Adderall vs Vyvanse: What the Evidence Says About Each
Adderall and Vyvanse are both amphetamine-based ADHD medications. This post compares their mechanisms, duration, efficacy, side effects, and misuse potential based on the clinical evidence.
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ADHD Medication: What the Evidence Actually Says
A summary of the clinical trial evidence for ADHD medication in adults, including stimulants and non-stimulants, effect sizes, side effects, and what medication does and does not fix.
Dopamine and ADHD: What the Neuroscience Actually Says
The relationship between dopamine and ADHD is well-documented but widely oversimplified. This post covers what PET imaging, genetics, and pharmacology studies actually show, and what they don't.
Adult ADHD Assessment: What to Expect
An adult ADHD assessment involves clinical interview, rating scales, and developmental history. This post explains each step so you arrive prepared.
The Interest-Based Nervous System: Why Importance Doesn't Drive an ADHD Brain
The interest-based nervous system model explains why people with ADHD can focus intensely on some tasks and not at all on others. The driver is not importance. It is novelty, urgency, challenge, interest, and personal connection.
Time Blindness and ADHD: Why Ten Minutes Feels Like Two
People with ADHD consistently underestimate elapsed time and struggle with temporal planning. This is not carelessness. It is a measurable cognitive difference with real consequences.
ADHD in Adults: What It Actually Looks Like
Adult ADHD presents differently from the childhood stereotype. Hyperactivity turns inward, inattention looks like underperformance, and the executive function deficits that matter most are often invisible. Here is what the current evidence describes.
Body Doubling: Why Working Next to Someone Helps
Body doubling means working in the presence of another person to improve focus and task initiation. The research base is limited but the clinical reports are consistent. Here is what we know.
ADHD Paralysis: Why You Can't Start
ADHD paralysis is a specific form of task initiation failure rooted in executive dysfunction. This post explains the mechanism, what distinguishes it from procrastination, and what interventions have evidence.
What Is Executive Dysfunction?
Executive dysfunction is not confusion about what needs doing. It is a neurological gap between intention and initiation. Here is what the research says about why it happens and what helps.