#Dr Russel Barkley

[turns-out-its-adhd]

The Neuroanatomy of ADHD (recommend to watch on 1.25 speed)

Part of Dr Russel Barkley's talk about the neuroanatomy of ADHD, touching on topics of Working Memory, Motivation, Timing, and Emotional regulation. The full talk is also available on YouTube if you want to listen to it all.

I found his work very useful in understanding more about how ADHD can affect the 'expected' working functions of the brain. By being able to pin down more specifically the ways in which my brain differs from the typical, I feel better equipped to find and develop accommodations that actually work to combat them and also to accept and understand more about myself.

#neurodivergence #neuroanatomy #adhd #adult adhd #neurodiversity #adhd brain #adhd things #emotional dysregulation #working memory #time management #time blindness #task avoidance #procrastination #neurodiverse stuff #Dr Russel Barkley #neuroscience #brain function #adhd science #motivation #willpower #managing ADHD #adhd treatment #Youtube #actually adhd #actually neurodiverse

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There's this guy, Dr Russell Barkley, he does talks on ADHD. I've come across a fair bit of his content on various platforms.

Every time I see one of his videos I end up in tears. Usually within the first few minutes.

He speaks very plainly and clearly about the function of ADHD. He presents a realistic picture of what is happening and what is required.

I came across this one:

In typical fashion, I found myself crying within a few minutes.

Because other than schooling I have never had a support system. I have never had a single person in my life really hold me accountable. I have never had anyone work with me to create some kind of structure or consistency.

Everything he said, even within the first minutes, resonated with me so deeply. Because I honestly have no idea if I can do this alone. And it scares me that I might wind up getting nowhere because I am lacking in support.

ADHD is manageable. But it is damn near impossible to manage alone.

I just don't know where to go from here.

#mine #adhd #executive dysfunction #dr russell barkley #D has of course offered his support #but i cant foresee this being feasible #i dont need daily governance but i do need it regularly #multiple times a week at least #and hes a very busy guy #and i dont want to portray myself as incapable #he is also literally the only person who is offering support #and he does know how to push me effectively without inducing guilt #i dont know if its reasonable or too much to ask #i dont know if he would be happy to accommodate or if i will be painting myself into a corner as someone who is not independent enough #yes. communicating this and receiving his support would help us progress this relationship which we both want #but what if disclosing this needs removes me as an option altogether? #i dont hate having adhd #and there are positive sides to it #i hate the culture of independence #i hate the weakness attached to those who need support #and i hate the shame and guilt that comes with it #im lost #Youtube

[hoopsmedia]

NBA Finals Photo Dump 📸📹

#hoops media #nba #basketball #michael jordan #hoops allure #sports #kobe bryant #throwback #vintage #rasheed wallace #NBA finals #championship #Hoops Media Photo Dump #love #dirk nowitzki #Tony Parker #Dr. J #Russell Westbrook #Charles Barkley #Paul Pierce #Kobe Bryant #Allen Iverson #latrell sprewell #New York Knicks

[brightlotusmoon]

Transcript: ADHD can disrupt adult life: Here’s how to own it | The Nation's Health

In addition to producing award-winning news stories, The Nation’s Health lets you hear directly from the people we’re talking to. In this episode, I’ll chat with Russell Barkley. He is a professor of clinical psychiatry at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center and a leading author and researcher on attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

We will discuss ADHD in adults — what ADHD looks like beyond childhood and implications for public health.

But, before the call, here’s a primer on ADHD.

ADHD is a common neurodevelopmental disorder. It shows up in early childhood — and it can exhibit itself in a wide range of ways, but there are three main presentations of ADHD — inattentive, hyperactive-impulsive and combined presentation.

The list of symptoms of ADHD is long. But, to provide some examples — inattentive types may have difficulty sustaining attention or make frequent careless mistakes. Those with hyperactive-impulsive presentation can feel as if they are driven by a motor; they may fidget or have difficulty waiting for their turn in social or classroom settings. It’s also common that someone with ADHD will experience a blend of being hyperactive and being unable to focus.

It’s important to note that everyone will experience some of the symptoms of ADHD at some point or another. When we’re talking about an ADHD diagnosis, a person has to have a number of symptoms that have persisted over time. And it rarely develops beyond adolescence. However, just because a person wasn’t diagnosed as a child does not mean that they have not had the disorder.

And with that, Russell Barkley has joined us.

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How does ADHD affect adults and children differently?

You have to understand that ADHD is a disorder of self-regulation of the executive functions of the brain. And once you assume that then you know that there’s a 30-year span — at least — over which the prefrontal lobes and their executive functions are likely to be developing. And in young children, you may not see as many of the executive deficits apart from the distractibility, the impulsivity, and maybe the hyperactivity.

