From the blog

Notes on ADHD, focus, and everyday life.

Free resources for families and teachers

Download the free term assessment planner for students, or visit the For Teachers page for the free ADHD tip sheet for classroom teachers.

ADHD and Anxiety: Understanding the Overlap

ADHD and anxiety frequently co-occur, and they interact in ways that make both harder to manage. Even for those who do not meet the clinical threshold, anxiety symptoms are very common in ADHD. Understanding the relationship between the two is the first step to addressing both effectively.

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ADHD Executive Coaching in Perth: What It Is and Who It Helps

Executive coaching for ADHD goes beyond generic productivity advice. It targets the specific executive function challenges that ADHD creates at work: task initiation, time management, emotional regulation, and follow-through. Here is what ADHD-specific executive coaching looks like in Perth and why it works.

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Expert ADHD Coaching Strategies for Parents at Home

Parenting a child with ADHD is one of the most demanding jobs there is. The strategies that work are not complicated, but they are different from what works for neurotypical children. Here are the evidence-informed approaches that make the biggest difference at home.

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ADHD and Study Burnout: When Pushing Through Stops Working

Students with ADHD often push harder than their peers just to keep up. At some point, that strategy stops working. Study burnout in ADHD is not just tiredness. It is a state of genuine depletion that can make even basic functioning feel impossible. Here is how to recognise it and recover.

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Building Routines That Stick When You Have ADHD

Standard advice about routines does not work for ADHD brains. The problem is not motivation or discipline. It is that the standard approach does not account for how ADHD actually works. Here is what does work, and why the approach matters as much as the routine itself.

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Digital Overload: Managing Screens and Focus with ADHD

Phones, notifications, and infinite scroll are designed to capture attention, and ADHD brains are particularly vulnerable. The consequences, fragmented attention, disrupted sleep, and a constant low-level sense of overwhelm, are real. Here is how to take back control.

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How to Find the Best ADHD Coach in Perth

Not all ADHD coaches are the same. ADHD coaching is a relatively young field, and the quality and approach varies significantly between practitioners. Here is what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to find the right fit in Perth or online across Australia.

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How to Find a Good ADHD Tutor Near You in WA

Finding a tutor who truly understands ADHD takes more than a quick search. Standard tutoring does not always address the cognitive and behavioural nuances of attention differences. Here is what to look for, what questions to ask, and how to find the right fit in Western Australia.

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Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria: When Criticism Feels Catastrophic

Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) is one of the most painful and least-discussed features of ADHD. It is an extreme emotional sensitivity to perceived criticism, rejection, or failure that can feel overwhelming and out of proportion. Understanding it can change how you relate to yourself and others.

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Task Initiation: Getting Started When You Just Cannot

The hardest part of any task with ADHD is not finishing. It is starting. Task initiation is a core executive function challenge in ADHD, and it has nothing to do with laziness. Here is what is actually happening in your brain and what genuinely helps.

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What to Expect in an ADHD Coaching Session (Perth & WA)

An ADHD coaching session is a structured, goal-focused conversation that helps you build practical skills for managing executive function challenges. Sessions run 45 to 60 minutes, are available online Australia wide or in-person in Perth, and focus on real strategies you can use immediately.

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Working Memory and ADHD: Practical Strategies That Actually Help

Working memory is the brain\'s mental whiteboard, and in ADHD it is often smaller and less reliable than average. Walking into a room and forgetting why, losing the thread mid-sentence, reading a paragraph and not retaining it: these are all working memory failures. Here is how to work around them.

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Free resources for families and teachers

Download the free term assessment planner for students, or visit the For Teachers page for the free ADHD tip sheet for classroom teachers.