Episode

Is your ADHD brain fog actually CDS?

Podcast: Hyperfocus with Rae Jacobson
Published: Aug 13, 2026
Duration seconds: 1321
Processing state: not_requested
Canonical source: https://www.understood.org/en/podcasts/hyperfocus/adhd-cds
Audio: https://mgln.ai/e/1245/afp-935247-injected.calisto.simplecastaudio.com/413aead8-30e8-4194-b1de-a79e272c9a2b/episodes/58e83f40-6821-4bbb-89bc-cc0e0d3eede1/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=413aead8-30e8-4194-b1de-a79e272c9a2b&awEpisodeId=58e83f40-6821-4bbb-89bc-cc0e0d3eede1&feed=rovQkSeI
JSON: /v1/public/podcasts/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869/episodes/is-your-adhd-brain-fog-actually-cds
Markdown: /podcast/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869/is-your-adhd-brain-fog-actually-cds.md

Actions

POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869/episodes/is-your-adhd-brain-fog-actually-cds/transcription-requests
Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hyperfocus-with-rae-jacobson-7037869/is-your-adhd-brain-fog-actually-cds.md
Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

Summary

Many people with inattentive ADHD feel like something is missing from their diagnosis. That missing piece might be cognitive disengagement syndrome, or CDS: a cluster of symptoms including daydreaming, confusion, daytime sleepiness, and more. CDS isn’t officially its own disorder. But scientists and clinicians are beginning to recognize it as something distinct from ADHD — though it often overlaps. Pediatric psychologist Melissa Miller explains how CDS differs from ADHD, what it looks like, and why it’s linked to anxiety and depression. She also shares early research on treatment, plus the strengths that may come with it.