ADHD
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ADHD Evaluation Resources
Getting StartedFinding the right place for an ADHD evaluation depends on your location, budget, and whether you prefer in-person or virtual care. Because ADHD often "overlaps" with ...
Your Brain Isn't Broken, It's Just Running a Different OS
By Tahirat Nasiru, LCSWConsider This…Ever tried using an Android manual to fix your iPhone? Or downloaded a Windows .exe file on a Mac? You’d get, at best, a confused error message ...
Adult ADHD Screening Tools
The following tools are the most widely used and scientifically validated instruments for adult ADHD screening.1. The Gold Standard: ASRS (Adult Self-Report Scale)Developed by the ...
Understanding Executive Function- The ADHD Brain's CEO
The Short DefinitionExecutive Function is the brain's management system. It’s the set of mental skills that help you get things done.If your brain were a company, Executive Functio ...
🧠How NT vs ADHD Thoughts Are Organized
Two Brains. Two Systems.“Let’s look at two different ways brains organize information.Neurotypical vs ADHD Thinking (Foreground & Background Processing)🧠Neurotypical BrainFor ...
The "Two-Track Mind": Why ADHD Brains Need Background Noise
If you’ve ever felt like you can’t concentrate on a task unless you have a podcast playing, a fidget in your hand, or music in your ears, you aren't being distracted—you are optimi ...
AuDHD Personification: Why You Should Give Your Brain a Name
by Tahirat Nasiru, LCSW“the AuDHD civil war is when rules of one neurotype ( i.e ADHD) are constantly vetoed by the needs of the other ( Autism).”Greetings 👋Have you ever felt li ...
What Does It Mean to Be a NeuroTypical ?
Imagine this…If phones were neurotypes:The Android system represents the dominant, widely assumed operating system ( i.e. a neurotypical mind) .​The iPhone represents a different, ...
Neurotypical vs. Neurodivergent Brains: Understanding Different Operating Systems
Imagine this….Imagine if human brains ran on different "operating systems," like computers. Some run on Neurotypical (NT), the more common system, while others run on Neurodivergen ...
TASK INITIATION: Different Engines, Different Needs
This image explores how different neurotypes approach the start of a task, using an extended car metaphor to highlight that every brain has its own unique design and requirements f ...