Thats funny!

Wait you have a attention span 💀

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Lol

Hahahahahahahah, my 4th attempt to watch it

@@VAlienIsaiah- is it fun watching it while being medicated? It is not fun for us atm lmao

@@VAlienIsaiah- just trying to figure out how it feels. Interesting and informative topics could be fun for someone who likes learning. And yeah, I watch Interesting ted talks for fun.

@@VAlienIsaiah- you didn't get offended right? I've been dealing with ADHD as well and asked you how it feels, meant no harm. Peace ✌

Not all, some of us actually find these types of conversations interesting which keep us engaged… I can fall asleep at movies like star wars and fast and furious but this conversation keeps me engaged 😂😂. Some ADHD brains get stimulated by science and research findings 🤷🏻‍♀️

Yesss I learn super fast, but it takes me FOREVER to start and finish something?????????

People with ADHD, like me, can do very well. But only if there is a real motivation. And this is nothing we can control. The dopamine that is used to control motivation and focus in a brain is not well managed. A normal person can produce dopamine for any kind of task, someone with ADHD just cant control it. So people with ADHD are partiluary good, often much better, in fields they have a real motivation in compared to normal people. Also called hyper focus. If you have a job where you can use that hyper focus you learn faster and can work longer than the average person. In that state even the short term memory is working perfectly fine. The memory issue is more a side effect, the consequence of being distracted. And its not like the information is not saved, the mind just cant access it because of distraction. It happens that you cant remember something when needed, but later it jumps right to your head. Very frustrating. All this has nothing to do with IQ or other abilities. The problem is that ADHD causes a number of social problems and this makes life in general a challange, especially if you and your social environment are not aware of your "special" traits with ADHD. I think most commonly it leads to self doubt and depression, and people around you often dont understand what is going on and trat you badly because they think you are just lazy or something.. Social isolation is the consequnce. And no skill helps you when you are alone and full of self doubt and have no idea what is wrong with you.

I've done research on ADHD. A good portion of the problem has to do with dopamine levels and dopamine signaling

I might agree with that but i just say i have "in one ear out the other" syndrome....tell me something and i forget almost instantly ...forget to try to remember also..... And the last thing i always try to remember is always rh first thing i forget to bring with me......"ok got my jacket on shoes......ready to go just need my phone" 5 mins later...."dont forget to take the phone its right by the door".....another 5 mins later im out the door without my phone....or keys or wallet....whatever im trying to remember

@@jonjenkins3868 I headed to a wreckers to sell my car, and left the registration papers at home. Thankfully, since I was selling it as a wreck, all I needed was the VIN, but it's not like that was why I'd left my papers at home.

Same with me…

Same

Ditto! I just turned down the best job offer of my life because I know I won’t be able to handle the multitasking required…and I’ll be miserable and anxious trying to stay afloat while treading water in the deep end! It’s so tough…

Thank you so much dear

In a few decades , adhders will thrive due to the accumulated research findings

How long have you been taking your stimulant medicine?

@@mateuszkruk2699 I've been taking Vyvanse since 2007. I have been taking the same amount from the beginning.

@@energizme100 Thank you for your answer! Additionally, I would like to ask you in which country do you live? I'm asking you about this because in my country it's not possible to get a lisdexamfetamine in the pharmacy, so instead I have to use methylphenidate on daily basis. As a matter of fact, methylphenidate works quite good in my case, but I know that there are other substances that works even better and could bring me the best possible experience in ADHD treatment.

@@mateuszkruk2699 I live in Breckenridge Colorado

@@energizme100 im so late here to the reply but have you had to up the dosages at all? your tolerance remained the same?

yep

Hey me too!! Great stuff!! Jokes on me, as for both they discovered it late. 😂 Look at me being super smart and hiding my dyslexia and ADHD for adults. ADHD diagnosed three years ago, and dyslexia in my third year of highschool (we have 5 years). So yeah, one teacher picked me out. Called my parents and said, this kid is smart but with writing and learning English she's so behind. Well, she thought me English in one year and went after the dyslexia test for the school. Forever grateful.

My son has dyslexia, Adhd and anxiety disorder. As a result of some traumatic events he now also has Complex ptsd. These are invisible disabilities, and as such people don’t understand his limits and reactions, and finding acceptance and understand from the general public is difficult and exacerbates his problems. He listened to this talk, and his response was, “I wish I was a fruit fly so they could cure me.” 😏

@@dianaarmstrong8820 tell him there are so so many smart women and men out there working hard every day in every country in the world to create a world where we can make that happen for humans as well. I remember once being that little boy like your son wondering if things get better. It does. Much love ❤

Exactly

Exactly !

