I'm 29. Sitting here, watching this video, seeing him describe Perseveration, and the 3-4 hour delay in sleep cycles or whatever, all the other behavioral problems...and chewing off my nails in frustration. I just wish I could have known this stuff ~15 years ago. All of the emabassasing things I did and said, all of the ruined relationships, all of the missed opportunities. Holy fuck, this hurts bad.
Southpaw, I'm 48, I didn't realize what my problem was until my late 30s. Pediatricians told my parents that I had a learning disability, they didn't have the material back when I was younger compared to now. I myself wasted alot of time but I still have hope. Don't give up, I'm still determined to push forward, Knowledge IS power and with this information I now have the tools to and understanding to keep going on with my daily life. Whatever you do don't give up You can still make it my friend.
Totally agree and understand. I wish I knew this as a kid. I hated school. I'd sit in my chair and fidgit. I'd sit in my chair and do everything but school work. As an adult Its even worse. I feel like a kid in an office meeting. My employer is a big time Financial Advisor. How will I keep up with him? How will I make his life easier when I can't make my own life easier. HELP!
This why I listen to Dr. Barkley. He doesn't try to write this disorder off as a gift like everyone else I've listened to but he spells out the terrifying reality of it. I was 62 when I realized the symptoms described by "experts" who have ADHD conform to what I know I've lived with all my life. As a child I got no help. I was ridiculed and humiliated by my parents for my bad grades. ADD kids are hard to love so there goes that motivation and here come the day dreams and fantasy life. My mother told me I was unlovable and that she'd give me away to another family. My therapist would say, "That's abuse. Don't you think that's abuse?" But I do love problem solving and tend to analyze everything yet I have a low threshold for frustration. I have a boss that gives me sketchy instructions then changes them mid stream then says that's not what she wanted and it's all I can do not to fly off the handle at her. Until I knew I had ADD I was simply waiting for this "thing" to go away. Now I know it never will. I have bad days and better days.
Echoing what others have said. Hope you are doing well and found someone to help. I was 46 when I finally decided to go get help, and it has been very helpful both at home and work. Thank you for sharing your story.
I am a mother and I have a 17 year old daughter that is ADHD I fear for her and I wonder will she ever be a self sufficient human being. That’s all I want for her to know that when I am not around one day she can be able to stand on her own.
Have adult ADD, have been using Ritalin for 15 years.. no problems or side effects… and I can finally focus when I need to. Also have auditory processing issues, anxiety and mild depression. You wouldn't know it to meet me.. well, maybe the ADD, lol. Dr. Barkley is a genius… he get's it. Nice to be taken seriously, finally.
i have found his videos very informative! I love the internet! My emotional life is out of control many times. yes - i hope my husband watches the really long 2 hour video -- he doesn't think adhd exists -- but if he watches he will have to say ... wow - that's my wife -- I am on adderall -- it helps but only with not falling apart after an outburst -- e.g. if i fight with hubby i can hang in even ... as before i would fall apart cry and spend a day or more in bed depressed - I don't know if i should try Ritalin and see which works better -- my doc seems to think the things i am reporting is helping ... i do have this intense desire to fix everything i "F" ed up !
I feel you pain with the ADHD and the auditory processing disorder. It's embarrassing when I have to have people repeat things twice even three times for me to understand what they are saying.
I'm a lawyer (self-employed). Now I know why it took so many attempts to pass exams. It's not a gift it's a curse. My life has been wrecked by it. Luckily my wife of 10 years is so understanding. Although she gets pissed off when I come back from shopping and have missed most things off the shopping list or forgot to pick the kids up from school. ADHD is a serious illnesses. I'm still really embarrassed about it, the social stigma and what people think of me. I hate it .
Physician with add here. Self employed. Never was able to hold a 9-5 job for more than a few months. Did well in the ER, where I believe having ADD was an asset! Now I’m self employed, work afternoons and evenings only. Now it makes sense. I’ve been on meds but always tried to avoid taking them. Now I realize the meds do help.
I'm a 36 year old engineering graduate, unemployed, hanging out in Asia for the cheap rent. Great Financial Crisis nobody was hiring so I wasn't sure where I could go, still waiting for life to get back to normal. There's less planning in Asia, it's all wild chaos, which works well for ADD. You get lonely, hop on your motorcycle and go in search of people, you get hungry, hop on your motorcycle and go in search of restaurants.
Having only just being diagnosed with this myself at 40, and struggled to fit in to society pretty much my whole life. I have found Dr Russell Barkley to be so on point with a lot of what he has spoken. Thank you thank you thank you for all the years of testing and studies. I finally feel validated for the first time in my life :-)
I’m 23 I was diagnosed at about 4 years old and I have been struggling throughout my whole life. This past year I have been trying with every fiber in my being to get my life and career together and these 2 lectures have shedded so much light and I am ready to get the help and fix this!🖤
As an Adder, we are self-employed. Work is a "project". No hourly jobs. No employer. We work better independently. Like a one-man swat team. Get the project done Do something else. But FINISH THE PROJECT COMPLETELY AND CLEAN UP!!
I just got diagnosed recently at 30 years old and this video was recommended and man this hurt. I've been self employed for a year because I quit or got fired from everything before out of boredom or hated being told what to do. I graduated college, but was an art major because i wasn't thinking about my future, I just wanted to graduate and do the next thing, whatever that was. It explains why I procrastinate every deadline. Why I literally had to take algebra 3 separate times in high-school and college combined and still don't get it, but geometry wasn't that bad. I wonder where I'd be now if I hadn't fallen through the cracks.
if it makes you feel better i was diagnosed at 13 and still failed at certain maths, medication and special classes and allowances didnt fix it. still graduated from art school without a degree because i couldn't do my academic classes. don't morn the past you never had, you could end up in the same place in the end!
This video and part 1 are by far the scariest video I have ever watched. The more I learn about ADHD, the more I get confronted with the fact that my life is a pile of events that, when I had anything to do with what happened, the choices I made, decisions I took, the emotional outbursts, etc. All of it yells out ADHD. Before these discoveries, I could not explain why I said certain things, why I thought the thoughts I had, the cravings I had, the bad decisions I took. It all makes sense now and it's so scary and compels me to 'mourn' the past 37 years of my life because I feel like a complete new part of life is beginning now and I don't know who I am anymore. I'm currently waiting for an official ADHD diagnose but because of the symptoms I have built up I am already trying out Ritalin (under professional supervision) and it helps me a lot during the day. When it wears off I tumble back into the abyss. I need the diagnose and treatment but I'm confident the next part of life will turn out just fine once the treatment begins. I'm so grateful for this video!! I can't find the proper words for how grateful I am.
Barkley says once a person is diagnosed with ADHD there is NO reason why that person should NOT be medicated with Ritalin or Adderall or other stimulant drugs. Actually Barkley you ignorant fuck, there are MANY reasons why a person should NOT be medicated. What if they don’t want them? Don’t like them? Have negative reactions to them? Have an unsafe person around who will steal them? They make a person feel worse? They don't do anything for a person? The diagnosis is wrong? Some people have better coping strategies Some people don't need them? What if the person has faked the ADHD to get the drugs like Richard Fee?
Thank you so much for this video. I got my ADHD at age 33 and the doctor answered all my questions. My life is a disaster but now I know why, Im still under medication and the progress is there but its gonna take some time. Barkley you are my hero!
@@alanberkeley7282 You made 45 comments on this thread and have two uploads that express an anti med agenda... You really care about this a lot, don't you?
In Sweden they call it SUPERPOWERS and say stupid things like "People with ADHD are funny and ambitious". Generally people don't know the difference between personal traits and a disorder. I used to debate for hours trying to educate but I gave up and instead tell them to show all those superpowers in DSM-5. Works every time and you'll keep your energy and patience for more important things.
I feel you. I'm 31, and looking back on my life, oh man. Several of the things that Barkley talks about in this lecture are painfully familiar to me. You should be really glad you're diagnosed at a relatively young age. It took me way longer to realize and come to terms with my problems. Better late than never, and I'm lucky to still be alive and healthy, but an earlier dianosis would certainly have benefited both myself and the people I've managed to hurt.
Juuso Alasuutari Hi Juuso, I relate to your comment. It’s the people I’ve hurt that saddens me the most. Especially my mother, who sadly passed away 24 years ago, before I discovered I have ADHD. I miss her terribly. I think of all the people I’ve hurt and disappointed. So sad. I’m very aware of my behavior today, and discuss everything with my husband before making any decisions. Thank goodness he stayed with me! It’s a destructive horrible disorder. Sometimes I hate myself, trying to forgive myself these days! Take care of yourself. 🌺
Thank you for your well versed knowledge on ADHD. More people need to know how debilitating and severe this disorder is and how it affects the patient in their day to life and as well as the workplace.
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 6. Medicine has moved to the extreme in hesitancy to prescribe stimulants to medically manage ADHD symptoms. I have needed to be on stimulants for most of my life, for decades, in order to function and have a shot at having a “normal life” where I can hold a job and go to school and be in relationships. My stimulant medication helps me do that. Without stimulants it’s night and day difference. I had to jump through SO many hoops for so long in order to get a prescription for the medicine that I need. I’ve had 4 full neurological tests to get my ADHD diagnosis, “renewed?” In order for a new prescriber to give me the same medication I’ve been on for years. I’ve been turned away by doctors due to their personal bias about ADHD and stimulant medication. I’ve been told “ADHD usually goes away in adulthood, as we naturally learn better time management skills” or “It is my ethic that I do not prescribe stimulants to treat ADHD because they’re too addicting” I show them pharmaceutical records, how long I’ve been taking it, that I’ve tried every other stimulant alternative and anything else produces severe adverse side effects. I do not have many of the risk factors for misusing medication- no history of addiction, always been medication adherent. and right now the stigma is still so strong that the difficulties I’ve been having just to get my medication make me feel hopeless. I feel that doctors look at me like I’m a freaking drug addict when I advocate for myself and what my body needs. And idc about people’s weird moral-display about how nobody should NEED to rely on medication because synthetic neurotransmitters are somehow unholy?
