ADHD

Adult ADHD symptoms don’t always look like the stereotypes. In my work as a psychology researcher, and in my own life experiments, I’ve seen how ADHD in adults can hide in plain sight: in overflowing inboxes, in time-blindness, in that sudden burst of energy at 10 p.m. when the day finally feels quiet. In this…

Hi, I’m Dora. I remember the first time I tried the ASRS ADHD test. It was a quiet morning on May 14, 2024, and I wanted to see how this brief screener stacked up against longer tools I use in research. As a psychology researcher, I’m often asked whether the ASRS is accurate, how to…

Hi, I’m Dora. As a psychology researcher and writer, I’ve worked hands-on with ADHD rating scales to understand what they truly capture and where they fall short. On September 18, 2024, I ran a small pilot in my lab comparing the NICHQ Vanderbilt Assessment Scales with the SNAP-IV and the ADHD-RS-5 across 12 children referred…

Hi, I’m Dora. If you’re shipping AI into regulated clinical workflows, “autism vs ADHD” isn’t just a diagnostic nuance, it’s a data, labeling, and safety problem. I’ve built and evaluated LLM pipelines around developmental and neurobehavioral screening in HIPAA/GDPR environments, and the biggest risks I’ve seen come from oversimplified symptom mappings and tool misuse. In…