@@russellbarkleyphd2023 It's just so surreal for me, actually seeing such a prominent academic that I've read so many papers from, on UA-cam making videos weekly. Thank you so much for doing this!
Hello Dr Russell Barkley. Thank you for your dedication to helping others with ADHD. I'm a 61 year old man living in the UK. I had a nervous breakdown back in 2016 and had therapy and the lady I saw suggested I had the condition. My doctor referred me to the Maudsley hospital in London. I filled out the diagnostic form (The Barkley Scale) That is how I found out about you. Life has been very difficult for me, my wife and family. I've been sober in AA since 95 and always felt there was something else going on. It's a massive relief to know that I have ADHD. Thank you and God bless you 🙏👍🇬🇧👋
We're grateful you did specialise. I've had 2 people say to me ADHD is due to bad parenting this week. It's hilarious because I'm adopted, and both of my adoptive parents were very diligent and highly neurotypical. My biological father, who I found in my 30's was a hugely kind and thoughtful man, but fit the ADHD profile to a T.
It seems like you have found your tribe and two people who's opinions are better discarded. Being ADHD is bittersweet and I wish you the best of luck for the future
@@BongShlong "Having" ADHD. Even though it can and is our personality for some of us x-x But it helps to say one has smth and not that someone is smth. Also applied with smoking than being a smoker and having depression than being depressed, if that makes sense. And that coems from someone who thought ADHD was their whole personality x-x :')
@@Chizuru94 I dont find this offensive at all. My ADHD is so bad even with meds that I cannot separate being ADHD with having it. It controls my every waking minute and I dont know what is my personality or what is ADHD. Not that it matters really at this point but, If one day there was a permanent cure, Id be curious to find out.
LOL, the fact that you're adopted gives weight to the assertion that parenting is the cause. Adopted children have insecure attachment styles. Adopted children miss their birth moms (if not at a conscious level, at an unconscious level). Dr. Faye Snyder says it's common for kids who have been put into daycare before age 4 to acquire ADHD due to the attachment break resulting in abandonment trauma. Watch PharmaBro's video about how he knew a multimillionaire who preferred to hire orphans because they work harder. They work harder because they are trying to prove their self-worth to their parent(s) who abandoned them. That's also why narcissism is so common amongst orphans. I read an article that said the famous people we admire the most are actually insecurely-attached adults! I read that most professional entertainers and politicians are narcissists. You're birth mom isn't supposed to abandon you,; you will feel hurt by that even if it was unintentional, such as the mom dying.
@lagomorphia9 @Chizuru94 makes an interesting point. Who are we? Are we somehow separate from our brains and bodies, or are we our brains and bodies. I think the latter: I'm skeptical of any Cartesian dualist notions. If ADHD is caused by structural and biochemical differences in the brain, then it is part of what we are. Having said this, I do think I understand @Chizuru94 's motives for their stance. 🤔
I wish I could hug you. My eyes get watery every time I'm listening to your videos. It's amazing how well you understand our brains. I speak for myself, but also for all those here with ADD and ADHD. I'm sure all of us get our eyes watery by listening to you and finding out how well our brains are understood by you. I was even thinking you were suffering from it like us, but thankfully that's not the case, good Sir.
You are so very kind to say so and it touches me deeply to know you and others have found my work to be of such help. Because there is so much ADHD in my family, and some associated with early mortality, as well as it being likely I have a few traits in myself given the genetics, it supports my promotion of the science coupled with the personal. As we say, statistics are people with tears wiped away. We should not forget that. Thank you!
Just a nice morning to view such a person so dedicated. You made my day. I’ve been watching many, many of your videos and have learned so much so I can actually connect a bit with my doctors and understand where they are going. Thanks
Dr. Barkley, your life’s work has made a world of difference in the lives of a huge number of people, and you are owed a great debt of gratitude. 🌈🙏🏻🙌🏼🌍
I’ve been watching you on TikTok for a few weeks, happy you have a UA-cam channel. I’m 50. My son has been diagnosed at 27 in the uk with inattentive adhd. We were both diagnosed with depression and anxiety in the past. After his diagnosis I realised I’m the parent with these traits and honestly with your information, I’ve been able to put the pieces together. I feel I’ve been misdiagnosed and have adhd! I live in Ireland. The system here is a private diagnosis. Psychiatrists won’t even look at you unless you’re private. I thank you for your awareness on this subject. They’ve helped me such a lot and I’m sure a lot of misdiagnosed people with ADHD!