But as they get older, we start to see problems with time management. Three-year-olds don’t have to have a sense of time. Thirty-year-olds do. We see problems with self-organization. Self-motivation, emotion regulation and control, among others. So with those...those take time to emerge. And the adults are going to have much more difficulty in those areas and a lot less trouble with hyperactivity and with just inhibition per se.

#actually adhd #dr russell barkley #to rename adhd #cognitive attentive tempo disorder #diagnosed adhd in 2002 #diagnosed autistic in 2013 #born in 1979 #you get the idea #but everything changed when my mentor coined neurodivergence

[laestoica]

#adhd struggles #hyperactivity #concentration #dr. russell barkley #adhd brain #performance #knowledge #efficiency #organization #adhd life #adhd #twitter

[teawiththespleen]

GUESS WHO MIGHT GET A CONCERTA SCRIPT IF HER PARENTS DONT FREAK

#mwah kiss on the forehead for u dr russel barkley #id like to thank the girlie on the anxiety subreddit in mid 2020 who very succinctly told me to look up adhd

[rockoblanco]

lol talking to a family friend & told him im trying to get diagnosed for adhd bcs the more i learn about it and treatment options the more hope I have that I can have some semblance of a better life for myself and instead of being like “good for you” he’s playing at the “oh but narcotics are stimulants and you’ll get a dependency and you can’t trust big pharma and it’s not worth it.” Like you’re not entirely wrong but you’re incredibly narrow minded & don’t know what you’re talking about if you think that the only medication for adhd are stimulants (there are other drugs that aren’t stimulants that can help to clinically “normalize” an adhd brain), and also like how dare you try and tell me that trying to build a better future for myself where i don’t feel like dying everyday isn’t worth the risk lmaoooooooooo

#soooo easy for someone to say who can wake up when they want to & doesn’t have emotional disregulation that makes them want to physically #harm themselves multiple times a day lol #as well as being able to pay attention to any singular thing for more than 2 seconds unless my livelihood depends on it LMAOO #also like im not stupid this information is from the leading ass researcher of adhd whose been studying this ish for DECADES #he said himself you wouldn’t withdraw insulin from a diabetic patient #it’s the same thing with adhd your brain cannot do the jobs it needs to do so why would you prevent yourself #from being able to do them if you can ? #like I didn’t pull this ish out of my ass but he sure did lmaoooo im big mad he’s so dumb sometimes #ranting im sorry I will def delete this just need to vent #search up Dr. Russell Barkley #& listen to his episode on Ologies - Attention-Deficit Neuropsychology #honestly kind of changed my life & made me feel seen for the first time in kind of forever

[abcsofadhd]

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I've been on Tumblr in some capacity for nearly 15 years now so I've seen a lot of people called cringe for their harmless interests.

The sheer toxicity of the sentence hit me only after fully typing it out, oof.

I know I hid a lot of my interests to avoid being called cringe or weird. And they were just like, liking Yu-Gi-Oh and Pokémon as a teen.

Oh, and according to Dr Russell Barkley, the developmental lag is around 3 years (rule of thumb). This is naturally more pronounced when the ADHDer is a child/ teen.

(The screenshot is from my own twitter).

#adhd #actually adhd #adhd tag #abcs of adhd #abcsofadhd #emotional dysregulation

[joycrispy]

Hi, do you have any tips or advice on how to get assessed for ADHD for a woman in her 30s? Thanks in advance and apologies for the sudden message.

Hello! I'm sorry I'm only seeing this message now!! I sincerely hope my response isn't too late. So --I'm not qualified to give medical advice of any kind. All I can do is report on my own experiences, and to be frank...my experiences in this area are disheartening. I had to kick and scream for years to even be assessed by my GP, and then for several more years after that for that assessment to be taken seriously. Since my diagnosis in 2019, I have been receiving treatment for only a cumulative 8 months (and only 3 of them through the GP in question). The gaps in that timeline were filled with the most insulting, time-wasting ableist bullshit imaginable. I won't get into it.

In the end, I had to turn to private healthcare, and while I'm profoundly and infinitely grateful for the care I have since received (stand out example: they initially declined my request to be prescribed an anti-depressant, and just from reading my tone when I said 'okay' to that [heartbreaking] news, the nurse discerned that something was deeply wrong, asked me about it ("What are you feeling?"), and then re-presented my case to the pharmacist with the new information. I had my anti-depressants a day later, and no single act by another person has ever had a greater positive impact on me. I like to think I would have stuck it out no matter what, but there is a chance this person saved my life), the fact remains that I'm paying hundreds of dollars every month for support that is supposed to be free, in my country.

