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Research · community signals

What the community is actually asking about. Updated monthly.

Tracked systematically from r/ADHD, r/adhdwomen, and related communities — not cherry-picked. High-signal topics get prioritised for article updates.

How this works

mine.py is 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 the database.

Signal scores are weighted: recency matters, and comments count more than upvotes — discussion signals deeper resonance than passive agreement.

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

Signal heatmap — past 90 days

ADHD & Women

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

Medication & Treatment

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

Daily Life & Strategies

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

Workplace & Accommodations

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

Diagnosis & Late Discovery

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

What this means for content

Topics with high signal scores get prioritised for article updates and new content. If perimenopause is trending in r/adhdwomen, the existing article gets refreshed — or a new angle gets covered.

Every knowledge article on this site shows a community signal badge and links back to the sources that informed it. The content responds to what people are actually asking, not what a content calendar says.