Thank you for your service! My dad is a Vietnam veteran… also air force. I appreciate your story because it is not romantic. I’m very grateful for you because I was diagnosed with adhd at 18 (now 31). I happened to click on a lecture of yours and you got to the point quickly (If I remember correctly lol). You said something along the lines of “you know what you need to do but you’re not gonna do it.” It’s ridiculous. Overwhelm, anxiety, and depression follow. But you truly shed so much light on ADHD for me because it isn’t just “easily distracted” which is what everyone thinks. Anyway thank you for making UA-cam videos about journal articles. Hope you stay well 🫶🏼
It must have been such a thrill to discover something as significant as the influence of medication of the child to the way their parents are raising them! It sounds like it was a great breakthrough to both your research projects at that time.
It was. One editor of our paper said it was a major breakthrough for child psychology to have a means to test directions of effects in parent-child interactions directly by manipulating child behavior with medication. Very cool at the time.
Its strange how much it seems like our passions or paths in life seem to find us just as much as we find them. I’m just now finding my stride in my own specialization and it feels so good
Dr. Barkley, I have been diagnosed with ADHD when I was a kid and ASD when I was a teen. I can't thank you enough for the work that you've done and the videos you put out. They've helped me tremendously on understanding my condition.
I just found this channel last week and I cant thank you enough. I have spent a ton of money on all your books and every ceu course taught by you over the past 10 years. Worth every penny. But to now have access to your expertise for free is a real gift. To myself and my son who have adhd but also to all the children, teens and families I will provide therapy to for years to come. Thanks Dr. Barkley.
Can you do a video on the difference between ASD and ADHD. Please discuss how the conditions present together with a focus on adult males and females. Thank you for all the videos so far Doc
As a Postgraduate Psychology student, hearing your story brings colour to your work that I have cited 😊 please do a part 2 on your most profound findings your research.
I am so happy you decided to start uploading videos. I had been looking for a place where I could find new researches about ADHD. I even happier to find a place where someone fires back at the ADHD IS CAUSE BY YOUTH TRAUMA
Library worker from Australia here, loved the story! I was curious about this, as your work has been incredibly helpful in my journey, nearly one year since my diagnosis - and around fifteen years since my first "ADHD test" as a child, wherein my parent was told that sitting still and focusing on video games are indicative of, well, not an ADHD brain. Thank you for all of your work, it's clear that you've had a major influence on significant shifts in the area of clinical research and improved understanding/treatment - so much has changed in so little time. Adult ADHD, certain medications and dosages and so much more have had discovery, improved awareness and acknowledgement in the last decade and even just the last few years. Currently, our government is partaking in an enquiry which would fundamentally improve ADHD education, training, treatment etc. which is incredible. Thank you so so much for your contributions, you've saved so many lives.
Thanks from a late diagnosed adault. You videos has really helped me, as well as help me explain to friends, relatives how ADHD affects me. It has also helped me explain to goverment employes why their action are counterproductive. Your way of explaining complex medical knowledge with a bit of dry humor occationally dripped in irony has and still are undestandeble for a layman. I am greatful.
Thank you for your work on ADHD! Your efforts have improved my life. Oddly enough I happened to watch this video because I had forgotten to take my medication at noon and this was the rabbit hole I went down. Right about the time you mentioned placebo I looked over at my pill organizer and understood why my medication wasn't working. I can confirm the efficacy of Adderall is close to zero when I forget to take it.
Doctor Barkley, thank you so much for all the knowledge sharing about ADHD, usually I watch your talks on UA-cam, sometimes I want to cry from happiness just listening you talking.
Hi Dr Russ. Late diagnosis here. Thank you for making your work (and therefore the facts) available to all of us. I most appreciate having learned from you how damaging if not treated and managed and yet how easily treated and managed with the right tools and information. This ensures that I take the condition seriously but also assures me that there is hope. Any further info on late diagnosis in females would be appreciated. I will be sharing your channel far and wide. Wishing you ongoing success - and also some rest during your retirement.
So real and honest ! Thanks for not sensationalizing that . A little divine providence and highly relatable reasoning !!!! your work is redefining how I see myself !
Thank you for your service! As an Australian adhder your expertise has been so helpful! I love your channel and personality always watching the new uploads. Its been a bit over a month on my adhd and medication journey. With the support of my great psychatrist I am doing very well! No side effects and it turns out I don't have any mood disorders. Looking forward for more uploads! Love from Australia 🇦🇺 ❤️ 🇦🇺❤️
Very glad to hear and the mood disorder stuff is also a relief. Hope I get help and answers as well again. But it's super hard to find a psychiatrist in Germany where I live atm :( I'm desperate to get on meds again (took them 19 years ago lats time) x-x
@Chizuru94 im so sorry to hear that, i really do hope you find the right support. I believe I was quite lucky as a late diagnosed adhder - I had the support of my General Practicing doctor, my psychologist and Psychatrist for adhd management. My experience when I was younger was very different so I think the change in perception and awareness of adhd is of great benefit. Wishing you the best!