If I didn't have insurance through my work, I would not be able to afford this. That nurse would never have heard me say 'okay.'

So. On top of not being qualified to give medical advice, I don't feel qualified to give encouraging advice, either.

I wish I was.

But...That's just what happened to me. That doesn't mean that's what's going to happen to you. I'm no doomsayer: over these last few years I've met so many kind, compassionate, informed doctors --who were not MY doctors and couldn't help me, but who must have been absolute gifts to their own patients. I hope you will be lucky and get one of these doctors, or REALLY lucky and already have one. Someone who is listening and who knows their shit can make all the difference. One nurse made all the difference for me.

This is the only 'advice' I feel comfortable giving: become as informed about ADHD as you can --the symptoms, co-morbidities, treatments, everything, everything-- before seriously engaging with any doctor about it. That way you're empowered to advocate for yourself, should the need to do so arise. And if the worst happens and your doctor starts blowing smoke up your ass --well, you'll recognize it right away, and you can respond accordingly. Knowledge is protection; protect yourself from what happened to me.

Conversely, you'll also be able to tell when they DO know their shit, and they ARE listening to you. And that moment is so affirming, it's worth studying up for.

The better informed you are --with correct, up-to-date sources-- the more you will trust yourself and the worth and validity of your own experience...which is invaluable when navigating any kind of health issue, but especially disability.

So...yeah.

As for the research itself: I'm going to recommend Dr. Russell Barkley as a starting point. He's the name every competent doctor has given me. A lot of his work is widely available on free platforms like YouTube --anything else, I think I'd better leave to the experts, like him, to say.

#about me #adhd stuff #cw suicide #just a brief inference of the possibility but better safe than sorry

[mentally-illenial]

⚠️ CONTENT WARNING ⚠️: medication talk, health talk, mental health talk

Yesterday I really needed to shower, but I just... couldn't. I tried the '1 2 3 GO!' method and the 'im here so might as well just do this too' method, but they didn't help. They have helped before in other situations, so I still consider them to be valuable mechanisms. Instead, I threw myself into the bathroom and scrubbed it clean from top to bottom. I never washed myself though lol. But my bathroom is now spotless, and it did need it.

I'm trying to see this as a positive; I didn't do what I was SUPPOSED to do, but I DID do something beneficial. It's a textbook symptom of ADHD though, and it causes problems down the line. I need to be clean to be healthy and to be active in society. I can't afford to replace one important thing with another just because the other thing is also good.

It brings to light where I stand with my diagnosis and treatment so far. I've been doing my own research via books and internet, and everything I've read points to the fact that ADHD needs to be treated with the proper medication. And for most people with ADHD, the proper medication is some form of stimulant. My doctor was wary about my physical health if I started a stimulant, which I appreciate, but my psychiatrist and a leading researcher whom I trust (Dr. Russell Barkley; PLEASE take time to look into his work, he's amazing) firmly believe that the advantages provided by a stimulant medication will far outweigh the concerns of disadvantages.

I've been on a non-stimulant medication for almost a month now, with zero improvement in behavior, or even a noticeable difference either way. It's very frustrating; I unintentionally self sabotage on a regular basis, and with the start of this new job opportunity, I am desperate to be my most high functioning and dependable self. The bee farm is such a good opportunity, I don't want to blow it. So I feel I have a lot riding on my healing process, unfortunately.

But after talking to family and my husband, I've decided asking my doctor to start me on a stimulant medication is the right way for me to go. There is a lot of stigma attached, and I do feel myself pressured by it, but I have to trust the people I have included in my inner circle to have what's best for me in mind, since my self doubt overpowers my own judgement still. I am not drug seeking simply because I am ready to try something slightly controversial which may significantly improve my living experience. I have been validated and verified by unrelated professionals, and I do struggle with an incurable illness. I do deserve to give myself the support I need. I have to trust that somehow. These are my shaky affirmations lol.

So at my next appointment, on Monday actually, I'll be switching up my meds and hoping for the best 🤞. I am honestly nervous that my doctor will judge me lol. I shouldn't be; she's been super supportive of this journey, including recommending the specialist psychiatrist that I saw who helped me understand my diagnosis. It's just strange fears I suppose.

#personal fitblr #adhd #2023 me

[veshialles]

damn that Dr. Russell Barkley ain't lyin, that complete and utter rejection of sustained and close friendships by the 2nd grade can be utterly heartbreaking

#seeing everyone else's insta stories around holidays like actually just stab a whole ass dagger through my heart it would hurt less lmao #adhd #ruby rambles

[thecruellestmonth]

I was tagged by @laufire. (Thanks, these games are cute!)

