Essential Ideas for Parents

ADHD in a nutshell: You know what to do, when to do and how to do things but you cannot DO it. And you know that you can do it but at the same time you also know that you cannot do it. I think only ADHD sufferers understand what I'm saying.

time stamps for my mom; know the disorder 1:28 what is it that is delayed 4:58 adhd and relationships 13:05 Failing to Develop on Schedule 16:16 3 executive deficits 21:13 self regulation disorder 23:41 The ADHD Model 25:47 self control 28:12 self motivation 32:51 recap of 5 delays 36:00 sct vs adhd 43:11 ADHD and causation 51:56 brain and its regions 55:13 adhd genes regulate dopeamine 1:02:30 adhd isnt caused by 1:08:36 Important ADHD Insights (time blindness) 1:10:53 what to do about this disorder 1:18:18 increase accountability 1:22:10 bmod for adhd 1:23:50 Managing and Accommodating ADHD 1:27:53 ero time management 1:32:53 mental play 1:35:10 Results of Untreated ADHD 1:38:25 how far behind 1:43:17 4 components of treatment 1:47:31 Taking Charge of ADHD 1:50:13 shepard not engineer 1:59:02 needs to be made accountable 2:06:00 transitioning across activities 2:10:44 ADHD and Medication for Children 2:14:14 drug abuse 2:24:26 families of disabled children 2:33:06 Q and A 2:39:15

"50-70% of ADHD kids are utterly rejected from close friendships by second grade" Im 34. I was diagnosed last year. I wept as he said that.

This is excellent and I believe all teachers should be required to watch it.

This man is irreplaceable. He has informed my practice in managing ADHD so well that I cannot thank him enough.

10yrs later...but THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE FOUND ON YOUTUBE today!!!🙌🏾💜. Extremely Insightful and Encouraging. Thank you Dr. Barkley🙌🏾. Such a Passionate, Compassionate, and Professional way you explained ADHD and more in just 3hrs🙌🏾 I feel more Educated and equipped to do even better as a parent of Special Needs Children, by God's Grace and Guidance to sheperd them to thrive more here on🙏🏽💜. Thank you!!

this presentation opened my eyes to the fact that I can stop blaming myself for my child's ADHD. now I can get on with helping him cope.

I am ADD, my daughter is ADHD. The doctor's words hit me like a ton of anvils falling on my head... I am feeding into my own daughters ADHD by way of my ADD. I have never in my life heard of this doctor and I am very sad that he was not part of my life as child. I am going to have my daughter sit and watch his videos together; at her pace, nice slow and comfortable. This man is brilliant; in my eyes he is the Einstein of the ADD psychology world!!

As someone who grew up afflicted with t his condition, it brings tears to my eyes to watch this man's lectures, as they remind me of so much of the difficulty I had growing up, which to this day cause me trouble.

This video not only educated me more about mine and my son's disorder, but it brought me to tears. He validated everything I've experienced. I immediately applied the skills to help my son more and saw a difference right away.

This man is brilliant!! ADHD destroyed my life. And now in my 30’s I finally got the medication I needed. I am finally able to live my life. It’s sad but I am grateful I got the help I needed.

For people who are already diagnosed with ADHD and want to watch this: This is a long lecture, with massive amount of information THAT YOU WILL NEED. just like any other task, break it into smaller parts, like 25 minute intervals followed by 5 minutes of rest (google "Pomodoro" technique). And of course, TAKE NOTES. because we tend to forget some information, and the part you just forgot, might have been able to help you tremendously. This is by far the most useful and comprehensive video I've seen. Thanks to Dr. Barkely and his team and every other person who helped with gathering and providing these information.

I sent this guy a thank you note and he replied the same day. He is quite a remarkable human being and a good example for all mental health professionals to follow.

The most valuable 3 hours of learning I've ever attended, both as a parent and as a mental health professional. I have shared this video with countless others. Absolute gold. I also heartily endorse Dr Barkley's books.

The part he said about about sincerely and honestly meaning to do something and having it not happen anyways describes me to a tee.

I have only watched 20 minutes and already feel this man understands my son better than anyone else has. He is now 29 and has not had the support in his adult life he has needed. People just think he's lazy and unmotivated. Even family. I always felt he was about 5 years behind at least. Maybe 10 even.

Strumming my pain with his fingers...singing my life with his words....

I am constantly sending parents a link to this lecture. It is the BEST adhd video I've found for parents and patients. Everything rings completely true. I am a teacher and I have adhd.

For some odd reason, it really helps when Barkely explains ADHD. I've had symptoms from very early on, and am now dealing with it as an adult. I always feel like I am "less than" compared to others.  I'm the 40-something year old who gets in a good mood and starts making stupid jokes and laughing. Then, I feel just fine dancing in the store, saying stupid things, etc. My family is embarrassed by me. My family being embarrassed by me makes me feel terrible about myself, and like even my family can't stand being around me. They think I'm immature. I hope I mature at some point, so I can be up to the standards of the general public, and my family.  Not paying attention isn't such a horrible thing (besides driving) most of the time. I'll admit to having a car accident at least once per year when not medicated - all my fault,  but I can't really explain how they happened. I didn't see the stop sign. I honestly didn't see it. etc. I do pay attention, though. I pay attention to more than most people. The problem is that I pay attention to whatever I notice - which is a lot of things at once.  I often times just blame myself for not being able to just BE NORMAL. I just want to remember things, remember what I had volunteered to do, remember what the boss told me to do, or at least try to remember. I want to finish things. I want to get the kitchen cleaned - to get something done - to finish.... just finish something.  The only thing that helps is a pill. I want to be normal without a pill. I want to just BE normal. It pisses me off that I can't figure out how - everybody else does.  I take medicine so that people like me, and so that I like myself. Without it, life isn't worth living anymore. Don't worry.... I would never take my own life. I'm aware that I could never actually finish, so I would only be half dead. 

To be honest I had to pause this because I'm at 13 mins and ready to cry thinking of my 4 year old and ALL the pieces are coming together for her and what's going on with her. 😭 I will be watching all of this and then some. I need to learn how to help her better with life in all of it....