That research on kids and their mothers is so cool! Wow! So glad the hyperactivity researcher hired you and mentored you. That twist of fate has resulted in help for so many, including me. *THANK YOU!*
Hi Dr Barkley. I was wondering if you could do a video specifically about ADHD with comorbid ASD. I'm very interested in how the two intersect and the typical challenges and life outcomes people with both disorders tend to experience.
I asked this of him as well and he gave an amazing reference (almost the only decent one to be found) ADHD and Asperger’s in Smart Kids and Adults - it’s by Dr. Thomas E. Brown- check him out in general. Very insightful!
Things happened EXACTLY as they were supposed to in the grand scheme of things. We human beings are short-sighted and don't have the full picture, so it's easy to write your meeting with Don off as happenstance, when in reality the circumstances were exactly tuned for the meeting, and subsequently your future, to occur -- and that has been the best gift for the ADHD community 😇⭐
You did a great part in my process of understanding my adhd! As I am an information dopamine junk on everything about adhd right now I am amazed and impressed by how much you are referenced in every article about adhd, you did such a great job.
Very interesting indeed. I read a long time ago about the tragic way in which it touched your own family and wondered what the sequence of events was between that and your apparent limitless motivation to improve the understanding and management of this terrible condition.
hey russ , i really appreciate that you’ve dedicated so much to spreading awareness for ADHD. could you recommend any sources or journals that discuss the pathophysiology of emotional dysregulation in ADHD?? if not; thank you for what you do !
Thank you for sharing this story! Even though you did not really plan to get into ADHD as a researcher, you still fought some adversity to get into it. Inspiring story for someone looking to specialize in the field!
I always believe there are specific moments that happen for a reason. Amazing how important timing was in meeting the right people you did. Grest story! Thank you for sharing!
We are lucky you got in the game first! What clear, serious, trustworthy information you have published. Your studies have bettered the lives of an endless uncountable number of people. Thank you!
And we are so glad that you did! Thank you for your commitment to making ADHD science and information accessible to us stakeholders. When you discuss the child to parent interaction I can't help but think it is a vicous cycle, since likely more often than not, the parent has ADHD as well. The child is triggering the parent who is also triggering the child. Seems a cruel and unusual mix to me.
I was hoping he would reference the parent-child genetic component when he mentioned the parent-child interaction, but I'm sure he does in other videos...this just happens to be the first one I've seen. And yes, I deal almost daily with the triggering/escalating "vicious cycle" you referenced between my husband and son (anxiety, ADHD, and autism), and it has a detrimental effect on relationships.
We feel SORRY for your brother Ronald I hope in future more and more people would understand about ADHD and the effects of untreated ADHD in driving and many more. Thanks a lot.
Hey Russ. I appreciate all you've done for those with ADHD! I'm curious if in your experience many of the academics who study ADHD have it themselves. On one hand it would make sense that those who have ADHD would have a greater incentive to study it. On the other hand, it is understandable that the difficulties those with ADHD tend to have in acedemia might prevent many of them from rising to such positions in research. I'm curious about your experience there. Thanks again and love the hat!
I want to thank you. I have an appointment with a neurologist in a 2 weeks. Thanks to you i realized i have ADHD and it is why i am failing to write my PHD memoirs... For now it is still a self diagnosis. It could be some confirmation bias or i could be gaslighting myself as an excuse for failing at my work... That is why i want people to confirm it for me.
Yes, please keep posting more videos and keeping us informed and in the loop. I’m so glad to have found your channel. I refer to your work and research often now as a clinician, but also found it imperative to my education and personal journey. Thank you for you being you!
Fascinating to me, as when I went to university it took me months to remember where my classes were and I would study for an exam only to find out that one was yesterday, leaving me unprepared for the current days exam... stuff like that. Plus, Id end up in the student union bar as soon as it opened and leave when it closed, often skipping all my classes. I was diagnosed with ADHD at 50 and probably also have SCT. The comparison of my ineptitude and your capability over your life choices is shocking to me. I always marveled at how most I know made it through university and controlled the paths they took. Thanks for sharing your story here.
Thank you for sharing your story with us. That's fascinating! I'm so glad that you ended up researching ADHD. Your work has been instrumental to me and my family.
This was so inspiring, thank you for sharing your story, I can’t explain how brilliant it has been to see you on here sharing your knowledge again, forever thankful 😊
I know this is not exactly your area of expertise? Not sure maybe you have looked into it. Can you please do a video on the connection between ADHD/hypermobility/MCAS/POTS.
Fascinating! TY for sharing & for this channel Dr. Barkley. I knew about you, but just learned about your channel last night. So, so grateful like a bazillion others that we can learn during your retirement. Blessings. Diggin’ the denim shirt & hat!
Thanks for sharing! Btw, I can't express how thankful I am for your videos and explanations. Those were insanely helpful. Honestly, you should get the noble prize for your material and the fact that its not only extremely insightful but also as short and as sharp as possible.