Adult woman with ADHD, only found out at 33. I’m dyslexic and also have dyspraxia and dyscalculia. Along with depression and anxiety l. My brain is FUCKED, but anyway. ADHD only really made my life hard as an adult, dyslexia was my main disability as a child. Now it’s the opposite, ADHD is what’s making things hard. I can manage dyslexia but the adhd part makes everything hard, dyspraxia also makes my adult life harder than it did as a child. I can’t drive, I can’t coordinate myself, dyscalculia asp makes being an adult hard I couldn’t manage my finances alone. When he said “people take a like of timeliness as a moral failing” I was like THAT!!! THATS 90% OF MY MARITAL ARGUMENTS HERE!!!!
I’m sitting hear listening to someone like this and if He was wearing the gypsy outfit and told me he could predict and tell me about my past and my future . I would say he is spot on. Thanks doc for making seance of this
*Friends of the interwebs!* I want to share my condolences to any adults on here who were failed by our indifferent society, as a child brain-washed by educators & parents that you were inherently *"unmotivated",* *"lazy,"* and most damaging - *"stupid".* As an adult, barely coping with the debilitating bouts of suffocating anxiety & crippling depression, especially as you look back on the decades of *_"Hurricane ADD's"_* aftermath of destruction. As you reflect the anger is justified, the numerous failed ambitions, incompleted diplomas & degrees, the soul-sucking career(s), failed businesses, the financial & emotional toll, and most of all - *the irrecoverable relationships, time & potential.* Although you may have been discarded & stigmatized as a *"failure"* by greater society, you are by no means a lost cause and you are hardly alone. I think I can relate. I grew up low-income single parent household, lowest funded per pupil public education in the country and to top it off I was undiagnosed & untreated full blown ADHD/ADD - _*Player one has entered the game!"_ 😉🤞🏻 I never graduated from high school or went to college (no surprise), successfully managed to avoid the path of drug addiction, prison, drug overdose & suicide my brothers, father, uncle & grandfather took. Like many of you, I compensated for my (unknown) defecit by working my ass off, I built 2 7-figure SMB marketing businesses that thrived, then crashed & burned like the Hindenburg because I crashed & burned like the Hidenburg. A painful divorce I own. I was incapable of juggling the roles of: Business Owner, Father, and Husband without dropping one of them like an egg on the concrete every other day it seemed. Not years, but full decades of a deeply desired functional life robbed from me because of a dysfunction that lived in the blindspot of the driver's view of my life. I was *100% convinced* it was all because of a moral failure in myself, a toxic-shame which only bred more disgust, and more self-loathing in myself and at my incapability to execute on even the most seemingly basic of intentions. My first experience with diagnosis, & medication came in my 40s, and was *revelatory.* So much makes sense now, *_The Matrix red pill_* analogy gets so overused & cliche but in this instance it truly fits, and if you've experienced a diagnosis as an adult I know you'll reasonate. Anyways, there is life after diagnosis, even a decent one I believe, I have to. Please share your story, it not only helps you tremendously but it helps, encourages, and inspires others who are dealing with this. Hang in there and good luck. 😉
sorry about the dyslexia -- are you now reading and writing? my sister has dyslexia and as an adult she doesn't read -- its sad on face book her liked books says I don't read :( It takes perseverance to learn and try but with that said the ADHD person on a mission seems to be able to accomplish much ... for me i get many emotional missions on my agenda that interfere with money making activity. I just started therapy with an experienced clinician. So, I am hoping i can get on the ball before i lose everything i've worked for over the last 20 years.
i started working for myself was doing ok ... hubby was laid off and took over -- well joined me -- but i do not work well with others on a daily basis so marriage nor business are doing well. I HATE ADHD and don't want to be here -- well, still want to be on earth ... just bang my head and say i don't want to be here ... this place in my life ... it sucks right now! And i am dealing with a 8 year old with something ... but the support around me says it is me i am causing my sons problems -- he has seen a clinician but NOT a doctor for a diagnosis :( His clinician when my husband brought up my diagnosis he said he did not believe it was a valid illness and she agreed -- so that is where i am with him.
theresa priest yes ADHD is bad. i hate it too but combined with dyslexia, i'm completely unfit for corporate life ... so in my case self-employment was good. may be in your case it would be something else ... maybe investing? you gotta find your own path that best fits your unique personality. with the aid of software, i can now handle dyslexia issue. also now that i'm in my mid forties, my dyslexia is almost non existent but adhd is a life long thing :( Dr. Barkley is right about the adhd being problem with executive functioning.
theresa priest I hate it too. I want to get into med school and I keep procrastinating on all of my studying. Most of it is easy too. Just time consuming. I stay up all night to make up on studying. But the pressure helps me focus.
im on a 2 year wait list to get back on my meds cause they need to re-diagnose me and in that time ive lost my job lost a shit ton of weight stopped taking care of myself it sucks
I was diagnosed a few weeks ago Im 27, late at everything, and now failing at everything, In India even Psychiatrist's don't believe in Adult ADHD, really hard to get diagnosed and even harder to get the medication as it is Schedule 10 drugs controlled subatance here and doctors fear prescribing I had been worst brother to my little brother and little sister, all the have of me are negative memories from me of childhood I have been a monster to my mother Little did I knew that I had ADHD
From India. Same here. Psychs want to call it OCD and anxiety. One even acknowledged that I may have it but refused to take it forward. Are you on medication?
Wishing you the best EinStein. At least now you know. Keep searching for a doctor who’s willing to take the risk and prescribe. Eventually, do apologize to your family
Well, there is always someone worse off- I am 50 yo and have been wandering the desert my entire life. atortarr below I feel your pain about the long history of embarrassing things said and done. Nothing you can do, though. there is certainly a grief process for adults who are finally diagnosed. I am in a group for ADD adluts now and this helps. There is one guy in group who is 19 yo. ouch jealous. But, have to be happy for him and all who are lucky to receive help early.
My therapist sent me this video. I'm 22. Managed to graduate from HS at the 5 high school i transferred to. And got all my credits finished in under a year after being 3 years behind. 😶. I have a psychiatrist appt in two days for adhd and if that's what I have then i really believe my struggle with schooling was due to that. it's depressing thinking about how it all could've worked out from the beginning if someone had just sent me to a damn therapist. Or if i had been more willing to go. And my disordered and chaotic life could be fixed with a pill this whole time 😐
I'm in the first few days of accepting ADHD and this man is saving me. I already know one thing for sure. ADHD is not a gift. I am fortunate that I am intelligent and resourceful but I can see now why they have not been as much use as they should have been. I am so glad that he clearly separates ADHD and Intellect. Funny that he also talks about Sales as a great job for people with ADHD as that is how I've been compensating all these years without knowing. As long as I could do whatever I wanted and all that mattered was how much I sold, it worked very well but meant self-employed commission only sales positions.
Right? So I live in South East Asia where people dont aware of about basic mental health let alone ADHD. I guess I am very much fortunate to aware of my struggles in childhood and adolescent and take step to treat ADHD .
Russell Barkley is such a gift to the world and to ADHD families in particular! I'm gutted that he's getting old and winding down his career. I hope he lives and keeps spreading the word until he is 100.
I want to clean while I listen to this but I know I can’t :( or i won’t actually remember, so I’m sitting here listening but I feel motivated to do stuff after watching this cause I feel like there’s hope. Lol my brain is fighting to get up do things and the other half is fighting to sit down and listen so I can learn.
Thank you for posting this video! I am 60 years old and after watching this, I can see that I have probably been suffering with this disorder all my life! Everything from teen pregnancy and dropping out of high school, even though scholastically, I was gifted, to drug/alcohol abuse to having utilities turned off...everything. Wow.
Yep explains my life to a T. Gonna talk to my therapist, I feel she just sees the outside and has absolutely no idea of whats going on inside same for my primary care physician. My executive functioning is totally off and has been forever. Always felt there is something going on with my brain. I cant and wont live like this anymore. For those of you who think this is a game let me tell you its not. This shit is serious, not being able to do anything or better yet knowing how to get started, planning, prioritizing, needing routine, unable to shift task, cant find meaninful employment, feeling dumb as fuck (excuse my language) impulse control, memory, rigid thinking etc the list goes on. For those of you who have found an effective treatment for add/adhd I take my hat off to you Im still trying to get there.
Markisha Rodriguez After having rattled off a bunch of medications, Russel Barkley starts talking at 1:04:07 about psychosocial treatments, until 1:12:50 or so. It does require some follow up to figure things out for yourself. Or some follow up in the form of pushing your VA to take you seriously, or to get a second opinion. 1:21:49 he talks about diagnosis and assessment. In my opinion treatment may be denied, but assessment should *never* be denied. It is very very important you’re proactive in your treatment. I’d like to emphasize getting the medication right is the absolute most important thing. Be aware there are multiple alternatives
I have adhd and i don't tail gate because im afriad ill stop paying attention and rear end someone and i struggle to understand why others have the nerve tp tail gate but i guess i forget that others don't daydream the way i do . I do sometimes get people hong at me at red lights. I guess i take those moments to myself
I’m 56 and I was just diagnosed with ADHD and Bi Polar2! I’ve been misdiagnosed several times in the last several years. The misdiagnosis has cost me dearly!!! I’ve attempted suicide once and almost succeeded, thoughts of suicide have been endless. This year it started to get worse, everything was triggering me into uncontrollable anger and breakdowns! Finally a therapist questioned me and got me to take the test online! I ticked all the boxes, so I made an appointment with my Nurse practitioner, whom acknowledged that I do have it and I tested positive for bi polar 2! I also deal with CPTSD, PTSD, depression and extreme anxiety! As you can imagine, I’m mentally exhausted!!! Because of the issues with our medical system, I can’t get a psychiatrist to really sit down and figure out all my mental issues and get treatment for them. I’m at my whits end trying to navigate my way through this mess! My last Psychiatrist treated me for bi polar only, and the meds prescribed were not working! Needless to say I lost my wife and step daughter because of it. I’ve been swimming in quicksand since! I don’t know who to trust any more, or what to do! Can you please help?
