ADHD-First Design
Every product, system, and piece of content is tested on a brain that actually has ADHD. If it doesn't stick for us, we don't ship it.
For ADHD brains that hyperfocus.
Autistic minds that process patterns.
Neurodivergent creatives who see the world differently.
Tools that match how you think. Built from lived experience, not clinical assumptions.
Awakened Insights
Weekly ADHD Strategies
Frameworks and AI tools for how your brain actually works...
Every Thursday
Awakening Apparel
Wear Your Identity
Neurodivergent pride, subtle enough for work
Awakened Systems
B2B AI Consulting
AI automation for Maine businesses
Our Brands
Three ways to thrive
Each brand serves a different need in the neurodivergent journey.
Awakened Insights
Weekly newsletter with ADHD strategies, AI tool reviews, and productivity frameworks that actually work for neurodivergent minds.
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Neurodivergent & unmasked. Apparel that lets you wear your identity with pride, subtle enough for work, bold enough to start conversations.
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B2B AI consulting for Maine businesses. Automation workflows, content systems, and digital transformation done right.
Learn MoreWhy Awakened AI
Built differently, on purpose
Everything we create starts with one question: does this work for ADHD brains?
AI-Augmented
We use AI as a cognitive prosthetic, not a replacement. Tools that extend your capabilities without adding cognitive load.
Evidence-Based
No pseudoscience, no toxic positivity. Research-backed strategies adapted for real-world neurodivergent experiences.
Systems Over Willpower
We don't tell you to "just try harder." External structures, visual cues, and dopamine-aware design do the heavy lifting.
Maine Made
Built in Maine by a real human (with ADHD). Supporting local businesses and bringing AI innovation to New England.
Building what I needed
I was diagnosed with ADHD at 32. That moment changed everything about how I approach work, productivity, and life.
After years of feeling broken using neurotypical systems, I started building tools that actually work for how my brain operates. External structures. Visual accountability. Dopamine-aware design.
Awakened AI is the result. It's not a company that makes products for neurodivergent people. It's a company by someone who lives it every day.
Whether you need strategies (Insights), identity (Apparel), or business automation (Systems), everything here is built with one principle: work with your brain, not against it.
— Shawn Garland, Maine native & former cruise ship adventurer, now helping fellow ADHD brains thrive
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