I was just wondering about this recently. Wondering how you got into this field/specialty. Really interesting to hear the story of it! Thanks for sharing. It was surprisingly normal/relatable in a way, like looking for a way to set yourself apart as a student and gain experience for your career.
Your story is very interesting to me. I'm kind of thinking of going down a similar kind of path myself. The issue for me is gaining research experience. Thankfully I have good programming skills and can volunteer my time working for a research lab. I'm also really interested in the interface of clinical psychology and engineering technology, in particular I'm fascinated by human factors, neuroimaging, and biomedical engineering. I read your book on executive functioning and enjoyed the analogy you make about the extended phenotype. I am hoping one day to find a path towards clinical psychology and have been told that graduate programs look favorably on people who are a little older, as they've gained a bit more maturity. In any case, eager to continue learning from your videos and am hoping to read the large volume of research you've edited. Fascinating work!
Thank you so much for your work! The ADHD community appreciates it! If you are able to, and open to it, would you be able to make a video discussing the correlation between ADHD and ASPD? I know that children with ADHD can develop oppositional disorder, and oppositional disorder from my understanding can develop into ASPD. I would love to hear your thoughts on this!
Fantastic hat. =) Also is it a bad sign I only got 2 min in on normal speed and had to restart the video because I wasn’t fully paying attention? =\ =}
I was actually wondering about the ‘lore’. Wikipedia didn’t say much. Seems like very pragmatic and utilitarian reasons. Stereotypically it’s a crusader thing. One could argue those are dispassionate or selfish reasons, but your output from this work saves people’s lives.
As the parent of a child with severe ADHD, I can attest that I have become a more "normal" parent once his very challenging behaviours have been treated with the right meds/dose/enough hours in the day. It's nice to feel normal and not like a screaming banshee. Yay for meds!
As an undiagnosed ADHD parent who had two ADHD children, I can admit to having been a screaming banshee! That and somewhat ignoring the the emotional needs of my younger child, because he was a quieter inattentive type, as I was always chasing after the hyperactive one. Knowing now how meds help me, I could have been a much better parent had I known from the beginning what we were all dealing with. They are adults now, relationships have been repaired, but it was tense.
Idk much (well almost nothing at all) abt the history of adhd behavioral research but being there during the development of "objective ways ot measure hyperactivity and inattention" sounds like u were there from the "start" in some ways?! pretty friggin cool!
Cunningham, C. & Barkley, R. (1978). The effects of Ritalin on the mother-child interactions of hyperkinetic twin boys. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 20, 634-642. Barkley, R. & Cunningham C. (1979). The effects of methylphenidate on the mother-child interactions of hyperactive children. Archives of General Psychiatry, 36, 201-208. Barkley, R. (1981). The use of psychopharmacology to study reciprocal influences in parent-child interactions. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 9, 303-310. Barkley, R., Karlsson, J., Strzelecki, E. & Murphy, J. (1984). The effects of age and Ritalin dosage on the mother-child interactions of hyperactive children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 750-758. Barkley, R., Karlsson, J., Pollard, S. & Murphy, J. (1985). Developmental changes in the mother-child interactions of hyperactive boys: Effects of two dose levels of Ritalin. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 26, 705-715.
I had worked in Milwaukee at the children's hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin in neurology and founded their neuropsychology service. But my upward mobility was limited after 8 years there and due to the fact that no psychologist could be Chair of Neurology. So the job of Director of Psychology at UMASS Worcester came open and I was able to move to that position, found the child and adult ADHD clinics there, and oversee their psychology services. I stayed for 17+ years before going to Charleston, SC.
@@russellbarkleyphd2023 Well, I greatly benefited from your time there, so, I thank (albeit laced with sarcasm) the narrow sighted policy maker’s at Milwaukee Children’s for inducing your migration to UMass!
Thank you Dr. Barkley for telling us your history. A question that I have is: where do you see the field of ADHD research and treatment heading in the next 5 to 10 years?
Hello, I just wanted to let you know that when I take Homeopathic Strep Nosodes, within an hour I am able to DO WHAT I KNOW TO DO! I don’t overthink it, I don’t delay or procrastinate, I don’t find something else to do, I just do what I’m supposed to do and it’s not like climbing Mount Everest! I think bacteria getting to the gut and or/nervous system somehow may be a possible root cause of ADHD. The doctor said I was a strep carrier when I was a child. I am 33 years old now. I have ADHD. I don’t take medication. I am trying to make my environment serve me better so I can be more productive and fruitful with my life. But when I take that homeopathic remedy , it helps so much!! It’s just wares off when I stop taking it. I was wondering what you think about low grade infection like virus/bacteria/fungus effecting the brain?
I don't see many of these normal parents both before and after medicating the child. I have been on adhd medication for almost a decade but my mother is still very ill, and I still find very difficult to interact with her. Many parents have giant psychosocial adversities as a background.
