Brief

The author discusses how AI tools, specifically Claude Code, can serve as an "executive function prosthetic" for individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This approach reframes challenges not as a lack of discipline, but as a need for external support systems that compensate for difficulties in areas like working memory, task initiation, context switching, and time perception. By externalizing these functions into an AI-readable format, the author finds relief and improved productivity, treating these AI tools as assistive engineering rather than a form of cheating. AI

The author discusses how AI tools, specifically Claude Code, can serve as an "executive function prosthetic" for individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This approach reframes challenges not as a lack of discipline but as a need for external support systems that compensate for difficulties in areas like working memory, task initiation, context switching, and time perception. By externalizing these functions into tools like a dedicated markdown file that Claude Code can access, the author finds relief and improved productivity, likening the use of AI to using glasses or crutches to overcome physical limitations. AI

The author describes how AI tools, specifically Claude Code, can serve as an "executive function prosthetic" for individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This approach reframes challenges not as a lack of discipline, but as a need for external support systems that compensate for difficulties in areas like working memory, task initiation, context switching, and time perception. By externalizing these functions into an AI-readable format, the author finds relief and improved productivity, treating these AI tools as assistive engineering rather than a form of cheating. AI

The author discusses how AI tools, specifically Claude Code, can serve as an "executive function prosthetic" for individuals with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). This approach reframes challenges not as a lack of discipline but as a need for external support systems that compensate for difficulties in areas like task initiation, working memory, context switching, and time perception. By externalizing cognitive processes into tools like a dedicated markdown file, AI assists in managing these functions, enabling individuals to achieve outcomes similar to those with unimpaired executive functions. AI