointment at 3pm and the whole day is gone. "Waiting mode" isn't a clinical term — but the time perception, working memory and anxiety research underneath it is real, and it points at what actually helps.
The "Afternoon Crash" and Medication "Tolerance": Which of These Worries Hold Up?
In the one trial that measured it, rebound was rarer on medication than on placebo — and tolerance to therapeutic effects is largely folk wisdom. An honest calibration of two very common fears.
Is ADHD Genetic? Heritability, Trauma, and What "It Runs in Families" Really Means
ADHD is one of the most heritable conditions in psychiatry — but "88% heritable" does not mean 88% of your ADHD was caused by genes. Here's what the number actually says, and where trauma genuinely fits.
Emotional Dysregulation: The Biggest ADHD Symptom That Isn't in the Manual
Emotions that arrive at full volume and take hours to come down are one of the best-evidenced features of adult ADHD — and one of the few not listed as a core symptom. Here's the science, and what actually helps.
"Object Permanence" and ADHD: Out of Sight, Out of Mind — What's Actually Going On
"ADHD object permanence" is borrowed baby-psychology and technically wrong — you know the yoghurt exists. The real mechanism is working memory, and it has much better fixes.
Starting ADHD Medication in the UK: What Titration Actually Involves
Titration is a process, not a prescription. Here's what it involves, what your prescriber monitors and why, how shared care works — and the questions worth asking.
Environment Design for ADHD: Make Your Space Do the Remembering
If you have to remember it, you'll lose it. Here's how to build a home and desk that hold information for you — what the evidence supports, and what's just a sensible guess.
Brown Noise, White Noise and Binaural Beats: What Sound Can (and Can't) Do for ADHD Focus
We build sound tools, so here's the uncomfortable version: brown noise has never been studied in ADHD, and the one binaural-beats trial was null on everything objective. What the evidence does support, and how to test it on yourself.
Perimenopause, Menopause and ADHD: Why Midlife Can Feel Like the Wheels Came Off
Lots of women say their ADHD got harder in their 40s. Here's the oestrogen-dopamine mechanism, what the (young, mostly self-report) evidence actually shows, and how to take it to your GP.
Why "21 Days to a Habit" Fails ADHD Brains — and the Planning Trick That Actually Has Evidence
The 21-day rule came from a 1960 self-help book, not a study. The real median is closer to 66 days — and here's what the evidence says actually helps a habit stick.