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For a show about ADHD you have no chapters and spend nearly 15% of your show (00:00 to 06:00) on promotions and other marketing items and building up to the point.

Ok here’s hoping this helps me at my interview tomorrow

Wow, the advice here is for the non adhd partner to over function for the adhd partner by coaching them through a task. "Have they done the prep?, do they know what paint?, can the schedule time to do it?? Here are the steps on how to paint a bathroom" Good grief! What horrible, horrible advice. Just like everywhere else, making the spouse responsible. Totally unfair and unhelpful. This is maddening. You really failed hard here.

The internet is the WORST for ADHD

Yes! I was being fired while everyone in my company was getting renewed - this made me feel ashamed and angry, I couldn’t bring myself to quit; started acting erratically and made my situation worse.

So many great points and ideas you bring up that have helped me to reframe my thinking - thank you!

Such an underrated movie film.

Pre plan for unstructured time: Look through ur tasks beforehand and come up w some ideas on what can be done. What u want to do? U dont have to just work work work , u can just let urself be, give urself permission to do nothing or to relax, get downtime. How about hyperfocus? Use alarms for quick reminders It’s blessing not a curse Before u start doing something do some meditation/relax

Every day, it's a surprise. Totally get this!

I really wanted to listen to KC (love her!!!) but can’t pay attention when there is any sort of background music. Please consider taking it out in future videos - I want to be able to focus on what is likely really awesome content! Thank you!

This was not very helpful honestly

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 05:02 🏥 *Medication as primary treatment for ADHD* - Medications are considered the primary treatment for ADHD according to seven International standards of care. - Most individuals try multiple alternatives before considering medication due to misconceptions and fears. - Physicians sometimes lack adequate information, leading to misunderstandings about the safety and efficacy of ADHD medications. 09:50 💊 *Finding the optimal dose for ADHD medication* - The right medication and dosage should result in a significant and positive change without side effects. - There exists an optimal dose, referred to as "The Sweet Spot," where ADHD symptoms are effectively managed without adverse effects. - Individuals may experience different side effects based on their unique reactions, such as the "Zombie Syndrome" or "Starbucks syndrome," indicating the need for personalized treatment. 17:24 🌙 *ADHD and its impact on sleep patterns* - Individuals with ADHD often experience disrupted sleep patterns, with many identifying as "night owls." - Treating ADHD can positively influence sleep quality and patterns, allowing individuals to achieve a more regular sleep schedule. - Sleep deprivation and ADHD can create a feedback loop, exacerbating symptoms; addressing ADHD can help break this cycle. 25:27 🤰 *Pregnancy and ADHD Medication Usage* - Discussing the safety of ADHD medications during pregnancy and the decisions parents make. - ADHD medications like amphetamine or methylphenidate during pregnancy did not lead to expected negative outcomes like birth defects or postpartum difficulties. - Most mothers in the doctor's practice typically go off medication during the first trimester but may return to it later. 26:48 🎥 *Addressing Misconceptions and Fear around ADHD Medication* - Delving into societal fears and misconceptions about ADHD medications, particularly concerning addiction. - Differentiating between the properties and uses of ADHD stimulants versus drugs of abuse. - Highlighting the history and misconceptions around amphetamines, methamphetamines, and their regulation over the years. 31:52 📚 *ADHD Medication Use Among College Students and Misuse Patterns* - Addressing the common perception of college students using ADHD medications for academic performance enhancement. - Highlighting that misuse and abuse of these medications are more common among a specific demographic: white male fraternity members. - Emphasizing the importance of correct prescription and understanding the needs of individuals with ADHD. 36:08 🏥 *Training and Knowledge Gaps Among Physicians* - Discussing the lack of adequate training on ADHD in medical schools and residencies. - Highlighting the importance of finding knowledgeable doctors for ADHD diagnosis and treatment. - Addressing the challenges patients face due to the limited understanding and training of many physicians on ADHD. 39:27 ❤️ *ADHD and Heart Conditions: Medication Considerations* - Addressing concerns about ADHD medication usage in individuals with mild heart conditions. - Highlighting research findings that contradict the common belief that stimulant medications are cardiotoxic. - Emphasizing the importance of monitoring blood pressure and pulse rates when administering ADHD medications, especially in individuals with heart conditions. 43:37 🎯 *Key Considerations and Benefits of ADHD Medication* - Stating after extensive research that the risks associated with non-treatment of ADHD are more significant than the risks of treatment. - Encouraging individuals to make informed decisions based on facts and real experiences. - Highlighting the life-changing benefits that appropriate ADHD medication can provide when correctly prescribed and monitored. 52:04 🌙 *Extended Release Medication Benefits for Sleep* - Extended release medications are recommended over immediate release medications. - Immediate release medications have a higher chance of being forgotten throughout the day. - Extended release offers smoother onset and offset, reducing crashes and ensuring consistent medication intake. 53:48 📊 *Research on Rejection Sensitivity Disorder (RSD)* - Dr. William Dodson discusses ongoing research on Rejection Sensitivity Disorder (RSD) and its association with ADHD. - The study aims to validate the existence of RSD and its link with ADHD. - Participants over 18 years old with clinically diagnosed ADHD are sought for the research study. 56:09 📚 *Dr. Dodson's Upcoming Projects* - Dr. Dodson is working on a book aimed at guiding individuals with ADHD and their clinicians on effective medication usage. - The book will address the efficacy of various non-medication-based therapies for ADHD. - Additionally, Dr. Dodson is involved in assisting homeless adolescents in downtown Denver, highlighting the significant prevalence of ADHD among the homeless population. Made with HARPA AI

