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


EF Coaching: What a Session Looks Like | ScienceWorks
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
Jun 1210 min read


Misophonia: Sound Triggers, Why They Happen & Treatment
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
Jun 812 min read


Misophonia vs Hyperacusis vs Phonophobia: How to Tell
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
Jun 814 min read


Auditory Processing Disorder in Adults | ScienceWorks
Hearing fine but missing words in noise? Learn how auditory processing disorder overlaps with ADHD, autism, and anxiety, and where to start.

Kiesa Kelly
Jun 814 min read


Executive Dysfunction That Isn't ADHD | ScienceWorks
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
Jun 712 min read


Psychoeducational Evaluation Cost | ScienceWorks
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
Jun 712 min read


Late-Diagnosed Autism & ADHD in Men | ScienceWorks
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


College With ADHD or Autism: The EF Cliff | ScienceWorks
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


ADHD & Autism Accommodation Letters | ScienceWorks
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 in Autistic & ADHD Adults | ScienceWorks
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


Your Own ADHD or Autism After Your Kid's Eval | ScienceWorks
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: ADHD or Dementia? | ScienceWorks
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?
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 and Autism: When You Can't Name Feelings
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
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 | ScienceWorks
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? Adult Mood Swings, Explained | ScienceWorks
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 | ScienceWorks
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 | ScienceWorks
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


Adult ADHD Testing in Knoxville, TN | ScienceWorks
What a thorough adult ADHD evaluation includes, what it costs around Knoxville and what changes the price, and how telehealth lets East Tennessee adults skip the months-long wait.

Ryan Burns
May 2210 min read
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