Hang in! Keep trying to find a shrink who gives more than five minutes. Mine gives me 45 at least! Sometimes an hour. For years I had one that gave four minutes! Sometimes depression meds hurt the adhd symptoms I think! Maybe try to get off all and just start with adhd med? I ended up doing that. I’m not in your shoes nor a medical person- just sharing what I heard. Impulsivity, anger, rejection sensitivity can be adhd . Bi polar is sometimes given my mistake , though.. I know sometimes people have more than one thing. I heard Wellbutrin can work with adhd meds. I think it made me irritable. Keep searching, find a dr who will listen. Good luck hang in there.
I have learned a lot about my condition by watching these videos crazy it took me 34 years for someone to actually break it down and teach me about myself. I've been unmedicated since 18. I would love to sit down with this guy and talk to him face-to-face we can learn a lot from each other please believe me.
As a 68 year old diagnosed at age 35, much of what he says is true, but the behavior stuff can vary between individuals. I wholeheartedly agree that consequences need to be as immediate as possible. I remember talking to my 1st yr social psychology professor. He said, “you’re a smart guy, you know the material, so why just 65% on exams?” I don’t have the car or money issues, but everything else is bang on. I always felt that being self-employed,was less of a hassle. I never expanded my business, because delegation requires more social skills. After 40 years, I sold my business and immediately realized that I wouldn’t have kept a job very long, not because of my abilities, but because I wanted to find an employer who trusted that I would help their business grow, if they let me do what I spent a lifetime being quite successful at doing. That’s what I did when I bought my business from an older man 40 years ago. I just let him do his thing, and accepted his quirks, we had fun, and he made a lot of money for me. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find someone like me. Corporations want to micromanage everyone, you’re judged by short term performance, and they definitely want you to conform. They didn’t want their customers feeling so well looked after, as a solo owner naturally tends to do. The environment was toxic. Although I was on Biphentin, my emotions were out of control. I heard Russell mention Atomoxitine, and my psychiatrist didn’t think there was much to what Russell said. He wrote me the Rx anyway. What an amazing transformation in emotional impulse control. The Biphentin was good for slowing down the speed of thoughts, and Strattera managed the speed of emotional reaction. I’m on both meds. Eventually I was forced to quit after 4 years, when they resorted to lying to my customers, in an all out effort to ruin a reputation I spent a lifetime building. Fortunately I had enough money to retire, which is why I kept working through 4 years of hell. I just loved the customers, the social interaction, and the respect that comes that. I loved what I did for a living. I now realize that any type of work you do can be turned inside out by a corporation, but customers think nothing’s changed, because you shield them from knowing that the corporation’s attitude is quite different from what they expect is the same as mine. Not being able to do what you love doing, what gets you out of bed every morning, is eternal punishment. It’s disabling. If only I didn’t care so much about my customers who followed me. But if I didn’t, I wouldn’t have been the happy, successful, self employed person that I was able to be. I realize that with ADHD, we’re not reading cues well in our social life, but in business, people are paying to listen to your advice. Being unemployed for two years now, means having to live all day amongst the “normals”, and you all know how that goes. I now hope to reinvent myself and teach on TH-cam, in the hopes that others can benefit from my knowledge. Hopefully I can monetize it, not because I need the money as most people would immediately think, but because it’s the only metric I will have to measure performance. TH-cam is not 100% about subscribers and likes. There’s a lot more to it, and I hope that listeners will tune in to hear someone talk about an area they’re knowledgeable in, with passion and love of helping people live better lives.
Finally the myths and stereotypes of ADHD can be eradicated… thank you for sharing … hopefully this will wire shut the mouths of narrow minded arseholes saying that ADHD is solely an excuse for bad parenting. The seminar regarding emotional regulation is also just as informative. Thank you Dr Russell Barkley
Except this video was recorded 10 years ago. And still, most medical professionals, and especially therapists, that I’ve dealt with don’t understand any of what Dr. Barkley explained here. Let alone the rest of society.
I've been diagnosed with adhd and can relate to everything the dr is saying,but I don't run late or miss appointments im always half an hour early everywhere,and if im running late or someone is holding me up I get stressed out restless
I used to overcompensate as a kid, stressful life, constant stress, it was killing me. Came out to Asia, everything is chaotic, everything is relaxed, everything is affordable, now is my time to live the good life. Never stress myself out. I don't want things to waste my time, so I leave a little later, cutting it close, and often 5 minutes late. It's the jungles of Asia, who cares? I will never allow myself to experience that level of stress again, I choose to never worry about anything again. Being the top student and graduating from an elite university gave me nothing good in life, only pain.
I was diagnosed at 18 with severe combined type ADHD. I’m turning 25 this year and in my summer semester returning back to college after dropping out at 19. I have lost so many opportunities because of it. I am behind my peers because of it. I don’t know how to explain it to my boyfriend or my friends. I slightly hate myself - how much I talk, my absent mindedness, my thoughtlessness, my impulsiveness. I hate it. I’m getting better and I’m learning and I’m better at managing symptoms. But getting my boyfriend to understand is so hard. This lecture needs to be watched by everyone, everywhere. Maybe those who called me lazy or stupid would understand the hell I live through better
Pretty good analogy actually. Very impressive if they manage to be successful at it, but make no assumptions that it's helping them in any way. It's just impressive they pulled through such a handicap
😂 It’s more like a crippling thing. Those who says “gifts” are on the outside. I’ve never heard those same “gifted/great” people with ADHD never said “it’s a gift!” Never said so, having ADHD themselves 😂 or they’re in denial /anger stage.
A note on the driving one (10 years late I know) my instinct to speed up isn't out of a determination to get there before the other guy, but more because braking is a task switch. Sometimes in that moment of panic I literally can't conjure the ability to switch how I'm driving
man i went through a depressive period after being diagnosed as an adult . I was so angry at myself and everyone else because i thought my life would have been so much diffrent had I’ve been medicated .
First 4 jobs: got fired on day 1, walked out on day 1, walked out on day 1, walked out on day 1 (always after being screamed at by staff or customers).
OMG the section about driving!!! My husband! If he saw an animal in the road he'd try to kill it. If someone pulled out in front of him he'd accelerate up to a foot of their rear bumper. Another trick was if I said something he disagreed with or just warn him he was blind-cornering in the middle of the road, he'd slam on the brakes - I learned to wear a seat at all times. Plus 3 or 4 speeding tickets a year.
10 years! I wish this man was in my life.... I have just been diagnosed at 34... These are the videos that I sent to my family when I cannot explain xx thank Russell Barkley your words I will forever be grateful for xx Sending peace to everyone who have joy and darkness
Same! I’ve had this diagnosis since childhood and listening to him has helped me and wanting to explore options with it… I’m glad I found these videoes
i think women as children don't act out as much at school so no diagnosis - when i read a adhd book for girls it reminded me of my self as a child. I was diagnosed at 50. I need a job so if any researcher wants a woman with classic adhd (that is what my doc says) then contact me :)
At 48:00 he put ADD'ers in the proper context not to accept this as a "GIFT" (or attributable to success). He's right! ADD is not why one becomes a success, it is "in spite of ADD", one becomes a success. Treatment works very well. 🙏🏼
Dr. Barkley's lectured has helped sooth me from the trauma of being with my ADHD- ODD boyfriend of 6 years. He has refused to accept his condition, refuses medication and now with extra triggers of a new job as a senior engineer, his explosive rage is daily. We do not live together but close by. He has been fired 2 times for rage to his boss, his wife left him mother of his 2 sons, and has no close friends, only me. I am exhausted, by his abuse. This lecture helps me to understand, the abuse will never stop without medication. You could say how did I survive 6 years. The first 4 he had a solid routine of a great job, swam every day so stress in his life was more minimal. But still 20% of the time there were outbursts of terrifying rage. I appreciate what the below comment says, "he doesn't try to write this disorder off as a gift". It is a guarantee of regular abusive behavior to those in a relationship with them. If they don't accept and see what they do to those around them and the pain they cause and refuse to accept responsibility for it, leave or you own mental health with be impacted.
I feel attacked… I had accepted it, or so I thought because I’m finally looking for help… but with 30 mins left… I want to cry… I am* crying because… thinking back… it is true. I.. would have appreciated and be better off with help at an earlier age… I appreciate not being worst off, but damn… it hit. I don’t always process right, but damn it hit.
Thankyou so much Great you are covering many aspects, including the new drugs side effects .all ADHD sufferers will value it A ll my life i have been told I am ok and suffered with out attending the problem
My driving is not terrible actually. I am a bit of a drifter, but thank goodness for my Subaru with eyesight 😬 I am proud to say that I have never been pulled over and I have only had one minor accident. I do try to avoid the busy congested city, or driving in poor weather. I did drive my friends mothers car before I had a license too though. We would absolutely go out joy riding.
I was diagnosed and still have ADHD and the worst thing I’ve done was speeding. I’m a very good driver and I think it’s because of all the driving games I played as a child 😂.
I have ADHD but I graduated university Magna Cum Laude. My advice ask for accomodations. I had a note taker. Longer for test and more understanding on late assignments. Also work out everyday.
I lived in the big city with several motorcycles in the garage. Anywhere I want to go, multiple times a day, is just 5 minutes away. If I feel hungry, I step outside, one of my vehicles is outside my door, and go somewhere to eat. If I feel lonely, I go to a crowded place to be around people. If I feel bored or tired of sitting at my desk, I just go somewhere. At night I would ride on the streets looking for fun. Turns out that's the stimulation I needed. Now I live in the suburbs. I don't understand what married people do all day. You go to work, you come home, then what? It feels like torture, I'm going mad here, it's like being in prison in your little apartment. No more coffee shops, no more motorcycles, no more having a company, no more social life with smart top of society people. Just being alone in your shoebox apartment teaching at a local high school. How do people endure that? I have stacks of books and things I wish to do but nothing I feel like doing right now. Gone is the passion, it's all just pain now. And the locals are uneducated and racist mostly.
