A helpful tool is not the same as a shiny gadget. ADHD brains are very good at falling in love with a new device, app, notebook, timer, bottle, lamp, or system — and then forgetting it exists three days later. The tool is not useful because it looks clever. It is useful only if it survives actual life.

This section is built around practical supports that may help with focus, memory, comfort, reminders, task-starting, sleep, hydration, movement, and everyday maintenance. Some tools are digital. Some are physical. Some are barely “tools” at all — just simple objects that make life easier to start, see, repeat, or recover from.

The goal is not to build a perfect tech-powered life. The goal is to find small supports that remove one layer of resistance. A lamp that makes starting easier. A timer that makes time visible. A notebook that catches ideas before they vanish. A reminder device that reduces the mental load. A desk setup that makes the task feel less hostile.

Try tools slowly. One at a time. If a tool needs constant charging, updating, syncing, remembering, managing, or emotional commitment, it may become another task wearing a gadget costume. Helpful tools should give more energy than they take.