Thank you for your Care Dr Barkley❤ for our problems ADHD , Is it possible for me to recover from hyperactivity and inattention disorder? I have 47 old We love your videos ❤ from morocco ADHD personne ❤😊 thanks
I noticed you didn't get a response, so hope you don't mind me chiming in. From the journal Translational Pediatrics, article name: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, risk factors and evaluation in youth, Year: 2020: "Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex, chronic, and heterogenous developmental disorder with typical onset in childhood and known persistence into adulthood." In other words, one does not "recover" from it in the sense of it going away or being cured. Symptoms often improve with stimulant medication. Hope this helps.
There is a HUGE communication difference between myself and both children whilst Off medication. It’s a Topic I understand and feel strongly about whilst having no control whatsoever. I sadly just deal with it and hope. P.s You can take your Hat off 😉 (9 half weeks) 😂
A problem with child psychologists is that they don’t spend enough time with ‘normal’ mainstream children and the wide variety of characteristics and behaviours all children exhibit. How changeable they are. How different they can be in a group setting then in a research office or their own home. There is a very wide range of normal. There are also huge leaps and changes in child growth and development that can look like one thing and then resolve or evolve into another. Any teacher from preschool to high school will tell you this. If psychologists don’t spent a significant amount of time in a setting with the full range of children and their dynamics within a group then they are not having a solid safe and fair baseline perspective of what children can be like. Everything they see is through narrow windows. The real organic knowledge of children is grown through working and caring for them over a span of time and having the responsibility of their social and emotional as well as their educational development. It is then in the context of a wide range of children you see patterns - concerning ones, familiar ones and ones which looks concerning but are ok as they often evolve and become no problem. Alternatively it works the other way as peers around a child grows and moves on developing and they don’t then within the normalised context of a preschool or school setting it is clearer to see. Children are very different out in the world around their peers then with their families or one on one in a doctors office. Child psychologists aren’t seeing the full range of how children are and childhood is. No matter how well meaning or sure they think they are.
I knew Ron would come up, but I'm surprised the specialization came before the knowledge regarding your family. Do you have any thoughts regarding genetic testing and the future of those or other biological markers? Perhaps information about why while we know the genetic link and the region of the brain, we can't test for it, and why (I'm assuming) things like SPECT that Amen and others push are useless in this regard.
Genetic testing might be feasible in the future but is not sufficiently reliable at this time to recommend it. The same goes for any neuron-imaging methods, including Amen's SPECT scanning.
Would love a deep dive video on Amen's approach, SPECT scans, and his alleged "7 Types of ADHD". It would be invaluable to properly educate clients who come in wanting it after seeing celebrities on Instagram showing off their scans and encouraging people to pursue the Amen approach.
So you know how Leonardo Davinci is most likely ADHD, and obviously gifted. Are twice-exceptional individuals geniuses? Or like idk the makings of one?
Thank you for taking the time during your retirement to make these videos to help others and help us learn more about you as well!
Agreed^^
It is a great pleasure to do so in what time I have left to pay it forward. Be well
@@russellbarkleyphd2023 It's just so surreal for me, actually seeing such a prominent academic that I've read so many papers from, on UA-cam making videos weekly. Thank you so much for doing this!
Hello Dr Russell Barkley. Thank you for your dedication to helping others with ADHD. I'm a 61 year old man living in the UK. I had a nervous breakdown back in 2016 and had therapy and the lady I saw suggested I had the condition. My doctor referred me to the Maudsley hospital in London. I filled out the diagnostic form (The Barkley Scale) That is how I found out about you. Life has been very difficult for me, my wife and family. I've been sober in AA since 95 and always felt there was something else going on. It's a massive relief to know that I have ADHD. Thank you and God bless you 🙏👍🇬🇧👋
We're grateful you did specialise.
I've had 2 people say to me ADHD is due to bad parenting this week. It's hilarious because I'm adopted, and both of my adoptive parents were very diligent and highly neurotypical.
My biological father, who I found in my 30's was a hugely kind and thoughtful man, but fit the ADHD profile to a T.
It seems like you have found your tribe and two people who's opinions are better discarded. Being ADHD is bittersweet and I wish you the best of luck for the future
@@BongShlong "Having" ADHD. Even though it can and is our personality for some of us x-x But it helps to say one has smth and not that someone is smth. Also applied with smoking than being a smoker and having depression than being depressed, if that makes sense. And that coems from someone who thought ADHD was their whole personality x-x :')
@@Chizuru94 I dont find this offensive at all. My ADHD is so bad even with meds that I cannot separate being ADHD with having it. It controls my every waking minute and I dont know what is my personality or what is ADHD. Not that it matters really at this point but, If one day there was a permanent cure, Id be curious to find out.