Why?

Agreed

@@mixerD1- because ADHD and Autism spectrum disorder are both spectrums in a larger spectrum. Everyone presents differently.

What about this video makes you grateful out of curiosity? To learn about possible underlying mechanisms is interesting, but as someone who suffers from ADD myself the takeaway I got from this is that ADD and ADHD are likely caused by damaged dopamine systems.

i.e. we have brain damage.

I applaud you for sharing your struggle and your thoughtful outlook. When a person's mental illness overrides their natural character, it gets difficult and messy. While this is true for anyone negatively affected by someone else's mental health state, that truth is indescribably painful, isolating, terrifying and confusing for that "someone else". I say this from my observations, understanding, and experiences. I myself struggle with Panic Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder. A few things other people have demonstrated that help ease that mental pain are connection, understanding, presence and kindness.

"the only problem" is a stretch... it might be your biggest problem, but it is FAR from the only problem. Inability to control your own thoughts and actions would be pretty high on the list of problems for me. Being a danger to yourself and others would also be up there. Perhaps the "problem" you described is simply a symptom of the real problems with schizophrenia, and you looking from the inside out cant see that. There is no value in disorders, so your last sentence concerns me. As someone who suffers from mental disorders, I can say I hope no one values me for my disorder. Also, mental disorder doesn't magically get better with acceptance. Perhaps you are reaching for acceptance thinking IT is the final thing you need to feel normal, when you can never feel normal. Perhaps, others acceptance should be the last thing you search for, and acceptance of yourself should be your real priority. But what do I know.

Well said!!

+TrueSoreThumb Guy, you are not sufferer. ADHD is the gift. You just need to embrace it and harness its power. It s just difference in cognition. If you want to get more control of your mind, try mindfulness. Avoid medication. I wish you good luck on your blessed way

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@@zivotshonzou what sort of mindfulness techniques do you use meditation, yoga or tai chi or other methods

@@Dancestar1981 it depends what you like. My "gateway" was a mindfulness in motion, when i was walking. I realize that my steps are in "now". Now i m living my everyday life in mindfulness....you can use literally everything in presence

this helped so much haha

Merlin’s beard, I didn’t know you could do this 🤯 thanks!

I didn't know you could do that! Now he's talking at a normal speed. :P Thank you!

DUUUDE Thank you!!!

Where is the gear icon ??? I dint see it

You should read the book “smart but stuck”. I’d say adhd is a learning disability no matter how smart you are because of the challenges we have organizing our thoughts to execute certain academic tasks. I needed a lot of support to learn how to get unstimulating tasks done.

Not always a disability but if that makes you cozy… like short and tall dancers we require less stretching and practice than others but more choreography.

Thanks for sharing. I’m not diagnosed but I want to know whether it’s a good idea to go with medical treatment for someone who has adhd. Are the side effects worth it?

@@emmanueloshaddai3259 never had side effects from meds. Usually what I’m told is some meds impact your hunger (suppressed usually). Not sure what other side effects there are as I’ve had none. Been on almost every ADHD med since for 20 years now. I take the biggest dose of Dexadrine ER currently without issues. So I can’t say for you if It’s worth It or not. But if you don’t have ADHD I don’t see why you’d want the meds. I’m not a doctor, so I’d ask a doctor before listening to people on social media for advice.

​@@patrickbateman9314 Thanks. Would you say that it's been effective in helping you focus and be productive? Don't worry, I wouldn't seek out the meds without a diagnosis, but I want to know whether it's worth getting a diagnosis based on the effectiveness of existing treatment.

@@emmanueloshaddai3259 it’s about the only way I can slow down to focus. I’m like a jack rabbit all day and the meds let me mentally slow down to focus. Without the meds I’m mentally operating too fast as if I’m on drugs like speed or crack normally.

@@patrickbateman9314 This gives me hope. I do have great difficulty studying. It's been something I've struggled with for the longest time. It's only today that I stumbled on and considered ADHD. It's still not confirmed though, so I won't get too excited.

Personally I’d rather self medicate on caffeine or energy drinks

I have to achieve my dreams this week? That's a bit of pressure, ain't it?

Madolite This isn’t necessarily true. Someone with adhd can read every word on a page, chapter or even a whole book and not learn or remember a thing. It’s much like driving home on a familiar road; it’s so automatic that we often get home and not even remember what we saw or how we got there. Our subconscious mind takes over while our active mind thinks about anything else we focus on. It’s the exact same thing when reading, especially when we’re not interested or engaged. Thus, Sweet Potato is far more correct in his/her assessment than you are in yours. While it’s true, we can get distracted and not actually read or finish reading something, inadequate focus is very much a consequence of adhd. Go get tested Sweet Potato and good luck to you!!

