Adult ADHD What You Need to Know

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  @reiverdaemon · 2 years ago

  Having someone describe your traversal through life so accurately is sobering.

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• CR

  @crazygreenlady7907 · 3 years ago (edited)

  Diagnosed last month aged  57. Currently hyperfocusing on Russell Barkley, old videos and now thankfully these new ones. I listen to the audio whilst wandering around my house wondering which of the 1000 things in my mental to do list is the most achievable today.

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• VV

  @VVaelin94 · 2 years ago

  This video has me crying. My whole life ive suffered with these crippling problems, and I've just seen myself as lazy, awkward, and immature.  My entire life is crippled and frozen in time because i can't even motivate myself to see a doctor. Im glad im not alone, but im so very hopeless

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  @ailthrim625 · 2 years ago

  Can we all just take a moment to appreciate this wonderful man and his 47+ year dedication to studying ADHD. Dr. Barkley recently retired and is STILL going strong and his passion for ADHD hasn’t waned.<br><br>Dr. Russell Barkley’s pioneering research and extensive contributions to the field of ADHD have been nothing short of revolutionary. His dedication to advancing our understanding and treatment of ADHD has been a life-changing force for countless individuals across the globe. His work is not only invaluable but also a profound service to humanity, reflecting a deep commitment to enhancing the quality of life for those affected by this condition. Indeed, Dr. Barkley’s legacy is a testament to the remarkable impact that one individual’s scientific pursuit can have on the world at large.<br><br>Whether or not you found Dr. Barkley by accident, recognize that you are watching history in progress and this man has been and will always be spoken about in the highest regard. <br><br>Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you have done and continue to do Dr. Russell Barkley. God bless you sir and I hope you are enjoying your well deserved retirement.

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  @dustins4921 · 2 years ago

  I got diagnosed at 35 after my six year old got frustrated with his school work and told me he felt like his brain is &quot;twisted up&quot; and I decided to ask my doctor about it. My wife was getting fed up with me constantly losing my keys over and over again. I&apos;d make careless stupid mistakes at work that I should have caught, or I&apos;d get so preoccupied and stressed about an e-mail that I wouldn&apos;t do anything else. After getting medicated I dropped around 100 pounds, I don&apos;t feel the same existential dread that I used to and I went back to college. I&apos;m currently doing a paper on ADHD and have been watching these videos. Anyways obviously I&apos;m distracting myself and I need to get back to my paper but I enjoy your content and writings!

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  @Thr3-Words · 3 years ago (edited)

  Timestamps for myself <br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgOmFd5SlE&amp;t=2835">47:15</a> Disorders that co-exist with ADHD (I&apos;ve had to go back to the beginning of this part at least 12 times now because I keep losing the thread)<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgOmFd5SlE&amp;t=2850">47:30</a> Oppositional Disorder<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgOmFd5SlE&amp;t=2873">47:53</a> Conduct Disorder<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgOmFd5SlE&amp;t=2898">48:18</a> Depression<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgOmFd5SlE&amp;t=2960">49:20</a> Anxiety<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgOmFd5SlE&amp;t=3034">50:34</a> Autism<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgOmFd5SlE&amp;t=3089">51:29</a> Specific Learning Disability<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDgOmFd5SlE&amp;t=3160">52:40</a> Antisocial behaviour

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  @karent9134 · 2 years ago

  Let&apos;s not forget in the 60&apos;s girls were not included in these studies. And my mother was told I couldn&apos;t possibly be hyperactive. She left me in the room with him for a few minutes and my prescription for Ritalin was ready. I was taken off at 13 when I was &quot;Cured&quot; as I had reached puberty... it&apos;s been a long long road.

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• JC

  @JCJones-Warner · 2 years ago

  The lack of maturity and emotional growth has had the most impact on my day to day life. I wish more people would talk about it since we can probably trace a lot of the problems back to maturity and basic life skills. Sometimes I feel like a 14 year old trying to do grown up stuff and I&apos;m in my 50&apos;s.

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  @마시멜로냥-x8g · 3 years ago

  As a person with ADHD living in a country where ADHD is only known as being hyperactive and disabilities are rarely discussed(South Korea), your research is really life-saving and reliable!<br> I really hope your ADHD videos provide subtitles of other language including Korean 😢<br> P.S. If possible, it&apos;d help Korean ADHD teenagers and adults greatly for you to share your knowledge and passion on Korean psychiatrist&apos;s Youtube channel. Below are the reasons for this.<br>First, it&apos;s because Korean ADHD people usually rely on internet information like Youtube videos, which definitely lacks the depth of understanding. (I feel the depth is too shallow to be actually helpful. Only a few symptoms are discussed.)<br>Second, Korea is all about trend. Internet access is easy everywhere in Korea so anything that becomes a trend on the internet become mainstream through tv programs. That means Koreans mostly never be interested in something until the media presents &nbsp; it as a &quot;trendy&quot; content.<br>Lastly, most Koreans are not fluent in English enough to understand English videos. English is difficult language to Koreans because English and Korean is so different phonologically and syntactically. <br>I seriously think many ADHD people in Korea are suffering because they don&apos;t know where to get information about ADHD. They don&apos;t know how actually important understanding ADHD is. Thank you for reading this long text.

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  @MachoMaamRandallSandwich · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m so cooked.

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• AY

  @aybikeanacali8414 · 2 years ago

  Diagnosed at 29, 3 years ago.<br>It was me who suspected I have it, I&apos;ve been regularly seeing therapists since puberty, none of them suspected that I have it (because I have high IQ) <br>My mental health was so bad that I forgot how to feel not depressed and anxious, I spent years in major depression.<br>Also developed secondary anxiety disorder and OCD.<br>When you&apos;re smart but not able to finish anything you start, always late to everything, repeating classes because tou couldnt be on time for the exam, teachers, employers, friends and family decide this is a moral issue.<br>Nobody understand I was physically unable.<br>I tried almost every therapy method and medication on earth except stimulants, nothing worked.<br>Then I realised I might have ADHD.<br>Tried to get a diagnosis, the psychiatrist on public hospital laughed at me saying &quot;yeah nobody noticed it until the age 29?&quot; <br>Finally I found a psychiatrist who is specialized on adult ADHD and get my diagnosis, started treatment.<br>It is a miracle, never been this happy in my life.

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  @fetis26 · 1 year ago

  as an ADHD person, it was tough to dive into this video because of its pure academic nature (I watched it roughly for 3 weeks) but eventually it&apos;s very rewarding.

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