30 Essential Ideas you should know about ADHD, 8A 3 Roles Every Parent Should Be

I love how this doctor not only have the knowledge but the intense passion to advocate for us ADHD people. Much love!

I have ADHD and I understand why people don't like this message but I do. My ADHD did not make me creative. It did not make me smart. That was me. I had gifts, ADHD has made them hard to show. But I believe getting distracted and constantly running to those things reinforced them. Creativity is a muscle you flex when you let your mind run wild. Some people search for their differences, or passions to pursue them, for careers hobbies lifestyles. With ADHD I have nothing else. I am grateful for that. But it doesn't make the everyday symptoms less heinous.

These presentations are the diamond in the dung heap

I love that he encourages parents to advocate. It is tiring though. The teachers, one by one, year after year, are skeptical, punitive, and judgemental ("he is lazy", "there's no problem, he just needs to be more motivated", "he needs to pull his socks up"), and unresponsive to any suggestion that he has a brain-based disorder, even with links and documents. The pediatrician is not sure about ADHD because he's not "hanging off the roof" like her other patients are. The other parent will not accept any diagnosis or medication, and doesn't even believe in the diagnosis even though it's quite apparent that this parent has had problems with self-regulation all his life. The only person who accepts it, apart from myself, is the child. Us against the world.

Being diagnosed at 25, i can only imagine how great life i would have had of my parents had seen this lecture and implemented it!!

0:34 Truth...! Assemble! But, seriously. This guy is awesome. Wide practical applications.

Thank u for posting. I've exhausted my resources. Everyone refused to help me. Best wishes to your cause. Godspeed.

Thank you so much for your work and your knowledge! I don't know how often I listened to this talk now. So much understanding, so much valuable tips and guidance. I wished I could lead my daughter (6) through this, but, unfortunately I first will need my medication sorted out, after she was diagnosed last year, I got the diagnosis (after years and years of suffering with the wrong diagnosis). At the moment I am not able to get myself on track to keep all her school stuff together, her medication is not ideal yet, and mine has not jet begun. I am so looking forward to get us on track. Over the years I came to use so many of the recommendet techniques (planned, journals, timer...not aware that I have ADHD ) .

Thank you.

Great point about a healthy skepticism! As a RDLD I'm always encouraging this too. Thank you for your honesty. It shows how much you truly care about your fellow humans. God bless you for that.

8:46 I’m going to record this meeting

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Shit my eyes are fucked cuz of concerta I can’t tell the difference between an n and m

How does a parent begin to live the way the adhd child needs when the parent is dealing with trying to figure out how to function with adhd

I feel like there are a million stores behind his vehemence and strong words. I can feel the frustration behind it. On another note, I've decided to call my ADHD the spicy cocoa flavor

Does anyone know his name?

How many of these parents are ADHD?

".. you are your parent's guardian.." Mis-transcription I assume? Who's in charge of the synopsis/written content? Please shed light. And don't get me started on the subtitles, so wrong they must be auto-generated by some program and even worse, left uncorrected, meaning anyone without hearing-ability or wishing to ingest visually rather than auditory is presented with jibberish i.e. not what the speaker is actually saying but what it sounds like!

I can't agree. ADHD change the way you think, making you full of thoughts what means more ideas per hour, and being a creative one.

Okay but how to become the executive parent if the parent itself has Adhd. Which inpacts the executive functioning 🥲😭😂😅