Holy shit! I've been diagnosed with ADHD since I was 4-5 yrs old. I'm 23 now. I was off meds from age 12 until 23. Everything he said about school, interpersonal, driving were all fucking describing me to a T. Well actually I always thought I was a pretty good driver. However my fiancé often says I don't drive very straight. She's constantly telling me that I need to stay more straight on the road and me, having ADHD and thinking I'm driving good, gets really pissed that she's being a backseat driver but now that I have seen this video, I realize she was right the entire time. I've had trouble with work too but it's not so much with the impulsively of quitting out of boredom like he said most adults with ADHD do, it's the fact that in more than one of my jobs I have missed very easy but very important tasks in my job that I just kind of glazed over which ended up causing the company a lot of trouble and thus was fired. And withdraw the holidays, for me personally I know they're not necessary but sometimes every once in a while you just really like to experience yourself when you're off the meds. You kind of get a sense of who you really are and how well the medicine actually does work. Also depending on what I'm doing I might go a day without medicine whatsoever because my ADHD doesn't impair me in the task at hand whatsoever. So if I take medicine that day it's like a waste of medicine. I might as well save that extra dose.
1:13:00 (T-11:20 from the end) When you a single parent 😭 I really try, but still fail some of these. My brother and mom help in some aspects, but school and more sensitive things… like I express to everyone some things I* myself don’t get, so how can I teach him? Which is why I’m trying to embrace my imperfections, make peace with them. Find more info, seek help. I see his therapies helping him and I’m so proud. I don’t want my own shortcomings, of never having had professional help for many things, be the thing holding him back. *conflicted* I need a moment to process all this. Watch again. Remind myself.
I literally would get 100 percents and zeros on assignments and almost nothing else. I’d take tests where I’d get all the questions right up to about 70% of the way through, when the test was over, and get 70% overall.
Driving. Distraction is the problem, the cure for distraction is to increase the intensity of the event. IE when you are driving extremely fast you have to focus intently on the task therefore eliminating the distractions around you. The unfortunate side affect of this is tickets and license suspension.
Really love the presentation and study. If I may caution you, reader, a portion of these study results are correlative and not causal. There are times like 37:15 where the Dr. gives justifications and attempts to establish a line of reasoning as to why the observation occurred but does NOT give real scientific evidence of a CAUSAL relationship. The correlation could be due to many things and should only be treated as such. As they said another time in the video, these observations are not suitable to predict behaviors for people with ADHD and should never be treated otherwise. There may be other factors that include societal treatment, etc, that can be causal to this observation, but the results of this study are not substantial to draw such a conclusion. This study also only follows less than a few hundred people and is drawn from people admitted to their company's clinics. This information should at the very least be taken with a grain of salt.
@@goldHydrangeas yeah. It’s just important to keep in mind, especially in scientific presentations, that our interpretation of the presentation should also be grounded in a scientific understanding of what we hear.
Having anecdotal information based on first-hand observation, I must say that 90+ % of these findings are correct. As the information is believed & (positively) acted upon, quality of life is likely to improve. Denial has led to its opposite effect.
35:20 ---- Nicotine treats ADHD. I can attest to that. At about age 50 with undiagnosed ADHD, I was smoking temporarily about 2 packs a day and experienced a great experiential cognitive improvement, becoming very creative in thought and able to physically create the concept materially. That was a rare thing for me to create anything. I quit smoking and years later tried smoking again the sole purpose of producing the same effects and outcome but it didn't happen again after smoking for a couple of weeks so I quit.
Role division is huge. If I just had to go to work come home heat up a tv dinner and go to bed I might succeed a little better than someone who has to work, care for her 3 kids, the house, 4 pets, appointments, groceries, bills, oh did I mention the house.
I think this is Part 1 - different title so hard to find: th-cam.com/video/GyZtYzFq4WY/w-d-xo.html The Neuroanatomy of ADHD and thus how to treat ADHD - CADDAC - Dr Russel Barkley part 1
This is how pharma work. Proprietary and closely guarded; negative results are routinely buried; tiny, trivial, or chance positive findings are hailed as the second coming; investigators are corrupted; and sometimes scientific papers are ghostwritten by company hacks. Side effects and complications are measured perfunctorily and barely reported. There is never a fair risk/benefit/cost calculus-the benefits are exaggerated, the risks minimized, the costs ignored. Drug pricing has no relation to real cost or value and instead reflects Pharma’s monopoly position in the market and its dominance over politicians. At its worst, Pharma research is a deceptive shell game meant to seduce and mislead, rather than enlighten doctors and the public. The claim that drugs are so expensive because they require so much research is pure smoke screen. - Barkley
For centuries Children had to learn how to navigate their world, identify plants, make tools, cook, and learn many other practical hands-on skills. Now, all of a sudden they have to sit for long periods of time staring at a black-and-white board with small markings on it and scratch those markings onto pieces of white paper with thin wooden sticks. Is it any wonder that we have a growing number of children who find their attention wandering to things that are far more interesting to them? And we say they have ODD or Conduct Disorder or ADHD when they don't pay attention or fidget and squirm and tap their feet and talk a lot? That's how insane this shit is!
OMG! I am 66 and I have lost so much self discipline, even while taking the Addrall! I AM a couch potato! Have gotten lazy, addicted to TV. I still love reading. I have gained 30 pounds slowly over 5-6 years. I eat healthy, but eat too large of portions. I have all the knowledge of what to do to lose weight and regain muscle, but just can't get up to start SOMETHING! But, hearing this will help me. I will try harder because I see clearly. The ADD seems to have advanced even though I take Adderall. I attributed my difficulties to Senior Aging. I feel better learning this. Oh, I think part of the problem is I had to scrap my car and I live in a rural area, so I have not been able to work. WHEN I find a job, this will help me to implement a routine and I will be moving more. I am greatful I have never had anxiety or depression. Currently, I MAY be experiencing depression creeping up on me, sneakily edging its' way in. I will discuss it with my doctor.
As someone who has a lot of imposter syndrome about my ADHD (definitely more imposter than I do about my autism) the driving section is extra scary to hear about, I have had so many instances of nearly being in accidents due to my ADHD and probably my dads undiagnosed ADHD. He is such a risky driver, who speeds, drinks and is as he was saying earlier in the video very angry behind the car.
Also getting to the dental and general health stuff is super relatable and scary to me as both the autism and the adhd lead to issues with looking after myself and I can’t remember the last time I went to a dentist.
Wow, the loss of Dr. Russell's twin brother to drinking and driving and the connection to ADHD has really given him purpose in delivering a better understanding of the far reaching ramifications of ADHD, which largely are misunderstood and misappropriated.
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I'm 29. Sitting here, watching this video, seeing him describe Perseveration, and the 3-4 hour delay in sleep cycles or whatever, all the other behavioral problems...and chewing off my nails in frustration. I just wish I could have known this stuff ~15 years ago. All of the emabassasing things I did and said, all of the ruined relationships, all of the missed opportunities. Holy fuck, this hurts bad.
Southpaw, I'm 48, I didn't realize what my problem was until my late 30s. Pediatricians told my parents that I had a learning disability, they didn't have the material back when I was younger compared to now. I myself wasted alot of time but I still have hope. Don't give up, I'm still determined to push forward, Knowledge IS power and with this information I now have the tools to and understanding to keep going on with my daily life. Whatever you do don't give up You can still make it my friend.
Totally agree and understand. I wish I knew this as a kid. I hated school. I'd sit in my chair and fidgit. I'd sit in my chair and do everything but school work. As an adult Its even worse. I feel like a kid in an office meeting. My employer is a big time Financial Advisor. How will I keep up with him? How will I make his life easier when I can't make my own life easier. HELP!
all good bro. get diagnosed asap and fix it, you've got at least half a life ahead of you :-)
You’re not alone! You know now, it’s never too late! Just train yourself to remember and be gentle on yourself everyday.
Better 29 than 46. Try getting help for it in a small Canadian town.
This why I listen to Dr. Barkley. He doesn't try to write this disorder off as a gift like everyone else I've listened to but he spells out the terrifying reality of it. I was 62 when I realized the symptoms described by "experts" who have ADHD conform to what I know I've lived with all my life. As a child I got no help. I was ridiculed and humiliated by my parents for my bad grades. ADD kids are hard to love so there goes that motivation and here come the day dreams and fantasy life. My mother told me I was unlovable and that she'd give me away to another family. My therapist would say, "That's abuse. Don't you think that's abuse?" But I do love problem solving and tend to analyze everything yet I have a low threshold for frustration. I have a boss that gives me sketchy instructions then changes them mid stream then says that's not what she wanted and it's all I can do not to fly off the handle at her. Until I knew I had ADD I was simply waiting for this "thing" to go away. Now I know it never will. I have bad days and better days.
how's it been going friend, it's been two years. has the deepened understanding provided you wisdom in the intervening time?
I wish you the best. I struggle as well, and I really appreciate reading your honest and open comment.
Echoing what others have said. Hope you are doing well and found someone to help. I was 46 when I finally decided to go get help, and it has been very helpful both at home and work. Thank you for sharing your story.
I am a mother and I have a 17 year old daughter that is ADHD I fear for her and I wonder will she ever be a self sufficient human being. That’s all I want for her to know that when I am not around one day she can be able to stand on her own.
Go get medicine. That was his biggest take away.
Have adult ADD, have been using Ritalin for 15 years.. no problems or side effects… and I can finally focus when I need to. Also have auditory processing issues, anxiety and mild depression. You wouldn't know it to meet me.. well, maybe the ADD, lol.
Dr. Barkley is a genius… he get's it. Nice to be taken seriously, finally.
i have found his videos very informative! I love the internet! My emotional life is out of control many times. yes - i hope my husband watches the really long 2 hour video -- he doesn't think adhd exists -- but if he watches he will have to say ... wow - that's my wife -- I am on adderall -- it helps but only with not falling apart after an outburst -- e.g. if i fight with hubby i can hang in even ... as before i would fall apart cry and spend a day or more in bed depressed - I don't know if i should try Ritalin and see which works better -- my doc seems to think the things i am reporting is helping ... i do have this intense desire to fix everything i "F" ed up !