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🎙️ *Introduction and ADHD Awareness Month* - October is ADHD Awareness Month. - Dr. William Dodson joins the show to discuss rejection-sensitive dysphoria (RSD). - Introduction to the importance of naming and understanding one's pain. 01:12 🌪️ *Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria Definition* - Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria (RSD) originated in the late 1950s as a symptom of atypical depression. - The term wasn't associated with ADHD until the 1980s. - Definition: Hyper-sensitivity to perceived rejection, resulting in overwhelming emotional experiences. 04:43 🧠 *Dr. William Dodson's Background* - Dr. Dodson's expertise in adult ADHD. - Mention of Dr. Dodson's involvement in the World Anti-Doping Program. - Emphasis on Dr. Dodson's clinical practice combining evidence-based and practice-based approaches. 05:12 🔄 *Historical Context of RSD* - RSD originally linked to atypical depression in the 1960s. - Lack of association with ADHD until later years. - Difficulty researching RSD due to its intermittent nature and subjective experience. 08:23 🚨 *Impact of RSD on ADHD Diagnosis* - Rejection sensitivity listed as a significant impairment by a substantial number of ADHD patients. - Diagnostic criteria focus on observable behaviors, neglecting emotional aspects. - RSD's unbearable nature contributes to its association with ADHD. 10:55 🌐 *Common Threads in RSD Experiences* - Common theme of over-interpretation leading to constant emotional wounds. - Individuals adopting coping mechanisms like perfectionism or people-pleasing. - Importance of understanding rejection sensitivity beyond typical ADHD diagnostic criteria. 15:30 🤝 *Emotional Impact and Coping Strategies* - Recognition of emotional charge and impact on personal and professional life. - Discussion on perfectionism, people-pleasing, and the Imposter Syndrome. - The emotional toll on individuals who sacrifice personal needs for others. 17:38 🔄 *Feedback and External Validation* - The emotional spiral triggered by a lack of external validation. - Personal experience of feeling rejected when feedback is absent. - Acknowledgment of the commonality of these feelings among ADHD individuals. 19:30 ⚖️ *Gender Differences in RSD* - Limited observed differences between men and women in the impact of rejection sensitivity. - Men may hide emotions more, but the depth of wounds seems equal. - Equal opportunity for individuals to develop coping mechanisms. 22:05 🔄 *Impact of RSD on Life Choices* - Various ways people attempt to protect themselves from rejection sensitivity. - Examples of individuals avoiding dating, job applications, or taking risks due to fear. - Recognition that RSD influences life decisions and shapes personality traits. 23:28 🌐 *RSD Among Trans Individuals* - Acknowledgment of rejection challenges faced by trans individuals. - The experience of not meeting expectations is prevalent among this group. - Limited personal experience but recognition of the commonality of rejection struggles. 24:59 🧠 *Understanding Rejection Sensitivity in ADHD* - Rejection sensitivity is highly prevalent in ADHD, affecting nearly 100% of individuals. - Historical perspective: Paul Wender, the designer of the ADHD syndrome, had considered and treated emotional dysregulation with monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), a type of antidepressant. - MAOIs can effectively address rejection sensitivity, but their use is challenging due to dietary restrictions and interactions with various medications. 27:46 🌐 *Medication Options for Rejection Sensitive Dysphoria* - Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs): *- Effective in treating rejection sensitivity.* *- Challenges include dietary restrictions and interactions with multiple medications.* - Alpha Agonists (Clonidine and Guanfacine): *- FDA-approved ADHD medications for the hyperactive component.* *- Approximately 30% success rate in reducing rejection sensitivity.* - Combined Approach: *- Success rates increase to 55-60% when both alpha agonists are sequentially tried.* *- Emotional armor: Medication provides a sense of protection against emotional wounds from rejection sensitivity.* 31:30 🔄 *Complementary Role of Behavioral Management and Therapy* - Medication alone is usually insufficient; behavioral management is crucial. - Cognitive-behavioral therapy helps individuals recognize distorted perceptions and reshape relationships. - Rejection sensitivity as a habitual, ingrained response requires a comprehensive approach. 33:40 🤝 *Coaches' Role in Supporting Individuals with ADHD* - Coaches play a vital role in helping individuals manage ADHD, accepting their unique cognitive styles. - Emphasizes the need for managing ADHD rather than aiming for neurotypicality. - Connection and acceptance within a supportive community are essential for combating shame and seeking help. 38:04 🚀 *Beyond Medication: Post-Treatment Strategies* - The challenge lies in determining the next steps after achieving success with medication. - Focus on accepting oneself with ADHD and leveraging strengths rather than conforming to neurotypical expectations. - Emerging therapies aim to replicate moments of success, shifting from a deficit-based approach to emphasizing strengths. 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HAPPY BIRTHDAY! My birthday was on November 27th. High five to all the November babies.