3 ships you like: I wouldn't say I'm a huge shipper... Clark x Talia (DC Comics), Fang x Vanille (Final Fantasy XIII), Benedict x Beatrice as played by Tennent and Tate (Much Ado About Nothing)

First ship ever: It may have been Gambit x Rogue in the 1992 X-Men animated series. I think my first non-canon ship may have been Rin x Izumo in Blue Exorcist.

Last song you heard: "Out of Phase" by Shimomura Yoko

Favourite childhood book: I was totally obsessed with Tales of Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Joel Stewart. I never owned a copy myself, I always read it at the library.

Currently reading:

Falling in Love With Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson

Taking Charge of Adult ADHD by Dr. Russell Barkley on audiobook

The Hundred Years' War on Palestine by Dr. Rashid Ismail Khalidi on audiobook

Batwoman by Rucka and Williams

Currently watching: Too stressed to watch much TV lately. I want to check out Frieren.

Currently consuming: Been eating a lot of boring simple foods lately like potatoes, eggs, spinach. But I tried ube-flavored ice cream today. Also not very cute, but I can't say enough good about the vitamin D3 supplement I've started taking in the mornings.

Current craving: Strawberries, and mushroom stir-fry.

Actually tagging more people in these tagging games is my weakness! I tag anyone who wants to play. And if you don't want to make your own post, then feel free to use the replies on this post to share the food that you're craving, tell me how great my ships are, etc.

#I think another person tagged me in another one of these games before but I never got around to responding. Sorry. 🥲 #beep boop bop

[die06]

Dr Russell Barkley once said that kids with ADHD are about 30% (on average) behind their same-age peers and my god do I feel that.

#adhd #mackie bluh bluh #mental stuff

[torley]

(4) This is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture - YouTube Cool Creatives https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tpB-B8BXk0

#pinterest #Cool Creatives

[mxpijon]

Your Defiant Child: Eight Steps to Better Behavior - Russell A. Barkley

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Discover a way to end constant power struggles with your defiant, oppositional, "impossible" 5- to 12-year-old, with the help of leading child psychologist Russell A. Barkley. Dr. Barkley's approach is research based, practical, and doable--and leads to lasting behavior change. Vivid, realistic stories illustrate what the techniques look like in action. Step by step, learn how you can: *Harness the power of positive attention and praise. *Use rewards and incentives effectively. *Stay calm and consistent--even on the worst of days. *Establish a time-out system that works. *Target behavioral issues at home, in school, and in public places. Thoroughly revised to include the latest resources and 15 years' worth of research advances, the second edition also reflects Dr. Barkley's ongoing experiences with parents and kids. Helpful questionnaires and forms can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size. Mental health professionals, see also the related title, Defiant

[noir-poetography]

Bill Russell R.I.P.

There are famous people who when they pass it takes time to kind of work through what they meant to you. Bill Russell was this giant, like Norse God. I began calling him the All-father of basketball because my dad did, he was in many ways my dad's hero because he was the reigning Basketball God when my dad was in high school and playing AAU ball, my dad loved basketball and began to pattern his game at 6'4 after Russell. My dad never made it past AAU, lots of reasons life you know happens but as time went on and Russell became not only a basketball champion but a civil rights giant my dad's admiration grew, and thus so did mine. In 1973 my dad had a passing meeting with Russell, I dunno the full circumstances but my dad was at Stapelton airport and so was Russell and my dad got a handshake, see that's all Russell gave too if you were interested, he never gave autographs.Basketball was for my dad and me what baseball was for so many other fathers and sons it was connective tissue, a love we had in common, and a language we shared when many other things were difficult to talk about. I heard the stories because dad di meet Chamberlin and the Big O and Elgin Baylor, I grew up with Hondo, Dr. J, Kareem, and of course Bird, Magic and Michael. Even with all these legends, Russell stood out, for me because of the man he was more than the player. As I got older civil rights became a consuming passion, reading about a man who stood astride the world of sports/social consciousness like Russell was amazing. Here was the greatest champion a city would ever have and they hated him because he wouldn't just dribble his ball. It was remarkable, and for someone who came of age in the 80's where greed was good and "Republicans buy shoes too," well Russell was like a man apart, unlike Jordan or Bird or Barkley Russell used his fame and platform. I admired the hell out of that.He wasn't always a nice man and had a complex relationship with the city of Boston, the NBA and fans. He didn't trust people, especially white people which made my dad getting a handshake sort of stunning.Anyway A giant left the world today, a legitimate giant in size and in legacy. R.T.P. Bill Russell

#bill russell #basketball #civilrights #medal of freedom #icon #legend #hero