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Cartoon: a person pours a tangled storm of thoughts out of their head into a notebook on the nightstand, where the scribbles become neat lines
sleep4 min

ADHD and Racing Thoughts at Night: The Protocol for a Brain That Won't Shut Off

It's 1am, you're exhausted, and your brain has 40 tabs open. Here's how to tell a racing mind from a shifted clock — and the exact wind-down sequence to run tonight.

Cartoon: a person lies awake under a giant wall clock while their small orange internal clock, hours behind, drags the hands backward
sleep5 min

Why Your ADHD Brain Won't Sleep Until 3am: The Circadian Mechanism

Not a discipline problem: in ADHD adults with sleep-onset insomnia, melatonin arrives ~1.5 hours late. Your clock is set wrong. Here's how to move it.

Cartoon: a person plants a determined foot on the giant glowing first step of a staircase — a warm bed — with trophies and rockets on the steps above
sleep9 min

Fix Your Sleep First: The ADHD Order of Operations

Two-thirds of ADHD adults report insomnia symptoms, and every other fix fails on top of them. Why sleep is step one — and why the usual advice fails your brain.