First step is to listen to listen to this again. Thank you I am a step closer ...

My husband gained 40 pounds and became pre-diabetic. We bought an amazing pre-diabetic cookbook and he took over the cooking, lost weight and is no longer pre-diabetic and he's cganged the way he eats. So in this instance weight was extremely important and so was that cookbook as a guide. He also started walking daily, which he has kept up.

I quit listening to the show. Took WAY too long to get to the actual show. Try speeding things up. We don’t want to listen to you rooting your own horns forever and ever

If you know ADHD people are listening just get the damn show going!!!! Quit chit chatting and droning on and on and on and on!! Get to the damn info!!!!!

😴 'promosm'

My personal experience, regardless of how well you think you know the people who You work with or on what good terms you're on, you may be totally missing how it actually is. I think with my ADHD I have a very sunny disposition and believe in the best in people and it's always come back to bite me in the ass.

Dr. Dodson is a Godsend.

Amazing thanks so much. I feel like I get too excited when I talk to recruiters which creates a disconnection. I need to learn how to be normal.

It's interesting how his parents pushed him onto medication but yet his father still declares that ADHD doesn't exist and that Matt is scamming people with this fake disorder. 😒

This was boring

It is scandalous that this doesnt have more views. I appreciated it as a late bloomer adhd who has tried many things and has only just finding the right career i can thrive in at 28

Great topic. It is still in infancy and many people who are struggling with RSD have no idea this is happening and that it has a name. Dr Dodson said: "They think differently, they process emotions differently, experience world differently. That's where they get into a lot of trouble, is they tell themselves that they are wrong to be different. Because the world tells them they're wrong to be different." I would focus on this part. RSD is experienced by everyone who went through narcissistic abuse experience, any kind of toxic interaction over long period of time - bullying, mobbing, verbal abuse - where exit was not appliable/viable option. I am talking about trauma and abuse. Being exposed to toxic person who constantly criticizes others, all the time 24/7 - it will end up as RSD. And here is the problem - anyone who is not officially diagnosed nor showing any signs of ADHD and Autism - will actually display traits of distressed ADHD or Autistic person where it is impossible to process stimuli - due to triggers of abuse and toxic people around them triggering trauma. Then they will google their symptoms or read articles, self help books - and they all will tell them it is social anxiety. This part is where Dr Dodson gets it wrong. He claims that social anxiety is not RSD because "Social anxiety has no post mortem rumination." Well - they have. Socially anxious worry before the event, during the event and after the event. Almost 90 percent of self help books about social anxiety report this. And this is huge problem because self help books, google nor CBT does not make any connection between social anxiety and neurodivergency - it is like the link is broken, like if there is some kind of invisible barrier or a wall that is preventing medical community to make this connection - and then socially anxious are mislabeled and misdiagnosed by CBT and DSM as having hallucinations. Which Dr Dodson now claims as ADHD as well, he said: "They have to own it, this was distorted perception on my part. And they have to rework their whole relationship with other human beings. To them it was all they'd ever known before. They never questioned it that's the world is. Well maybe it's not." I would disagree with him. There are real abuse and real toxic people who are triggering RSD. Toxic people, narcissists, predatory types of personalities aggressive ones - they wear mask, they appear friendly, especially communal narcissists, covert narcissists - and they present themselves as victims only to abuse other people - and the targets of abuse will take on the blame due to society message to correct and improve oneself and never blame other people for problems which appear as personal. Well toxic people only needs to criticize and find faults with someone who is sensitive or different - and target of abuse will really believe that there is hallucination of hysteria and panic. While in reality - it is toxic person who is instigating the abuse, the initiator. Perpetrators of abuse use coercive control and they are pathological liars, they are extremely crafty at manipulation and using double binding against their targets: where anything in life, any action can be labeled as mistake and flaw and something bad and negative. This way someone with high moral and ethical standards can become slave to someone who simply pulls the string of "You've done this bad" "You are incompetent" "You made mistake" again and again. This part of narcissistic abuse is overlooked by Dr Dodson. Narcissist Personality Disorder One of the few conditions where the patient is left alone and everyone else is treated. (PierceTheDarkness)

