The Story Behind DOSE
DOSE was born from a personal crisis and a professional gap. After being diagnosed with ADHD at 48, founder Steev Hodgson became an ICF-credentialed ADHD coach. Through 1,300+ coaching sessions, a pattern emerged: clients would text him during midnight RSD episodes, desperately needing help that existing apps couldn't provide.
"My clients would say: 'I need this available when you're not available,'" Steev recalls. "That gap between coaching sessions, when someone's brain is flooding with emotion at 2am, is exactly when they need support most. But every ADHD app focused on productivity or education. Nothing addressed crisis intervention."
So Steev taught himself to code. He spent 8 months translating the protocols he'd used in 1,300+ crisis moments into four evidence-based tools: SPARK (cognitive restructuring), WAVE (emotional regulation), RSD Meter (rejection sensitivity intervention), and POPCORN (idea capture).
DOSE isn't just another ADHD app. It's the first platform built specifically for when ADHD brains are in crisis, designed by someone who has both lived it and coached through it thousands of times and realized he couldn't do it alone. We have assembled a great founding team who want to be a part of a Solution that makes a difference for those searching for the right tool.
