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Autism & ADHD
Stay informed about neurodivergence with news and updates from clinical experts. Scientific information, evidence-based treatments, and more.


Misophonia and ADHD: Why Sound Sensitivity and Attention Overlap
Sound sensitivity and ADHD often overlap. Learn how clinicians tell misophonia apart from ADHD, what actually helps, and how telehealth evaluation works.

Kiesa Kelly
24 hours ago11 min read


Executive Function Coaching for Adults: What Actually Happens in a Session
What an executive function coaching session for adults actually looks like, beat by beat: the weekly recap, skill-building, real-life systems, and accountability that ties it together.

Ryan Burns
2 days ago10 min read


Misophonia: Why Certain Sounds Trigger You, and What Actually Helps
Misophonia makes everyday sounds feel unbearable. Learn what it is, why triggers happen, and which evidence-based therapies help—and which to avoid.

Kiesa Kelly
6 days ago12 min read


Misophonia vs. Hyperacusis vs. Phonophobia: How to Tell Sound Sensitivities Apart
Misophonia, hyperacusis, and phonophobia all feel like sound sensitivity but are different conditions. Learn how to tell them apart and who can help.

Kiesa Kelly
6 days ago14 min read


Auditory Processing Disorder in Adults: When You Can Hear but Can't Follow
Hearing fine but missing words in noise? Learn how auditory processing disorder overlaps with ADHD, autism, and anxiety, and where to start.

Kiesa Kelly
6 days ago14 min read


Executive Dysfunction That Isn't ADHD: Depression, Menopause, Sleep, Trauma, and Other Causes
You know exactly what to do but cannot make yourself begin. Executive dysfunction has many causes, and ADHD is only one - naming the right one changes what helps.

Kiesa Kelly
7 days ago12 min read


How Much Does a Psychoeducational or Learning Evaluation Cost — and What to Expect
Weighing a psychoeducational or learning evaluation? Here is what the cost actually reflects, how insurance fits, the timeline, and how to compare providers.

Ryan Burns
7 days ago12 min read


Late-Diagnosed Autism and ADHD in Men: The Signs Missed Differently Than in Women
Autism and ADHD are missed in men too — just for different reasons than the stereotype suggests. What late-diagnosed autism and ADHD look like in adult men, why they get overlooked, and how a careful adult evaluation can finally give you a clear answer.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 414 min read


Starting College with ADHD or Autism: The Executive-Function Cliff and How to Prepare
College removes the structure that held things together. Learn the executive-function cliff students with ADHD or autism hit — and how to prepare.

ScienceWorks Team
Jun 411 min read


How to Get an ADHD or Autism Accommodation Letter for Work or College
Need an ADHD or autism accommodation letter for work or college? Here's what valid documentation requires, how the work and college processes differ, why requests get rejected, and how a proper evaluation gives you documentation that holds up.

Ryan Burns
Jun 410 min read


Sensory Overload and Overstimulation in Autistic and ADHD Adults: Why It Happens and What Helps
If a crowded store or open-plan office leaves you frayed, that is sensory overload. Here is why autistic, ADHD, and AuDHD adults overload differently, and what actually helps.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 315 min read


"I Saw Myself in My Child's Diagnosis": Recognizing Your Own Autism or ADHD After Your Kid Is Evaluated
After your child's autism or ADHD diagnosis, you may recognize yourself too. Why it's common, what an adult evaluation involves, and what it can change.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 314 min read


Cognitive Changes After 50: Is It ADHD, Anxiety, Menopause, or Early Dementia?
New focus and memory trouble after 50 usually is not dementia. The timeline is the key clue. How ADHD, anxiety, menopause brain fog, and early dementia differ, and when to seek a medical evaluation.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 317 min read


Emotional Dysregulation: Is It BPD, ADHD, or Autism — and Where DBT Fits
Emotional dysregulation isn't one thing. The same intense surge can come from BPD, ADHD, or autism — here's how clinicians tell them apart, why high-masking women get misdiagnosed, and where DBT skills fit across all three.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 315 min read


Alexithymia: When You Feel Things but Can't Name Them (and Its Link to Autism)
Alexithymia means emotions are present but hard to identify or name. Here's what it feels like, how it links to autism and interoception, and what actually helps.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 314 min read


Twice-Exceptional (2e) Adults: When Giftedness Hides ADHD or Autism
Twice-exceptional (2e) adults can be gifted and ADHD or autistic at once. Learn why it gets missed and how an evaluation tells ability from support needs.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 216 min read


Misophonia: Why Certain Sounds Trigger Rage — and How It Overlaps with Autism, OCD, and Anxiety
Misophonia makes certain sounds trigger rage or panic. Learn why it happens, how it overlaps with autism, OCD, and anxiety, and what actually helps.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 214 min read


Bipolar or ADHD? Why Adult Mood Swings Get Misdiagnosed (and How to Tell)
ADHD mood swings and bipolar episodes look alike but differ in timing, triggers, and onset. Learn how a careful evaluation tells them apart.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 214 min read


Online Executive Function Coaching: How Telehealth Coaching Works Across States
Online executive function coaching works over telehealth in most states. Coaching isn't licensed care, so it can reach you wherever you live. Here's how.

ScienceWorks Team
Jun 211 min read


Adult Autism Assessment in Knoxville, TN: What to Expect and How Long It Really Takes
What an adult autism assessment in the Knoxville area actually involves, how long it really takes, when telehealth is the faster path, and how to get answers sooner.

Ryan Burns
May 2210 min read
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