Woman reaching for an alarm clock in bed, showing how alarms for time blindness support difficult morning transitions.

How to Use Alarms for Time Blindness (And Why One Is Never Enough)

If you have an AuDHD brain and one alarm has never been enough to get you out of the door, you’re not failing at something simple. Using alarms for time blindness isn’t about discipline; it’s about supporting transitions your brain can’t track on its own. The real issue is a mismatch between how time is usually explained and how your brain actually experiences it. For a long time, I thought that needing more than one alarm meant I was disorganized, unmotivated, or just bad at mornings. In reality, the problem was never willpower. It was transitions, and being expected to make them instantly, without support.

AuDHD creativity

AuDHD Creativity: Why Our Brains Come Alive Through Art

Since I was a little kid, creativity was driven by the small sparks of “otherworldly moments” I was experiencing often. It was a half-second of strange, wonderful feelings that seemed beyond this world. Only as an adult have I learned that some of the other people experienced them too. I wanted to share them with other people, to put them into images and words, no matter how imperfectly. I wanted to breathe life into them, to bring them inside this world. To this day, the highest compliment anyone can pay me on my art is that it made them feel. 

ADHD glasses: A woman putting on a pair of glasses and looking surprised

ADHD Glasses: Can Special Lenses Actually Help You Focus?

When most people think of ADHD treatments, they imagine medication, therapy, or lifestyle changes, not glasses. But for some, visual issues may be quietly fueling their struggles with attention, focus, and even hyperactivity. That’s where so-called “ADHD glasses” come in. These specialized lenses aren’t a cure, but they can make a surprising difference—especially if eye strain, visual misalignment, or overstimulation are part of the picture. From blue-light blockers to Prism lenses, let’s take a closer look at how these glasses work and whether they’re worth considering for your ADHD toolkit.

ADHD food hacks: it doesn't have to be difficult. Pictured: a woman with green hair eating pizza.

15 Real-Life AuDHD Food Hacks for When Cooking Feels Impossible

AuDHD makes food difficult. When it comes to ADHD food needs, ADHD craves novelty every time, while autism demands the comfort of the safe few familiar meals. ADHD makes it hard to remember to eat – you may lose yourself in hyperfocus, and time blindness lets meal times slip away unnoticed. Autism creates sensory difficulties. Sometimes we are hungry but none of the food seems appealing, so we simply don’t eat. These ADHD food struggles make ADHD symptoms worse, which makes for even more missed meals. Oh, and are you often hangry, too?