The Real (and Invisible) Problem
Adults diagnosed with ADHD don’t just struggle with distraction — they face an entire system that wasn’t designed for them. In daily life, this translates into:

• forgetting simple tasks

• losing essential items (keys, documents, phone)

• difficulty meeting deadlines

• abandoning tasks that require sustained mental effort

• constant failures in time management

Common situations, like leaving the house, can become challenging:

• forgetting something important

• losing focus midway through a task

• being unable to finish what was started

The result is not just disorganization. It is:

• constant frustration

• a sense of inadequacy

• impact on both professional and personal life

Market Failure
Despite the increase in diagnoses, most digital solutions:

• do not account for real cognitive limitations

• require consistency that users cannot sustain

• add complexity instead of reducing it

There is also a clear gap: most solutions are designed for children, not for adults with late diagnoses.

Opportunity
If the problem lies in the difficulty of creating structure,
the solution cannot depend on it.

The guiding question for the project was:

How can we create an external structure capable of compensating for internal limitations?

Approach
The project was developed based on a combination of:

• scientific literature review on ADHD and executive functions

• interviews with diagnosed individuals

• observation of real daily-life challenges

• analysis of existing tools

Using a Research Through Design approach, where the design process itself becomes a tool for investigation.

The goal was not only to understand the problem, but to test how design could respond to it.

Key Insight
People with ADHD don’t need more tools — they need continuous, adaptable structure.

Something that:

• reduces decision-making

• anticipates forgetfulness

• works across different contexts

• supports the user throughout the day