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.
ADHD Time Blindness Is Real: The Science of Losing Time — and How to Externalise It
Time-perception differences are among the best-evidenced findings in ADHD research — bigger than most brain-scan results. Here's the science, and how to put time outside your head.
Body Doubling: Why Working Next to Someone Unlocks ADHD Focus — and What the Evidence Actually Says
Body doubling is one of the most loved ADHD strategies going — and one of the least studied. Here's the honest evidence, and how to use it anyway.
"Dopamine Detox" Is a Myth: How ADHD Understimulation Actually Works (and What to Do About Doomscrolling)
"Dopamine detox" has no mechanism. Here's the honest science of ADHD understimulation — and a calmer, lower-friction way to handle doomscrolling.
ADHD or Anxiety? How to Tell Them Apart — and Why They So Often Travel Together
ADHD and anxiety share a racing mind, restlessness and patchy focus — and often occur together. A calm, science-backed guide to telling them apart.
AuDHD: What It Means to Be Autistic and ADHD at the Same Time
Being autistic and ADHD at once — 'AuDHD' — is more common than many realise. A calm, cited look at the overlap, the real tensions, and what to do next.
What Your Smartwatch Can (and Can't) Actually Tell Your ADHD Brain
Wearables track sleep-versus-wake well but get stages and absolute numbers wrong. How to read the trends without spiralling — and why we ditched sleep scores.
"Was That Criticism, or My RSD?" — A Decision Aid and Scripts for the Moment It Hits
A calm decision aid to tell a real problem from an RSD spike — plus word-for-word scripts for work and relationships, and one rule: wait 24 hours.
Iron, Ferritin and ADHD: The Blood Test to Ask For — and the One Supplement You Should Never Guess At
Iron is the ADHD nutrient with the clearest mechanism — and the most danger. Why to test serum ferritin first, and never guess at an iron supplement.
The Sleep Problems That Look Exactly Like ADHD (And Are Treatable Separately)
Poor sleep, restless legs and sleep apnoea can all mimic or worsen ADHD — and they're treatable in their own right. A calm screen-and-refer guide.