Great. So what do you recommend ? When should the reward be given? End of the hour, End of the day, End of the half day etc... Please tell

YES! Thats me ! thank you so much

The problem I face is that the relaxing activity I do in the transition time . I can't get dissociated from that too

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Excellent. Specific med recommendations and at least in my experience Dr Dodson could be spot on (maybe minor things not - like all people. maybe not. who knows) Great! Thank you a lot. A very underrated video! :)))) the homeless thing is also faszinating

Thank you for this amazing video! Fellow Indian young adult here. I've been trying to find help in India for ADHD coaching and was totally stumped due to no concrete resources. This talk answers soo many of my questions (regarding the search as well as ADHD). I wish you keep up the good work. Best wishes

Thanks for adding the timestamps (its not displaying on the video player though) and many thanks for the video

Hi!, keep up the work. You will enjoy this channel 👉 #drjohnaking. I find him informative, yet down to earth.

Pretty much nothing has been said tho. I guess too short and the presentation of barkley are a million times more informative and better. „Lecture for parents“ 3 hours is the best time/impact investment followed by the „adhd science“ channels playlist Oh and the other presentations he has done His books are not good not very informative compared to those brilliant presentations in long form that most people will never see/listen to on youtube. Very sad he does not do 3-4 hour summary’s anymore or much at all.

Barkley can't fully retire the adhd field is not on the right trac. Drive/Cognition/unexplored brain mysterys being affected by adhd/medication too much focus on basic external easy symthoms that are only secondary or even thirthery. :( He is too good and too correct. (Probably not 100% since he seems to still not get the discomfort and complicated nature and focuses too much on trivia but still way closer than anyone else i geared from the field ever was)

I didn’t even have my dx but I used to take low dose antidepressants to maintain a blood level for 2 wks and then increase to a legit dose 2 wks before my period…

Katherine Cuttonaro l am interested.

For me, I can see my daughter is on the overachiever side and so I explained my diagnosis, went through the symptoms, and she responded with THAT'S YOU!! I told her in 2nd Grade. I tell her, can you make sure we get out of here by 9:30? And she is extremely happy to make sure we are out of here on time. Can you make sure the oven is turned off, the water, whatever it is. She sees me going in a loop making a bigger mess and breaks the cycle gently, because she does love me. She can tell when I am leaving a trail and knows she needs to help more. I am a single parent, and even my ex worries about me if she's not here. It's not codependent, I do take care of her, And love to do so. My Mom said she had to do the same thing with her mother, but it made her very confident and competent as an adult. My daughter is still a serious overachiever, and she is sensitive to me. She knows i hate being vulnerable about this. I feel like she is a gift from God. She keeps me on a schedule, she helps with all the things that take me forever to do. And I return the favor volunteering her classes, and all the fun stuff. I feel like I missed out on being a child having such serious ADHD it was hard to have friends. Empower your kids to help if your child is like mine! She loves feeling helpful. And she has zero clue what a huge help she is. I have to find ways to hide my tears sometimes. 🙏

Hate her.

I 1 THE IDEA of patreon, but found it hard to navigate. The search function us frustrating. I would like to listen to the new podcast, since it discusses tech. However, TH-cam setup is straightforward to me.

Omg. The beginning is taking too long!!!

I needed this! Thank you so much. I KNOW I have always had ADHD-PI since primary school. I always thought to myself what was wrong with me which lead to severe depression. Then came high school - needless to say, I never graduated. I hated school work. Hated waking (or trying) early in the morning. I remember thinking to myself, why are the teachers expecting the same from everyone, like it's all cookie-cutter. Like, say a teacher was comparing me with severe PI and a well-thorough neurotypical. It's completely unfair. School, or the entire world for that matter, is only geared for the neurotypicals. Everyone else will just already be set up to fail. Housework, eugh. Don't even get me started. People just don't understand when I say, "I want to do it, but my mind is blocking me!" I really do. I envy those that can clean up their house. I just cry why I can't do it. Then I get labelled as lazy or dumb. Anyway, I feel like I should show this video to everyone I encounter so they can better understand me because I feel I am living alone in this.

Omg! Get to the point. I can't sustain the attention needed to get through the intro and all the chit chat. LoL 😜

There is one method which works for me to re-stimulate interest in something: Having a cup of coffee or tea with someone who enjoys talking about a subject. Sometimes I feel like my ideal life is to have a morning entreprenurial job which begins by chatting with one person, then a break, and then a different job in the afternoon which begins by talking to a person within that field. I feel like I'd be happy then.