I feel you pain with the ADHD and the auditory processing disorder. It's embarrassing when I have to have people repeat things twice even three times for me to understand what they are saying.
Have you ever tried modifying your diet as in the Feingold diet?
Where can I get Ritalin?
I'm a lawyer (self-employed). Now I know why it took so many attempts to pass exams. It's not a gift it's a curse. My life has been wrecked by it. Luckily my wife of 10 years is so understanding. Although she gets pissed off when I come back from shopping and have missed most things off the shopping list or forgot to pick the kids up from school. ADHD is a serious illnesses. I'm still really embarrassed about it, the social stigma and what people think of me. I hate it .
Physician with add here. Self employed. Never was able to hold a 9-5 job for more than a few months. Did well in the ER, where I believe having ADD was an asset! Now I’m self employed, work afternoons and evenings only. Now it makes sense. I’ve been on meds but always tried to avoid taking them. Now I realize the meds do help.
I'm a 36 year old engineering graduate, unemployed, hanging out in Asia for the cheap rent. Great Financial Crisis nobody was hiring so I wasn't sure where I could go, still waiting for life to get back to normal. There's less planning in Asia, it's all wild chaos, which works well for ADD. You get lonely, hop on your motorcycle and go in search of people, you get hungry, hop on your motorcycle and go in search of restaurants.
See an ADD Dr.
Consider Vyvanse. It helped me focus to get the damn job done, finally.
Having only just being diagnosed with this myself at 40, and struggled to fit in to society pretty much my whole life. I have found Dr Russell Barkley to be so on point with a lot of what he has spoken. Thank you thank you thank you for all the years of testing and studies. I finally feel validated for the first time in my life :-)
Tracy Bartlett i have exactly the same situ as u. Struggle all my life as far as i remember. I need to see a doc to get dirgnosed n take med treatment
I’m 23 I was diagnosed at about 4 years old and I have been struggling throughout my whole life. This past year I have been trying with every fiber in my being to get my life and career together and these 2 lectures have shedded so much light and I am ready to get the help and fix this!🖤
As an Adder, we are self-employed. Work is a "project". No hourly jobs. No employer. We work better independently. Like a one-man swat team. Get the project done Do something else. But FINISH THE PROJECT COMPLETELY AND CLEAN UP!!
It's scary how accurate this describes my life.
So, now scary/not scary?
Second
Why scary? It makes perfect sense.
@@adaharrisonn don't take it, literally. It means 'touches deeply
I just got diagnosed recently at 30 years old and this video was recommended and man this hurt. I've been self employed for a year because I quit or got fired from everything before out of boredom or hated being told what to do. I graduated college, but was an art major because i wasn't thinking about my future, I just wanted to graduate and do the next thing, whatever that was. It explains why I procrastinate every deadline. Why I literally had to take algebra 3 separate times in high-school and college combined and still don't get it, but geometry wasn't that bad. I wonder where I'd be now if I hadn't fallen through the cracks.
algebra is pretty difficult for many people, isent it?
if it makes you feel better i was diagnosed at 13 and still failed at certain maths, medication and special classes and allowances didnt fix it. still graduated from art school without a degree because i couldn't do my academic classes. don't morn the past you never had, you could end up in the same place in the end!
Same. 😢😮
🙄same same ssme
This video and part 1 are by far the scariest video I have ever watched. The more I learn about ADHD, the more I get confronted with the fact that my life is a pile of events that, when I had anything to do with what happened, the choices I made, decisions I took, the emotional outbursts, etc. All of it yells out ADHD. Before these discoveries, I could not explain why I said certain things, why I thought the thoughts I had, the cravings I had, the bad decisions I took. It all makes sense now and it's so scary and compels me to 'mourn' the past 37 years of my life because I feel like a complete new part of life is beginning now and I don't know who I am anymore. I'm currently waiting for an official ADHD diagnose but because of the symptoms I have built up I am already trying out Ritalin (under professional supervision) and it helps me a lot during the day. When it wears off I tumble back into the abyss. I need the diagnose and treatment but I'm confident the next part of life will turn out just fine once the treatment begins. I'm so grateful for this video!! I can't find the proper words for how grateful I am.
Part 1?
@@dnisey64 You're right, I watched the intro of the '30 things about ADHD for parents' and thought it was part 1 to this video. My mistake.
@@stevedesmadrijl thank you. I was going to ask you for the link.
The last 2.5 years I’ve been diagnosed and medicated. I’m 38. We’re delayed but not done. It will get better for sure. Best wishes.
Where is Part 1. You said you found it. Please provide the link
What a great lecture and my condolences to this man on the passing of his brother.
Very clear, very structured - a big applause for science and the scientists!
I'm really impressed how good this audience is at listening and asking questions well.
As well as Dr Barkley of course: he's an _amazing_ speaker.
Barkley says once a person is diagnosed with ADHD there is NO reason why that person should NOT be medicated with Ritalin or Adderall or other stimulant drugs.
Actually Barkley you ignorant fuck, there are MANY reasons why a person should NOT be medicated.
What if they don’t want them?
Don’t like them?
Have negative reactions to them?
Have an unsafe person around who will steal them?
They make a person feel worse?
They don't do anything for a person?
The diagnosis is wrong?
Some people have better coping strategies
Some people don't need them?
What if the person has faked the ADHD to get the drugs like Richard Fee?
Thank you so much for this video. I got my ADHD at age 33 and the doctor answered all my questions.
My life is a disaster but now I know why, Im still under medication and the progress is there but its gonna take some time.
Barkley you are my hero!
FlashGordon hang in there my friend 👊👊👊👊
Cokeheads
@@alanberkeley7282 You made 45 comments on this thread and have two uploads that express an anti med agenda... You really care about this a lot, don't you?
How's your life now that you've been treated for 5 years?
47:12 "adhd is no gift"; so true.
In Sweden they call it SUPERPOWERS and say stupid things like "People with ADHD are funny and ambitious". Generally people don't know the difference between personal traits and a disorder. I used to debate for hours trying to educate but I gave up and instead tell them to show all those superpowers in DSM-5.
Works every time and you'll keep your energy and patience for more important things.
@@AnabolicFarmer " tell them to show all those superpowers in DSM-5."🤣
@@nomos6508 I always do and then it gets quiet. There're still some idiots who responds "Well that's what I think about ADHD".
Yes, talking about a super power is blowing smoke in 2022. I don’t need to hear it, I accept it always have.
I feel you. I'm 31, and looking back on my life, oh man. Several of the things that Barkley talks about in this lecture are painfully familiar to me. You should be really glad you're diagnosed at a relatively young age. It took me way longer to realize and come to terms with my problems. Better late than never, and I'm lucky to still be alive and healthy, but an earlier dianosis would certainly have benefited both myself and the people I've managed to hurt.
Juuso Alasuutari Hi Juuso, I relate to your comment. It’s the people I’ve hurt that saddens me the most. Especially my mother, who sadly passed away 24 years ago, before I discovered I have ADHD. I miss her terribly. I think of all the people I’ve hurt and disappointed. So sad. I’m very aware of my behavior today, and discuss everything with my husband before making any decisions. Thank goodness he stayed with me! It’s a destructive horrible disorder. Sometimes I hate myself, trying to forgive myself these days! Take care of yourself. 🌺
Thank you for your well versed knowledge on ADHD. More people need to know how debilitating and severe this disorder is and how it affects the patient in their day to life and as well as the workplace.
I was diagnosed with ADHD when I was 6. Medicine has moved to the extreme in hesitancy to prescribe stimulants to medically manage ADHD symptoms. I have needed to be on stimulants for most of my life, for decades, in order to function and have a shot at having a “normal life” where I can hold a job and go to school and be in relationships. My stimulant medication helps me do that. Without stimulants it’s night and day difference.
I had to jump through SO many hoops for so long in order to get a prescription for the medicine that I need. I’ve had 4 full neurological tests to get my ADHD diagnosis, “renewed?” In order for a new prescriber to give me the same medication I’ve been on for years. I’ve been turned away by doctors due to their personal bias about ADHD and stimulant medication.
I’ve been told “ADHD usually goes away in adulthood, as we naturally learn better time management skills” or “It is my ethic that I do not prescribe stimulants to treat ADHD because they’re too addicting”
I show them pharmaceutical records, how long I’ve been taking it, that I’ve tried every other stimulant alternative and anything else produces severe adverse side effects. I do not have many of the risk factors for misusing medication- no history of addiction, always been medication adherent.
and right now the stigma is still so strong that the difficulties I’ve been having just to get my medication make me feel hopeless.
I feel that doctors look at me like I’m a freaking drug addict when I advocate for myself and what my body needs. And idc about people’s weird moral-display about how nobody should NEED to rely on medication because synthetic neurotransmitters are somehow unholy?
Hurts my heart while he’s talking about ADHD and driving knowing his brother (with ADHD) died in a car accident. 😢
Adult woman with ADHD, only found out at 33. I’m dyslexic and also have dyspraxia and dyscalculia. Along with depression and anxiety l. My brain is FUCKED, but anyway. ADHD only really made my life hard as an adult, dyslexia was my main disability as a child. Now it’s the opposite, ADHD is what’s making things hard. I can manage dyslexia but the adhd part makes everything hard, dyspraxia also makes my adult life harder than it did as a child. I can’t drive, I can’t coordinate myself, dyscalculia asp makes being an adult hard I couldn’t manage my finances alone.
When he said “people take a like of timeliness as a moral failing” I was like THAT!!! THATS 90% OF MY MARITAL ARGUMENTS HERE!!!!
A like of timeliness? What does that mean?
I’m sitting hear listening to someone like this and if He was wearing the gypsy outfit and told me he could predict and tell me about my past and my future . I would say he is spot on. Thanks doc for making seance of this
*Friends of the interwebs!* I want to share my condolences to any adults on here who were failed by our indifferent society, as a child brain-washed by educators & parents that you were inherently *"unmotivated",* *"lazy,"* and most damaging - *"stupid".*
As an adult, barely coping with the debilitating bouts of suffocating anxiety & crippling depression, especially as you look back on the decades of *_"Hurricane ADD's"_* aftermath of destruction.
