Can focus-training apps or brain games actually cure ADHD without needing medication?
A few different 'brain training' apps specifically market themselves as being able to retrain and improve ADHD-related attention issues to the point where medication isn't necessary. Wondering if there's real substance to that claim or if it's another overstated wellness-app promise.
2026-07-19 10:41876 views
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used one of these apps for a couple months before my diagnosis hoping to avoid needing medication, got noticeably better at the actual in-app games, zero real-world change in my ability to, say, finish a work report or remember appointments. exactly the 'doesn't transfer' pattern described here.
2026-07-20 12:45 367 views
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