@Madolite that's not true. Did we watch the same video? He literally just explained how the two have no correlation to each other and can be cured separately.

@Trunks 23 you probably dont have ADHD then and just dont have motivation to do anything

I have adhd and i struggle with a lot of things on a daily (and hourly) basis but i still wouldn’t want a “cure” even if i could.

I was diagnosed with ADD and I understand lots of what I read 🤷‍♀️. I might have to stop and think for a moment before moving on but don’t most people.

@@verkanntoderverwunschen Right, like I never fell behind academically until highschool, but when I realized at 19 I probably have adhd I realized there were always issues. They just were more abstract issues than the term deficiency would imply. That's why I don't really like this guys premise - it's like his thought process is "adhd can be associated with a 'learning deficiency' -> 'learning deficiency' in my head sounds like an inability to learn -> if some of these flies can't gain conditioned behaviours, a form of learning, they must have adhd"

@@gauracappelletti3893 I think to a certain point, when the complexity goes up. The ADHD brain tends to not like it anymore, because it takes hours upon hours to learn a certain thing. Where as back in the day when u were a kid. Everything was simple, there was hardly any complexity in the study/thing you wanted to learn.

@@krackzthegamer7751 i don't think it's even the complexity, because it also involves hyperfixation that can lead to really specific and weird knowledge and skills. It's more that if it's boring, or not immediately gratifying, it's harder to stick with it

@@gauracappelletti3893 I mean, yeah. But that's also a point to take in. Boring tasks can lead to not doing anything, or procrastinating. But how is it that you could grow to 19, and not have so many issues with studying etc?

@@krackzthegamer7751 but I did have issues, that's the thing. It has never really been about how hard a thing is. I always had issues even with things I liked or things I understood easily, because if I was thinking about something else or was bored of a subject at the moment it was impossible to pay attention. I just didn't fall behind until later in high school because that's when my teachers stopped forgiving me, and when tests were hard enough that I couldn't pass without studying like I had before. Before that point it was enough to just remember stuff from class or wait until I was interested enough to teach myself. And that's why I don't like the video's premise, it's way more complicated than just not being able to learn things.

How did you manage your ADHD to not impact your studies, education, society. Plz share

@@ASM_Minds I appreciate your feedback. I am asking it for my 5.6 years old son. It is getting tougher for him to focus. Although, he is brilliant with the ideas and creative but, he is not able to materialise them. We are preparing a plan and trying hard to stick to it so he understands the time and discipline.

@@ASM_Minds Thank You for your detailed feedback. Will definitely try these points. Thank you once again.

@@amarip2007 I understand, my daughter,, now 41, has ADHD, as do I. Please understand it is much, much more complex than discipline. The challenge is to meet his needs while modeling for him that completing assignments is important. What those of us with ADHD need is support & understanding that no matter what you do, our minds work differently than most. For many of us it isn't a deficit of attention, it's a surplus, because we don't have the same built in filters that mitigate the input. In short we are often over-stimulated, which can be frustrating on many levels. I highly encourage a counselor who specializes in this area. Seek out as many books as you can about parenting a bright child with ADHD. A great you-tube channel is "How to ADHD" by Jessica McCabe. She also has a very insightful Ted Talk. Best wishes!

@@joycependleton4117 Thank you. God bless you. I will try to do the points mentioned

Agreed. My expereince of ADHD is that I can know what I should do, but watch myself doing somethng else instead. That something else being something more stimulating. Being in my body can feel like being a passenger in a car that someone else is driving. There is a possible risk in equating learning with action, especialy in relation to ADHD - although I understand the use of it in the case of flies!

daniel fredericks maybe he will read this and change it.

Honestly at first I thought the dunce cap was more of a visual representation of how the world sees people with ADHD. But going back in the video it does look like he's using it as a lazy way of defining learning disorders as well as giving the presentation a 'comical' spin, sense he didn't provide much context for the dunce cap. Well, at least he's passionate about cracking the code :/

I like how you think. Im proud

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@@jacqueline755 ???

Same

Rest easy, Gram. Having brought up a highly successful ADHD son... it is not anything they ate, or drank. People are born different. Our Society is set up for some people, and not great for others-- and therefore... we mistakenly think that we must 'cure' them. That which you find difficult to deal with-- work with the child... There will be other features that will astound you... If we quit trying to fit them in a box, and properly treat them... they are delightful, bright, inventive people.