As you reflect the anger is justified, the numerous failed ambitions, incompleted diplomas & degrees, the soul-sucking career(s), failed businesses, the financial & emotional toll, and most of all - *the irrecoverable relationships, time & potential.*
Although you may have been discarded & stigmatized as a *"failure"* by greater society, you are by no means a lost cause and you are hardly alone.
I think I can relate. I grew up low-income single parent household, lowest funded per pupil public education in the country and to top it off I was undiagnosed & untreated full blown ADHD/ADD - _*Player one has entered the game!"_ 😉🤞🏻
I never graduated from high school or went to college (no surprise), successfully managed to avoid the path of drug addiction, prison, drug overdose & suicide my brothers, father, uncle & grandfather took.
Like many of you, I compensated for my (unknown) defecit by working my ass off, I built 2 7-figure SMB marketing businesses that thrived, then crashed & burned like the Hindenburg because I crashed & burned like the Hidenburg.
A painful divorce I own. I was incapable of juggling the roles of: Business Owner, Father, and Husband without dropping one of them like an egg on the concrete every other day it seemed.
Not years, but full decades of a deeply desired functional life robbed from me because of a dysfunction that lived in the blindspot of the driver's view of my life.
I was *100% convinced* it was all because of a moral failure in myself, a toxic-shame which only bred more disgust, and more self-loathing in myself and at my incapability to execute on even the most seemingly basic of intentions.
My first experience with diagnosis, & medication came in my 40s, and was *revelatory.* So much makes sense now, *_The Matrix red pill_* analogy gets so overused & cliche but in this instance it truly fits, and if you've experienced a diagnosis as an adult I know you'll reasonate.
Anyways, there is life after diagnosis, even a decent one I believe, I have to. Please share your story, it not only helps you tremendously but it helps, encourages, and inspires others who are dealing with this.
Hang in there and good luck. 😉
That was a very good way to describe it 😊 Ich vehstehe dich auch!
How do you deal with the the brain 🧠 that constantly thinks of ways to die and kill us whilst I, as mind, wants to live life. Like Dr Jekyll Mr Hyde.
Had adult ADHD & therefore happily self employed.
btw, got dyslexia too
sorry about the dyslexia -- are you now reading and writing? my sister has dyslexia and as an adult she doesn't read -- its sad on face book her liked books says I don't read :( It takes perseverance to learn and try but with that said the ADHD person on a mission seems to be able to accomplish much ... for me i get many emotional missions on my agenda that interfere with money making activity. I just started therapy with an experienced clinician. So, I am hoping i can get on the ball before i lose everything i've worked for over the last 20 years.
i started working for myself was doing ok ... hubby was laid off and took over -- well joined me -- but i do not work well with others on a daily basis so marriage nor business are doing well. I HATE ADHD and don't want to be here -- well, still want to be on earth ... just bang my head and say i don't want to be here ... this place in my life ... it sucks right now! And i am dealing with a 8 year old with something ... but the support around me says it is me i am causing my sons problems -- he has seen a clinician but NOT a doctor for a diagnosis :( His clinician when my husband brought up my diagnosis he said he did not believe it was a valid illness and she agreed -- so that is where i am with him.
theresa priest yes ADHD is bad. i hate it too but combined with dyslexia, i'm completely unfit for corporate life ... so in my case self-employment was good. may be in your case it would be something else ... maybe investing? you gotta find your own path that best fits your unique personality. with the aid of software, i can now handle dyslexia issue. also now that i'm in my mid forties, my dyslexia is almost non existent but adhd is a life long thing :( Dr. Barkley is right about the adhd being problem with executive functioning.
theresa priest I hate it too. I want to get into med school and I keep procrastinating on all of my studying. Most of it is easy too. Just time consuming. I stay up all night to make up on studying. But the pressure helps me focus.
Parking tickets! In addition to being impatient, we just don’t see the “no parking here to corner” sign placed behind the bush.
im on a 2 year wait list to get back on my meds cause they need to re-diagnose me and in that time ive lost my job lost a shit ton of weight stopped taking care of myself it sucks
I was diagnosed a few weeks ago
Im 27, late at everything, and now failing at everything, In India even Psychiatrist's don't believe in Adult ADHD, really hard to get diagnosed and even harder to get the medication as it is Schedule 10 drugs controlled subatance here and doctors fear prescribing
I had been worst brother to my little brother and little sister, all the have of me are negative memories from me of childhood
I have been a monster to my mother
Little did I knew that I had ADHD
From India. Same here. Psychs want to call it OCD and anxiety. One even acknowledged that I may have it but refused to take it forward. Are you on medication?
@@musicaddictp Nope. Nothing.
Hang in there my friend. You may just be the tip of the spear to bring knowledge, help and medication acceptance to your country.
Wishing you the best EinStein. At least now you know. Keep searching for a doctor who’s willing to take the risk and prescribe. Eventually, do apologize to your family
Same here
Thank you doctor! You saved my son's life.
"...and they reach their mid-30's and realize they can't ignore it anymore." Like a fucking truck.
Well, there is always someone worse off- I am 50 yo and have been wandering the desert my entire life. atortarr below I feel your pain about the long history of embarrassing things said and done. Nothing you can do, though. there is certainly a grief process for adults who are finally diagnosed. I am in a group for ADD adluts now and this helps. There is one guy in group who is 19 yo. ouch jealous. But, have to be happy for him and all who are lucky to receive help early.
My therapist sent me this video. I'm 22. Managed to graduate from HS at the 5 high school i transferred to. And got all my credits finished in under a year after being 3 years behind. 😶. I have a psychiatrist appt in two days for adhd and if that's what I have then i really believe my struggle with schooling was due to that. it's depressing thinking about how it all could've worked out from the beginning if someone had just sent me to a damn therapist. Or if i had been more willing to go. And my disordered and chaotic life could be fixed with a pill this whole time 😐
I am in the same boat. I am not shy but I have lots of trouble in communicating clearly and screwing up at work
since meditation I have been MUCH better. I strongly suggest.
I'm in the first few days of accepting ADHD and this man is saving me. I already know one thing for sure. ADHD is not a gift. I am fortunate that I am intelligent and resourceful but I can see now why they have not been as much use as they should have been. I am so glad that he clearly separates ADHD and Intellect. Funny that he also talks about Sales as a great job for people with ADHD as that is how I've been compensating all these years without knowing. As long as I could do whatever I wanted and all that mattered was how much I sold, it worked very well but meant self-employed commission only sales positions.
Right? So I live in South East Asia where people dont aware of about basic mental health let alone ADHD. I guess I am very much fortunate to aware of my struggles in childhood and adolescent and take step to treat ADHD .
Russell Barkley is such a gift to the world and to ADHD families in particular! I'm gutted that he's getting old and winding down his career. I hope he lives and keeps spreading the word until he is 100.
I want to clean while I listen to this but I know I can’t :( or i won’t actually remember, so I’m sitting here listening but I feel motivated to do stuff after watching this cause I feel like there’s hope. Lol my brain is fighting to get up do things and the other half is fighting to sit down and listen so I can learn.
Thank you for posting this video! I am 60 years old and after watching this, I can see that I have probably been suffering with this disorder all my life! Everything from teen pregnancy and dropping out of high school, even though scholastically, I was gifted, to drug/alcohol abuse to having utilities turned off...everything. Wow.
Yep explains my life to a T. Gonna talk to my therapist, I feel she just sees the outside and has absolutely no idea of whats going on inside same for my primary care physician. My executive functioning is totally off and has been forever. Always felt there is something going on with my brain. I cant and wont live like this anymore. For those of you who think this is a game let me tell you its not. This shit is serious, not being able to do anything or better yet knowing how to get started, planning, prioritizing, needing routine, unable to shift task, cant find meaninful employment, feeling dumb as fuck (excuse my language) impulse control, memory, rigid thinking etc the list goes on. For those of you who have found an effective treatment for add/adhd I take my hat off to you Im still trying to get there.
Have you found help. I'm just curious because I'm a veteran and the VA isn't taking my concerns serious.
I'm in the same boat man. It has ruined my life or should I say my life never really started.
Hey man how are you now?
Markisha Rodriguez After having rattled off a bunch of medications, Russel Barkley starts talking at 1:04:07 about psychosocial treatments, until 1:12:50 or so. It does require some follow up to figure things out for yourself. Or some follow up in the form of pushing your VA to take you seriously, or to get a second opinion. 1:21:49 he talks about diagnosis and assessment. In my opinion treatment may be denied, but assessment should *never* be denied. It is very very important you’re proactive in your treatment.
I’d like to emphasize getting the medication right is the absolute most important thing. Be aware there are multiple alternatives
I have adhd and i don't tail gate because im afriad ill stop paying attention and rear end someone and i struggle to understand why others have the nerve tp tail gate but i guess i forget that others don't daydream the way i do . I do sometimes get people hong at me at red lights. I guess i take those moments to myself
I drive a manual transmission. Forced to pay attention.
I’m 56 and I was just diagnosed with ADHD and Bi Polar2! I’ve been misdiagnosed several times in the last several years. The misdiagnosis has cost me dearly!!! I’ve attempted suicide once and almost succeeded, thoughts of suicide have been endless. This year it started to get worse, everything was triggering me into uncontrollable anger and breakdowns! Finally a therapist questioned me and got me to take the test online! I ticked all the boxes, so I made an appointment with my Nurse practitioner, whom acknowledged that I do have it and I tested positive for bi polar 2! I also deal with CPTSD, PTSD, depression and extreme anxiety! As you can imagine, I’m mentally exhausted!!! Because of the issues with our medical system, I can’t get a psychiatrist to really sit down and figure out all my mental issues and get treatment for them. I’m at my whits end trying to navigate my way through this mess! My last Psychiatrist treated me for bi polar only, and the meds prescribed were not working! Needless to say I
lost my wife and step daughter because of it. I’ve been swimming in quicksand since! I don’t know who to trust any more, or what to do! Can you please help?