LOL, the fact that you're adopted gives weight to the assertion that parenting is the cause. Adopted children have insecure attachment styles. Adopted children miss their birth moms (if not at a conscious level, at an unconscious level). Dr. Faye Snyder says it's common for kids who have been put into daycare before age 4 to acquire ADHD due to the attachment break resulting in abandonment trauma. Watch PharmaBro's video about how he knew a multimillionaire who preferred to hire orphans because they work harder. They work harder because they are trying to prove their self-worth to their parent(s) who abandoned them. That's also why narcissism is so common amongst orphans. I read an article that said the famous people we admire the most are actually insecurely-attached adults! I read that most professional entertainers and politicians are narcissists. You're birth mom isn't supposed to abandon you,; you will feel hurt by that even if it was unintentional, such as the mom dying.
@lagomorphia9 @Chizuru94 makes an interesting point. Who are we? Are we somehow separate from our brains and bodies, or are we our brains and bodies. I think the latter: I'm skeptical of any Cartesian dualist notions. If ADHD is caused by structural and biochemical differences in the brain, then it is part of what we are. Having said this, I do think I understand @Chizuru94 's motives for their stance.
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I wish I could hug you. My eyes get watery every time I'm listening to your videos. It's amazing how well you understand our brains. I speak for myself, but also for all those here with ADD and ADHD. I'm sure all of us get our eyes watery by listening to you and finding out how well our brains are understood by you. I was even thinking you were suffering from it like us, but thankfully that's not the case, good Sir.
You are so very kind to say so and it touches me deeply to know you and others have found my work to be of such help. Because there is so much ADHD in my family, and some associated with early mortality, as well as it being likely I have a few traits in myself given the genetics, it supports my promotion of the science coupled with the personal. As we say, statistics are people with tears wiped away. We should not forget that. Thank you!
@@russellbarkleyphd2023 Thank you so much :) Dr Russell.
Just a nice morning to view such a person so dedicated. You made my day. I’ve been watching many, many of your videos and have learned so much so I can actually connect a bit with my doctors and understand where they are going. Thanks
hell yeah🤧🤧🤧🤧
Dr. Barkley, your life’s work has made a world of difference in the lives of a huge number of people, and you are owed a great debt of gratitude.
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I’ve been watching you on TikTok for a few weeks, happy you have a UA-cam channel. I’m 50. My son has been diagnosed at 27 in the uk with inattentive adhd. We were both diagnosed with depression and anxiety in the past. After his diagnosis I realised I’m the parent with these traits and honestly with your information, I’ve been able to put the pieces together. I feel I’ve been misdiagnosed and have adhd!
I live in Ireland. The system here is a private diagnosis. Psychiatrists won’t even look at you unless you’re private. I thank you for your awareness on this subject. They’ve helped me such a lot and I’m sure a lot of misdiagnosed people with ADHD!
Thank you for your service! My dad is a Vietnam veteran… also air force. I appreciate your story because it is not romantic. I’m very grateful for you because I was diagnosed with adhd at 18 (now 31). I happened to click on a lecture of yours and you got to the point quickly (If I remember correctly lol). You said something along the lines of “you know what you need to do but you’re not gonna do it.”
It’s ridiculous.
Overwhelm, anxiety, and depression follow. But you truly shed so much light on ADHD for me because it isn’t just “easily distracted” which is what everyone thinks. Anyway thank you for making UA-cam videos about journal articles. Hope you stay well 🫶🏼
Thank you for saying so. And I wish you all success.
It must have been such a thrill to discover something as significant as the influence of medication of the child to the way their parents are raising them! It sounds like it was a great breakthrough to both your research projects at that time.
It was. One editor of our paper said it was a major breakthrough for child psychology to have a means to test directions of effects in parent-child interactions directly by manipulating child behavior with medication. Very cool at the time.
Its strange how much it seems like our passions or paths in life seem to find us just as much as we find them. I’m just now finding my stride in my own specialization and it feels so good
*You are brilliant! Thank you so much for all your dedication!!!*
Dr. Barkley,
I have been diagnosed with ADHD when I was a kid and ASD when I was a teen. I can't thank you enough for the work that you've done and the videos you put out. They've helped me tremendously on understanding my condition.
I just found this channel last week and I cant thank you enough. I have spent a ton of money on all your books and every ceu course taught by you over the past 10 years. Worth every penny. But to now have access to your expertise for free is a real gift. To myself and my son who have adhd but also to all the children, teens and families I will provide therapy to for years to come. Thanks Dr. Barkley.
Can you do a video on the difference between ASD and ADHD. Please discuss how the conditions present together with a focus on adult males and females.
Thank you for all the videos so far Doc
Funny you say that, i wrote a similar comment just now and scrolled down to see yours. It must be an area of interest for a lot of people!
As a Postgraduate Psychology student, hearing your story brings colour to your work that I have cited 😊 please do a part 2 on your most profound findings your research.
