Guides
Understand the patterns. Navigate the system.
Plain-spoken, mechanism-grounded, written for brains that skim. No fluff, no lectures, no “just use a planner”.
Guide · 7 min
How adult ADHD assessment works in Australia — the pathway, the costs, the waits
The GP-to-diagnosis pathway explained plainly: psychiatrist vs psychologist, what it commonly costs, Medicare rebates, wait times, and how to prepare.
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On an ADHD assessment waitlist? What you can actually do in the meantime
Months on a waitlist doesn't put your life on pause. How to document your patterns (it helps the assessment), work with your brain now, and hold steady.
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ADHD ‘waiting mode’: why one 3pm appointment eats the entire day
The frozen, can't-start-anything state before a scheduled event has a name and a mechanism. Why ADHD brains lock up before appointments — and what actually helps.
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The interest-based nervous system: why ‘just make it important’ was never going to work
Why you can build something intricate for six hours but can't send a two-line email: the interest-based nervous system model, the four fuels, and how to use them.
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The ADHD boom-and-bust cycle: brilliant weeks, wiped-out weeks, and how to stop the whiplash
Three days unstoppable, four days underwater. Why ADHD energy runs in booms and busts, why 'pace yourself' fails, and how to work the tide instead of fighting it.
Read the guide →Rather see your own pattern than read about everyone else’s? Map your seven systems — free, about four minutes.