That Cute Little ADHD Hack Won't Save You…

The problem with so much ADHD content is that it is too small for the size of the injury.

There's a particular kind of ADHD content that makes me want to lie down in a dark room and pretend I do not have access to the internet.

You know the ones. Cute graphics. Top-five hacks. Cheerful little videos suggesting that if you just turn cleaning into a game, set a timer, or find a more aesthetic morning routine, your life will somehow reorganise itself.

Lovely. Thanks. I'll alert my limbic system.

I say this as a therapist who works with neurodivergent women, who uses timers herself, and who follows the genuinely useful ADHD creators. The issue isn't structure. Structure helps. The issue is the belief that structure is the only thing in the room and that once you sort the planner, you have sorted the ADHD.

Most of the time, with the women I see, that isn't true. Because what looks like an ADHD problem is often ADHD sitting beside trauma, and trauma doesn't respond to a focus timer.