Hang in! Keep trying to find a shrink who gives more than five minutes. Mine gives me 45 at least! Sometimes an hour. For years I had one that gave four minutes! Sometimes depression meds hurt the adhd symptoms I think! Maybe try to get off all and just start with adhd med? I ended up doing that. I’m not in your shoes nor a medical person- just sharing what I heard. Impulsivity, anger, rejection sensitivity can be adhd . Bi polar is sometimes given my mistake , though.. I know sometimes people have more than one thing. I heard Wellbutrin can work with adhd meds. I think it made me irritable. Keep searching, find a dr who will listen. Good luck hang in there.
I have learned a lot about my condition by watching these videos crazy it took me 34 years for someone to actually break it down and teach me about myself. I've been unmedicated since 18. I would love to sit down with this guy and talk to him face-to-face we can learn a lot from each other please believe me.
As a 68 year old diagnosed at age 35, much of what he says is true, but the behavior stuff can vary between individuals. I wholeheartedly agree that consequences need to be as immediate as possible. I remember talking to my 1st yr social psychology professor. He said, “you’re a smart guy, you know the material, so why just 65% on exams?” I don’t have the car or money issues, but everything else is bang on. I always felt that being self-employed,was less of a hassle. I never expanded my business, because delegation requires more social skills. After 40 years, I sold my business and immediately realized that I wouldn’t have kept a job very long, not because of my abilities, but because I wanted to find an employer who trusted that I would help their business grow, if they let me do what I spent a lifetime being quite successful at doing. That’s what I did when I bought my business from an older man 40 years ago. I just let him do his thing, and accepted his quirks, we had fun, and he made a lot of money for me. Unfortunately, I couldn’t find someone like me. Corporations want to micromanage everyone, you’re judged by short term performance, and they definitely want you to conform. They didn’t want their customers feeling so well looked after, as a solo owner naturally tends to do. The environment was toxic. Although I was on Biphentin, my emotions were out of control. I heard Russell mention Atomoxitine, and my psychiatrist didn’t think there was much to what Russell said. He wrote me the Rx anyway. What an amazing transformation in emotional impulse control. The Biphentin was good for slowing down the speed of thoughts, and Strattera managed the speed of emotional reaction. I’m on both meds. Eventually I was forced to quit after 4 years, when they resorted to lying to my customers, in an all out effort to ruin a reputation I spent a lifetime building. Fortunately I had enough money to retire, which is why I kept working through 4 years of hell. I just loved the customers, the social interaction, and the respect that comes that. I loved what I did for a living. I now realize that any type of work you do can be turned inside out by a corporation, but customers think nothing’s changed, because you shield them from knowing that the corporation’s attitude is quite different from what they expect is the same as mine. Not being able to do what you love doing, what gets you out of bed every morning, is eternal punishment. It’s disabling. If only I didn’t care so much about my customers who followed me. But if I didn’t, I wouldn’t have been the happy, successful, self employed person that I was able to be. I realize that with ADHD, we’re not reading cues well in our social life, but in business, people are paying to listen to your advice. Being unemployed for two years now, means having to live all day amongst the “normals”, and you all know how that goes. I now hope to reinvent myself and teach on TH-cam, in the hopes that others can benefit from my knowledge. Hopefully I can monetize it, not because I need the money as most people would immediately think, but because it’s the only metric I will have to measure performance. TH-cam is not 100% about subscribers and likes. There’s a lot more to it, and I hope that listeners will tune in to hear someone talk about an area they’re knowledgeable in, with passion and love of helping people live better lives.
Finally the myths and stereotypes of ADHD can be eradicated… thank you for sharing … hopefully this will wire shut the mouths of narrow minded arseholes saying that ADHD is solely an excuse for bad parenting. The seminar regarding emotional regulation is also just as informative. Thank you Dr Russell Barkley
Except this video was recorded 10 years ago. And still, most medical professionals, and especially therapists, that I’ve dealt with don’t understand any of what Dr. Barkley explained here. Let alone the rest of society.
Thank you for posting this video. It saved my life.
I love the fact he says I work for all pharmaceutical companies ❤️
I've been diagnosed with adhd and can relate to everything the dr is saying,but I don't run late or miss appointments im always half an hour early everywhere,and if im running late or someone is holding me up I get stressed out restless
You learned to overcompensate for the issue. The downside is it causes you anxiety while doing so
I used to overcompensate as a kid, stressful life, constant stress, it was killing me. Came out to Asia, everything is chaotic, everything is relaxed, everything is affordable, now is my time to live the good life. Never stress myself out. I don't want things to waste my time, so I leave a little later, cutting it close, and often 5 minutes late. It's the jungles of Asia, who cares? I will never allow myself to experience that level of stress again, I choose to never worry about anything again. Being the top student and graduating from an elite university gave me nothing good in life, only pain.
Agreed, I have all the ADHD signs but I’m early for everything and get terribly stressed when others are late .
Exactly the same here,I can’t be late it gives me too much anxiety! I’m overly early for everything.
I was diagnosed at 18 with severe combined type ADHD. I’m turning 25 this year and in my summer semester returning back to college after dropping out at 19. I have lost so many opportunities because of it. I am behind my peers because of it. I don’t know how to explain it to my boyfriend or my friends. I slightly hate myself - how much I talk, my absent mindedness, my thoughtlessness, my impulsiveness. I hate it. I’m getting better and I’m learning and I’m better at managing symptoms. But getting my boyfriend to understand is so hard. This lecture needs to be watched by everyone, everywhere. Maybe those who called me lazy or stupid would understand the hell I live through better
If ADHD is a gift then trying to be a swimmer with no hands or feet is a gift
paul mryglod ned hallowel is always going off on how good it is. But he was fortunate enough to have resources
Agreed
Pretty good analogy actually. Very impressive if they manage to be successful at it, but make no assumptions that it's helping them in any way. It's just impressive they pulled through such a handicap
😂
It’s more like a crippling thing. Those who says “gifts” are on the outside.
I’ve never heard those same “gifted/great” people with ADHD never said “it’s a gift!” Never said so, having ADHD themselves 😂 or they’re in denial /anger stage.
A note on the driving one (10 years late I know) my instinct to speed up isn't out of a determination to get there before the other guy, but more because braking is a task switch. Sometimes in that moment of panic I literally can't conjure the ability to switch how I'm driving
I do best with being self employed. But it's a super stressy thing for me, but man am I on top of things.
I sometimes overcontinue the conversation because i actually hate talking to people, but i’m trying to pretend i don’t.
I over continue the conversations I think because I don't realize how long I've been talking.
man i went through a depressive period after being diagnosed as an adult . I was so angry at myself and everyone else because i thought my life would have been so much diffrent had I’ve been medicated .
First 4 jobs: got fired on day 1, walked out on day 1, walked out on day 1, walked out on day 1 (always after being screamed at by staff or customers).
OMG the section about driving!!! My husband! If he saw an animal in the road he'd try to kill it. If someone pulled out in front of him he'd accelerate up to a foot of their rear bumper. Another trick was if I said something he disagreed with or just warn him he was blind-cornering in the middle of the road, he'd slam on the brakes - I learned to wear a seat at all times. Plus 3 or 4 speeding tickets a year.
10 years! I wish this man was in my life.... I have just been diagnosed at 34... These are the videos that I sent to my family when I cannot explain xx thank Russell Barkley your words I will forever be grateful for xx
Sending peace to everyone who have joy and darkness
Same! I’ve had this diagnosis since childhood and listening to him has helped me and wanting to explore options with it… I’m glad I found these videoes
@@lilblossomfairy4939 it's a confusing world xxx it's nice to know we ain't on our own xxzx
@megan darkes as the only one in my family with ADHD sometimes I feel alone then I read the comments on videos like these
@@lilblossomfairy4939 I feel so alone always here if you wana connect xx
i think women as children don't act out as much at school so no diagnosis - when i read a adhd book for girls it reminded me of my self as a child. I was diagnosed at 50. I need a job so if any researcher wants a woman with classic adhd (that is what my doc says) then contact me :)
At 48:00 he put ADD'ers in the proper context not to accept this as a "GIFT" (or attributable to success). He's right! ADD is not why one becomes a success, it is "in spite of ADD", one becomes a success. Treatment works very well. 🙏🏼
Dr. Barkley's lectured has helped sooth me from the trauma of being with my ADHD- ODD boyfriend of 6 years. He has refused to accept his condition, refuses medication and now with extra triggers of a new job as a senior engineer, his explosive rage is daily. We do not live together but close by. He has been fired 2 times for rage to his boss, his wife left him mother of his 2 sons, and has no close friends, only me. I am exhausted, by his abuse. This lecture helps me to understand, the abuse will never stop without medication. You could say how did I survive 6 years. The first 4 he had a solid routine of a great job, swam every day so stress in his life was more minimal. But still 20% of the time there were outbursts of terrifying rage.
I appreciate what the below comment says, "he doesn't try to write this disorder off as a gift". It is a guarantee of regular abusive behavior to those in a relationship with them. If they don't accept and see what they do to those around them and the pain they cause and refuse to accept responsibility for it, leave or you own mental health with be impacted.
So long ago yet so pertinent today. Thank you. 🌺💕🦋
The uploader has adhd. So he forgot to upload part 1
I was looking for part 1. Thank you
I think the " Essential ideas for parents" in his video list is the part 1. I could be wrong though.
Maybe this? th-cam.com/video/GyZtYzFq4WY/w-d-xo.html
I forgot to pay the electric bill.. oops. Great material thanks 👍
24:30 malingering?
08:29, Indeed, I barely graduated from elementary school, and that was because teachers were forgiving.
High school? Forget about it.
I feel attacked… I had accepted it, or so I thought because I’m finally looking for help… but with 30 mins left… I want to cry… I am* crying because… thinking back… it is true. I.. would have appreciated and be better off with help at an earlier age…
I appreciate not being worst off, but damn… it hit. I don’t always process right, but damn it hit.
