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Community Findings

What the ADHD community is actually talking about — tracked systematically, not cherry-picked. Updated monthly.

How this works

mine.pyis a Python scraper that runs monthly against r/ADHD, r/adhdwomen, and related subreddits. It scans posts for topic-specific keywords, scores them by upvotes and comment count, and writes signal entries to this site's database.

Signal scores are weighted: recency matters (a post from last week counts more than one from three months ago), and comments are weighted more than upvotes (discussion signals deeper community resonance than passive agreement).

The heatmap below shows which topics are generating the most community discussion right now. High-signal topics get prioritized for article updates and new content.

High signal — trending heavilyMedium signal — consistent discussionLow / no recent signal

Signal heatmap — past 90 days

ADHD & Women

High signal
46,002
weighted signal score · 38 posts tracked
r/adhdwomen45,499
r/ADHD503

Medication & Treatment

High signal
32,574
weighted signal score · 88 posts tracked
r/ADHD22,128
r/adhdwomen8,721
r/Psychiatry1,725

Daily Life & Strategies

High signal
19,516
weighted signal score · 110 posts tracked
r/adhdwomen7,719
r/getdisciplined4,238
r/productivity4,219

Workplace & Accommodations

High signal
60,580
weighted signal score · 254 posts tracked
r/jobs21,312
r/AskHR16,502
r/adhdwomen12,246

Diagnosis & Late Discovery

High signal
4,668
weighted signal score · 20 posts tracked
r/ADHD2,440
r/adhdwomen2,228

What this means for content

Topics with high signal scores get prioritized for article updates and new content. If perimenopause is trending in r/adhdwomen, that tells us the existing article needs to be refreshed, or that there's a specific angle the community is asking about that isn't covered yet.

Every knowledge article on this site shows a community signal badge and links back to the sources that informed it. This isn't content written in a vacuum — it's a response to what real people are actually asking.