I am so happy you decided to start uploading videos. I had been looking for a place where I could find new researches about ADHD. I even happier to find a place where someone fires back at the ADHD IS CAUSE BY YOUTH TRAUMA
Library worker from Australia here, loved the story! I was curious about this, as your work has been incredibly helpful in my journey, nearly one year since my diagnosis - and around fifteen years since my first "ADHD test" as a child, wherein my parent was told that sitting still and focusing on video games are indicative of, well, not an ADHD brain. Thank you for all of your work, it's clear that you've had a major influence on significant shifts in the area of clinical research and improved understanding/treatment - so much has changed in so little time.
Adult ADHD, certain medications and dosages and so much more have had discovery, improved awareness and acknowledgement in the last decade and even just the last few years. Currently, our government is partaking in an enquiry which would fundamentally improve ADHD education, training, treatment etc. which is incredible. Thank you so so much for your contributions, you've saved so many lives.
Thanks from a late diagnosed adault.
You videos has really helped me, as well as help me explain to friends, relatives how ADHD affects me.
It has also helped me explain to goverment employes why their action are counterproductive.
Your way of explaining complex medical knowledge with a bit of dry humor occationally dripped in irony has and still are undestandeble for a layman.
I am greatful.
Thank you for your work on ADHD! Your efforts have improved my life. Oddly enough I happened to watch this video because I had forgotten to take my medication at noon and this was the rabbit hole I went down. Right about the time you mentioned placebo I looked over at my pill organizer and understood why my medication wasn't working. I can confirm the efficacy of Adderall is close to zero when I forget to take it.
Thanks for the laugh! ; - D "I can confirm the efficacy of Adderall is close to zero when I forget to take it."
Doctor Barkley, thank you so much for all the knowledge sharing about ADHD, usually I watch your talks on UA-cam, sometimes I want to cry from happiness just listening you talking.
Thank you for what you have done for this field and what you still do. It means a lot to many of us.
So, so, so, so, so many.
Thank you Doc,we are fortunate to have you😃
Hi Dr Russ. Late diagnosis here. Thank you for making your work (and therefore the facts) available to all of us. I most appreciate having learned from you how damaging if not treated and managed and yet how easily treated and managed with the right tools and information. This ensures that I take the condition seriously but also assures me that there is hope. Any further info on late diagnosis in females would be appreciated. I will be sharing your channel far and wide. Wishing you ongoing success - and also some rest during your retirement.
So real and honest ! Thanks for not sensationalizing that . A little divine providence and highly relatable reasoning !!!! your work is redefining how I see myself !
Hello Dr. Russell Barkley, your talks have really helped my wife and I understand our daughter. Thank you so much for your work.
Hating adhd today … but thankful we have you Dr.Barkley
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. You are the Chopin of ADHD
Thank you for your service! As an Australian adhder your expertise has been so helpful! I love your channel and personality always watching the new uploads.
Its been a bit over a month on my adhd and medication journey. With the support of my great psychatrist I am doing very well! No side effects and it turns out I don't have any mood disorders.
Looking forward for more uploads!
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Very glad to hear and the mood disorder stuff is also a relief. Hope I get help and answers as well again. But it's super hard to find a psychiatrist in Germany where I live atm :( I'm desperate to get on meds again (took them 19 years ago lats time) x-x
@Chizuru94 im so sorry to hear that, i really do hope you find the right support.
I believe I was quite lucky as a late diagnosed adhder - I had the support of my General Practicing doctor, my psychologist and Psychatrist for adhd management. My experience when I was younger was very different so I think the change in perception and awareness of adhd is of great benefit.
Wishing you the best!
That research on kids and their mothers is so cool! Wow! So glad the hyperactivity researcher hired you and mentored you. That twist of fate has resulted in help for so many, including me. *THANK YOU!*
I'm truly happy that you chose the path you chose sir. 🌍
Your videos and the information you share has been INVALUABLE and life-changing in my and my son's ADHD journeys. The biggest thank you!
Hi Dr Barkley. I was wondering if you could do a video specifically about ADHD with comorbid ASD. I'm very interested in how the two intersect and the typical challenges and life outcomes people with both disorders tend to experience.
I asked this of him as well and he gave an amazing reference (almost the only decent one to be found) ADHD and Asperger’s in Smart Kids and Adults - it’s by Dr. Thomas E. Brown- check him out in general. Very insightful!
Things happened EXACTLY as they were supposed to in the grand scheme of things. We human beings are short-sighted and don't have the full picture, so it's easy to write your meeting with Don off as happenstance, when in reality the circumstances were exactly tuned for the meeting, and subsequently your future, to occur -- and that has been the best gift for the ADHD community 😇⭐
This man is actively changing and helping me understand my life. 😂 One year since I got diagnosed and like 4 months of knowing his channel existed.