Bullshit what anything has to do with is within any fact that we have no clue what we are doing this guy is a moron

+Wayland Porter so he's a moron for not knowing the answers the rest of the world can't figure out either.. hmm.. yeah, that's logical. at least he's throwing new ideas out there. that's a start. you don't just all of a sudden figure everything out overnight. there's a process.

Johnny Martinez yes there are no answers it is simply what culture does in its human evolution advancing intelligence...the fact is that no one knows where anything goes so simply accept what comes

He is literally not. Maybe he sounds a bit like him? Yes, even his timing... Well observed.

No

My name Chris Hald I forgot about the head enegeries I experienced as a child the first I was running at night as fast as my five year old legs could propel me. My foot caught the step on my parents back cement steps porch . The front of my head hit first as I crashed on to the porch. I hit so hard that my mother could hear the impact from back of the house as my forehead was the first part of my body that hit the cemented porch entrance.That allowed access to the house from my parents driveway. I Cried like a baby and was scared. I was taken to the hospital than sent home. It was a big inconvenience for my mother. She did not like to drive . The second was a fall from my bike age six. I had a concussion my second. The first from the fall on the porch. Age 8 from a friend of my eighteen year old brothers friend . The friend of my brother and I were playing around I accidentally hit his nose or face. The friend got angry and threw me to the hard wood floor resulting hitting me head. Third concussion and I vomited . The fourth was when I was hit by a car one Sunday in November resulting in a crashed ankle . I Was placed in a cast ,first six months from toe up close to me private parts. Then a walking cast below me knee with a green peg under my foot . The cast was replaced off and on to reduce the odds of infection. The orthopedic surgeon I had head trauma the nine stitches on top of my head if there is a scar my hair would hide it. All told from getting hit by the car nine months Ina cast and a head concussion. Iam gonna stop now. I'll continue if I remember or if I run into your video. I Like or agree with what you say about being hyper. I was always on. Resume later. Takes a lot to type this information. I Will add that I had by the time I was a man and making my way through world at seventeen a dislocated elbow and a compound fracture of me right arm. The measles,mumps,chicken pock,and a kid bit me so bad he must of thought me arm was a turkey leg.the kid tok away a good bit of flesh. I write this because designer drugs don't work for anger or depression. If a person is so depressed one can't get out of bed or angry. Any drug given should make the person feel euphoric. Any addiction is better than hiding in a dark room and can't get out of bed. No drug can make a person normal. Our society doctors included have a Calvinist attitude.Normal person I have not met such an animal.(above text has not been edited for grammar and so forth...)/nothing follows/

@@nickyhurry6262 , nothing follows/.................thats a bit dramatic...........were all just here, nobody chose that it would turn out this way Live your life ...not the dream life

except if you have ADHD you shouldn't be President !........it all ends with everybody dying in a nuclear war !

+James Bailey nah, I have adhd and coke just makes me a douche. LSD on the other hand, especially at low doses, that just takes the cap off my brain. It's like all those trains of thoughts that conflict with each other suddenly work together, like being able to juggle while playing soccer while reading a book while playing a harmonica while listening 15 audiobooks all at the same time. That is, until the dosage gets too high and and I end up having a conversation with the snake on my wall about how unfair a game of tug-o-war would be with an alligator. F'in alligators, always winning at tug-o-war...

+plebiansociety So glad I read the comments, I find the same effect from taking "psychedelic" drugs... I have a continping to think about what im saying. I become motivated - taking action rather than just talking about things. I am much more open to new ideas, and can follow a conversation and reply with intellect rather thauous train of thought without stopn just "yeah" "mmmm" "okay". Stimulant drugs working mostly on high amounts of nor-epinephrine with some dopamine and nearly no serotonin - Tend to give me ADHD like symptoms, I cannot concentrate.. my thoughts loop. While LSD and other psychedelics (in lower doses) that work on serotonin and dopamine with very little nor-epinephrine give me tip top focus and micro dosing is a very effective anti-depressant for me.

u got some lol

it calms down but is not good for the human body. I was on methylphenidate for years and it turned me into a zombie. The side effects were horrible. My ADHD (and asd) are what made me who i am today and a coming off the medication has enabled me to realise that my difference is what has set me apart, there is no drug that wil cure (which i would not seek)

I'm going to discuss this with my psychiatrist ;)

no, he's saying we ought to be born better !...until we can be genetically modified to not break the rules and to pay our taxes

@@agaragar21 not how nurodevopmental diseases work