Rae Jacobson
Rae Jacobson, MS, is a writer, ADHD expert, and the host of Hyperfocus with Rae Jacobson. She is the Associate Director of Editorial Insights at Understood.org and a former senior editor at the Child Mind Institute. Her work blends research, clarity, and lived experience, making complex mental‑health topics accessible and genuinely human. Rae’s writing has appeared in New York Magazine, The Daily Beast, Rolling Stone, Parenting, American Girl, and more. She holds a Master of Science in counselling psychology from Loyola University New Orleans and has spent over a decade reporting on mental health, neurodiversity, and the realities of living with ADHD.