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Autism & ADHD
Stay informed about neurodivergence with news and updates from clinical experts. Scientific information, evidence-based treatments, and more.
Out of Sight, Out of Mind: What 'ADHD Object Permanence' Really Describes
Out of sight, out of mind with ADHD? What 'object permanence' gets wrong, the memory skills really involved, and how to use visible cues without clutter.
ScienceWorks Team
12 hours ago14 min read
ADHD and Money: Why Financial Systems Fail and How to Build Ones That Are Easier to Keep
Late fees, unopened bills, impulse buys: why money tasks are harder with ADHD, what research shows, and money systems that are easier to keep.
ScienceWorks Team
2 days ago13 min read
Capable on Paper, Stalled in Practice: Career Underachievement in High-Ability Adults
Capable on paper but stalled at work? Why some high-ability adults' careers stall, the causes worth ruling out, and what an evaluation can clarify.
ScienceWorks Team
3 days ago16 min read
Can I Get a Copy of My Psychological Testing Report? Your Records Rights and What's Actually in the File
In most cases, yes, you can get a copy of your psychological testing report. What is in the file, what HIPAA and Tennessee law say, and how to request it.
Ryan Burns
7 days ago16 min read
The ADHD Parent-Child Dynamic: Why One Partner Becomes the Manager, and Where Couples Therapy Fits
Feel more like your partner's parent? How the ADHD manager-and-managed pattern forms, what it costs you both, and where couples therapy fits.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2915 min read
ADHD and Irritability: The Short Fuse Nobody Warned You About, and What It Isn't
ADHD irritability is common but often misread. How the short fuse works, how it differs from bipolar or depression, and what helps adults.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2813 min read
What to Expect from Neurodivergent Support Groups: Your First Meeting and After
What happens before, during, and after your first neurodivergent support group meeting, what to ask first, and how to tell if a group fits you.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2813 min read
Self-Diagnosed ADHD From TikTok: What Social Media Gets Right, What It Misses, and When to Get Evaluated
Recognized yourself in ADHD videos? What research says TikTok gets right and misses, and how to turn that recognition into a useful evaluation.
ScienceWorks Team
Sep 2512 min read
Autism Levels 1, 2 and 3 Explained: What "Mild" Means
Mild autism is not a diagnosis. What DSM-5-TR autism levels mean for adults, why they mislead, and how a Tennessee evaluation describes support needs.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2510 min read
ADHD Medication and Executive Function: What It Doesn't Fix
ADHD medication can improve attention and self-control. It isn't designed to build plans, habits or systems. What helps alongside it, and when to reassess.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2412 min read
Regulation Comes Before Planning: Why Dysregulation Makes Executive Function Harder to Use
Why planners and to-do systems stop working when stress runs high, what the research shows about planning under pressure, and what to do first.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2315 min read
ADHD and Background Noise: Who It Helps, Who It Hurts
Brown noise for ADHD focus: what the trials actually measured, who it helps, who it makes worse, and what has never been studied. An honest evidence read.
ScienceWorks Team
Sep 2215 min read
Co-Regulation Before Self-Regulation: Why the Strategy You Handed Your Child Isn't Working Yet
Why a child may not yet be able to run the calming strategy you handed them, what the research says changes with age, and what the adult actually provides.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2216 min read
After-School Restraint Collapse: Why Kids Fall Apart at Home
Why kids hold it together at school and fall apart at home, what the pattern means, and how clinicians decide when an evaluation is warranted.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2115 min read
Executive Dysfunction After Concussion: Acquired vs Lifelong
How clinicians tell executive dysfunction after a concussion or illness apart from the lifelong kind, and when to see a doctor first.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 2113 min read
The Sibling Nobody Is Worried About: Supporting Brothers and Sisters of a Neurodivergent Child
The brother or sister who seems fine may still need support. What the research on sibling adjustment actually shows, and when to seek their own care.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 1916 min read
When Co-Parents Disagree About How to Parent a Neurodivergent Child
Two parents rating the same child agree less than you'd think. Why disagreement about a child's diagnosis is normal, and how to work through it.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 1917 min read
ADHD and Perfectionism: Harsh Self-Judgment
In the research, ADHD perfectionism looks more like harsh self-judgment than unusually high standards. How it differs from OCD, and what helps.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 1814 min read
School Refusal in Demand-Avoidant Kids: Why Rewards Backfire
Why consequences and reward charts make school refusal worse in a demand-avoidant child, what lowers the demand load, and what an evaluation clarifies.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 1813 min read
How Many Executive Functions Are There? Why Every List Is Different
Three, seven, or twelve? Every list of executive functions is different. Here is where each one comes from and which to use for what.
Kiesa Kelly
Sep 1713 min read
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