Thankyou so much
Great you are covering many aspects, including the new drugs side effects .all ADHD sufferers will value it
A ll my life i have been told I am ok and suffered with out attending the problem
I am very curious on the statistics of the us army and successful adhd soldiers and the jobs they performed
Coach potatoing might be also linked to chronic fatigue, which also has a link to the disorder
Where can I get info on this??
Thank you Dr. Barkley
My driving is not terrible actually. I am a bit of a drifter, but thank goodness for my Subaru with eyesight 😬 I am proud to say that I have never been pulled over and I have only had one minor accident. I do try to avoid the busy congested city, or driving in poor weather. I did drive my friends mothers car before I had a license too though. We would absolutely go out joy riding.
You give me hope♥️
@54:57 I wish all of my family members, lecturers and no-longer-friends could understand this part.
I was diagnosed and still have ADHD and the worst thing I’ve done was speeding. I’m a very good driver and I think it’s because of all the driving games I played as a child 😂.
What are the names of the driving games?
I have ADHD but I graduated university Magna Cum Laude. My advice ask for accomodations. I had a note taker. Longer for test and more understanding on late assignments. Also work out everyday.
My sister has it. Thank u for helping me to understand
She's lucky you care to understand. 🙏💖
This is a godsend. Thank u.
I wish the slides were also visible rather than just Dr. Barkley. This is sadly true of me
I lived in the big city with several motorcycles in the garage. Anywhere I want to go, multiple times a day, is just 5 minutes away. If I feel hungry, I step outside, one of my vehicles is outside my door, and go somewhere to eat. If I feel lonely, I go to a crowded place to be around people. If I feel bored or tired of sitting at my desk, I just go somewhere. At night I would ride on the streets looking for fun. Turns out that's the stimulation I needed. Now I live in the suburbs. I don't understand what married people do all day. You go to work, you come home, then what? It feels like torture, I'm going mad here, it's like being in prison in your little apartment. No more coffee shops, no more motorcycles, no more having a company, no more social life with smart top of society people. Just being alone in your shoebox apartment teaching at a local high school. How do people endure that? I have stacks of books and things I wish to do but nothing I feel like doing right now. Gone is the passion, it's all just pain now. And the locals are uneducated and racist mostly.
I carry a condom in every bag and every glove compartment and every coat pocket I wear. Proud to say that by 36 I don't have any babies yet.
“Much less to show up for their appointment” … I feel personally attacked
But She Faye, it is true of us quite often.
Holy shit! I've been diagnosed with ADHD since I was 4-5 yrs old. I'm 23 now. I was off meds from age 12 until 23.
Everything he said about school, interpersonal, driving were all fucking describing me to a T. Well actually I always thought I was a pretty good driver. However my fiancé often says I don't drive very straight. She's constantly telling me that I need to stay more straight on the road and me, having ADHD and thinking I'm driving good, gets really pissed that she's being a backseat driver but now that I have seen this video, I realize she was right the entire time.
I've had trouble with work too but it's not so much with the impulsively of quitting out of boredom like he said most adults with ADHD do, it's the fact that in more than one of my jobs I have missed very easy but very important tasks in my job that I just kind of glazed over which ended up causing the company a lot of trouble and thus was fired.
And withdraw the holidays, for me personally I know they're not necessary but sometimes every once in a while you just really like to experience yourself when you're off the meds. You kind of get a sense of who you really are and how well the medicine actually does work. Also depending on what I'm doing I might go a day without medicine whatsoever because my ADHD doesn't impair me in the task at hand whatsoever. So if I take medicine that day it's like a waste of medicine. I might as well save that extra dose.
1:13:00 (T-11:20 from the end) When you a single parent 😭
I really try, but still fail some of these. My brother and mom help in some aspects, but school and more sensitive things… like I express to everyone some things I* myself don’t get, so how can I teach him? Which is why I’m trying to embrace my imperfections, make peace with them. Find more info, seek help. I see his therapies helping him and I’m so proud. I don’t want my own shortcomings, of never having had professional help for many things, be the thing holding him back. *conflicted* I need a moment to process all this. Watch again. Remind myself.
I literally would get 100 percents and zeros on assignments and almost nothing else. I’d take tests where I’d get all the questions right up to about 70% of the way through, when the test was over, and get 70% overall.
Can we get Closed Captions on this please?
Driving. Distraction is the problem, the cure for distraction is to increase the intensity of the event. IE when you are driving extremely fast you have to focus intently on the task therefore eliminating the distractions around you. The unfortunate side affect of this is tickets and license suspension.
I’m mostly angry! Where was this information 50 years ago?
Really love the presentation and study. If I may caution you, reader, a portion of these study results are correlative and not causal. There are times like 37:15 where the Dr. gives justifications and attempts to establish a line of reasoning as to why the observation occurred but does NOT give real scientific evidence of a CAUSAL relationship. The correlation could be due to many things and should only be treated as such. As they said another time in the video, these observations are not suitable to predict behaviors for people with ADHD and should never be treated otherwise. There may be other factors that include societal treatment, etc, that can be causal to this observation, but the results of this study are not substantial to draw such a conclusion.
This study also only follows less than a few hundred people and is drawn from people admitted to their company's clinics. This information should at the very least be taken with a grain of salt.
Yes the Dr is not 100% correct in some instances.
@@goldHydrangeas yeah. It’s just important to keep in mind, especially in scientific presentations, that our interpretation of the presentation should also be grounded in a scientific understanding of what we hear.
@@goldHydrangeas Also it’s not so much as being correct, but how we interpret information told to us from people with credentials.
Having anecdotal information based on first-hand observation, I must say that 90+ % of these findings are correct. As the information is believed & (positively) acted upon, quality of life is likely to improve. Denial has led to its opposite effect.
35:20 ---- Nicotine treats ADHD. I can attest to that. At about age 50 with undiagnosed ADHD, I was smoking temporarily about 2 packs a day and experienced a great experiential cognitive improvement, becoming very creative in thought and able to physically create the concept materially. That was a rare thing for me to create anything. I quit smoking and years later tried smoking again the sole purpose of producing the same effects and outcome but it didn't happen again after smoking for a couple of weeks so I quit.
Seems like you CAN NOT attest to nicotine treating ADHD.
Role division is huge. If I just had to go to work come home heat up a tv dinner and go to bed I might succeed a little better than someone who has to work, care for her 3 kids, the house, 4 pets, appointments, groceries, bills, oh did I mention the house.
Sooo many times I have done the …I’m bored, duck you, I quit. 2 weeks later, no paycheck, I’m stressed, why did I quit…😩🤐
What a genius this guys is
great content but what happened to part 1?
I think this is Part 1 - different title so hard to find: th-cam.com/video/GyZtYzFq4WY/w-d-xo.html The Neuroanatomy of ADHD and thus how to treat ADHD - CADDAC - Dr Russel Barkley part 1
This is how pharma work. Proprietary and closely guarded; negative results are routinely buried; tiny, trivial, or chance positive findings are hailed as the second coming; investigators are corrupted; and sometimes scientific papers are ghostwritten by company hacks. Side effects and complications are measured perfunctorily and barely reported. There is never a fair risk/benefit/cost calculus-the benefits are exaggerated, the risks minimized, the costs ignored. Drug pricing has no relation to real cost or value and instead reflects Pharma’s monopoly position in the market and its dominance over politicians. At its worst, Pharma research is a deceptive shell game meant to seduce and mislead, rather than enlighten doctors and the public. The claim that drugs are so expensive because they require so much research is pure smoke screen. - Barkley
For centuries Children had to learn how to navigate their world, identify plants, make tools, cook, and learn many other practical hands-on skills. Now, all of a sudden they have to sit for long periods of time staring at a black-and-white board with small markings on it and scratch those markings onto pieces of white paper with thin wooden sticks. Is it any wonder that we have a growing number of children who find their attention wandering to things that are far more interesting to them? And we say they have ODD or Conduct Disorder or ADHD when they don't pay attention or fidget and squirm and tap their feet and talk a lot?
That's how insane this shit is!
OMG! I am 66 and I have lost so much self discipline, even while taking the Addrall! I AM a couch potato! Have gotten lazy, addicted to TV. I still love reading. I have gained 30 pounds slowly over 5-6 years. I eat healthy, but eat too large of portions. I have all the knowledge of what to do to lose weight and regain muscle, but just can't get up to start SOMETHING! But, hearing this will help me. I will try harder because I see clearly. The ADD seems to have advanced even though I take Adderall. I attributed my difficulties to Senior Aging. I feel better learning this. Oh, I think part of the problem is I had to scrap my car and I live in a rural area, so I have not been able to work. WHEN I find a job, this will help me to implement a routine and I will be moving more. I am greatful I have never had anxiety or depression. Currently, I MAY be experiencing depression creeping up on me, sneakily edging its' way in. I will discuss it with my doctor.
52:32 - He's describing us right now.
As someone who has a lot of imposter syndrome about my ADHD (definitely more imposter than I do about my autism) the driving section is extra scary to hear about, I have had so many instances of nearly being in accidents due to my ADHD and probably my dads undiagnosed ADHD. He is such a risky driver, who speeds, drinks and is as he was saying earlier in the video very angry behind the car.
Also getting to the dental and general health stuff is super relatable and scary to me as both the autism and the adhd lead to issues with looking after myself and I can’t remember the last time I went to a dentist.
Could you also add timestamps for at the end when he starts talking about treatments??
Excellent conference!
48:00 Imagine how better greater these ppl would be without ADHD.
If only
Yes. I grieve about this.
I’m sitting here watching and listening with ADHD and I’m having a hard time maintaining the education 😢
U got part 1?
Wow, the loss of Dr. Russell's twin brother to drinking and driving and the connection to ADHD has really given him purpose in delivering a better understanding of the far reaching ramifications of ADHD, which largely are misunderstood and misappropriated.
I'm the parent of a 24yr old who has Adhd.. I can relate ❤️
please make a 5 min version
Wow so I was in denial that I was really impaired because I gas lit myself
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I would like to know how well people with ADHD do at sports, cause isent it about hyperactivity among other things?