You did a great part in my process of understanding my adhd! As I am an information dopamine junk on everything about adhd right now I am amazed and impressed by how much you are referenced in every article about adhd, you did such a great job.
Very interesting indeed. I read a long time ago about the tragic way in which it touched your own family and wondered what the sequence of events was between that and your apparent limitless motivation to improve the understanding and management of this terrible condition.
hey russ , i really appreciate that you’ve dedicated so much to spreading awareness for ADHD. could you recommend any sources or journals that discuss the pathophysiology of emotional dysregulation in ADHD?? if not; thank you for what you do !
write to me at drbarkley@russellbarkley.org and I can send you a few articles.
Thank you for sharing this story!
Even though you did not really plan to get into ADHD as a researcher, you still fought some adversity to get into it.
Inspiring story for someone looking to specialize in the field!
Thank you for this story, very interesting to hear about!
Thanks for listening
I always believe there are specific moments that happen for a reason. Amazing how important timing was in meeting the right people you did. Grest story! Thank you for sharing!
I got diagnosed with adhd at the age of 46 and I am so grateful to you for your years worth of knowledge. It has helped me immensely
We are lucky you got in the game first! What clear, serious, trustworthy information you have published. Your studies have bettered the lives of an endless uncountable number of people. Thank you!
And we are so glad that you did! Thank you for your commitment to making ADHD science and information accessible to us stakeholders. When you discuss the child to parent interaction I can't help but think it is a vicous cycle, since likely more often than not, the parent has ADHD as well. The child is triggering the parent who is also triggering the child. Seems a cruel and unusual mix to me.
I was hoping he would reference the parent-child genetic component when he mentioned the parent-child interaction, but I'm sure he does in other videos...this just happens to be the first one I've seen. And yes, I deal almost daily with the triggering/escalating "vicious cycle" you referenced between my husband and son (anxiety, ADHD, and autism), and it has a detrimental effect on relationships.
We feel SORRY for your brother Ronald I hope in future more and more people would understand about ADHD and the effects of untreated ADHD in driving and many more.
Thanks a lot.
Dr Russell Barkley, you are so cool 😎
Hey Russ. I appreciate all you've done for those with ADHD! I'm curious if in your experience many of the academics who study ADHD have it themselves. On one hand it would make sense that those who have ADHD would have a greater incentive to study it. On the other hand, it is understandable that the difficulties those with ADHD tend to have in acedemia might prevent many of them from rising to such positions in research. I'm curious about your experience there.
Thanks again and love the hat!
I only know of one with ADHD personally but there may be more.
I for my part know about Dr. Hallowell and Dr. Faraone, at least. Dr. Faraone also did an AMA on Reddit, as did Dr. Barkley.
I want to thank you. I have an appointment with a neurologist in a 2 weeks.
Thanks to you i realized i have ADHD and it is why i am failing to write my PHD memoirs...
For now it is still a self diagnosis.
It could be some confirmation bias or i could be gaslighting myself as an excuse for failing at my work...
That is why i want people to confirm it for me.
YOUR AMAZING SIR !! REALLY HELPS ME FEEL BETTER ABOUT MY ADHD TO LEARN MORE ABOUT IT.
Yes, please keep posting more videos and keeping us informed and in the loop. I’m so glad to have found your channel. I refer to your work and research often now as a clinician, but also found it imperative to my education and personal journey. Thank you for you being you!
Fascinating to me, as when I went to university it took me months to remember where my classes were and I would study for an exam only to find out that one was yesterday, leaving me unprepared for the current days exam... stuff like that. Plus, Id end up in the student union bar as soon as it opened and leave when it closed, often skipping all my classes. I was diagnosed with ADHD at 50 and probably also have SCT. The comparison of my ineptitude and your capability over your life choices is shocking to me. I always marveled at how most I know made it through university and controlled the paths they took. Thanks for sharing your story here.
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Muchas gracias por toda la información
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Thank you Dr Barkley
Thank you for sharing your story with us. That's fascinating! I'm so glad that you ended up researching ADHD. Your work has been instrumental to me and my family.
This was so inspiring, thank you for sharing your story, I can’t explain how brilliant it has been to see you on here sharing your knowledge again, forever thankful 😊
We love you Dr. Russell! ❤
I know this is not exactly your area of expertise? Not sure maybe you have looked into it.
Can you please do a video on the connection between ADHD/hypermobility/MCAS/POTS.
I didn’t know you went to BGSU! I live about 20 minutes from there. Small world!
Fascinating! TY for sharing & for this channel Dr. Barkley. I knew about you, but just learned about your channel last night. So, so grateful like a bazillion others that we can learn during your retirement. Blessings. Diggin’ the denim shirt & hat!
"This is the channel where boomer humor comes to die." LOL the start of your videos always gives me a laugh
Thanks for sharing!
Btw, I can't express how thankful I am for your videos and explanations. Those were insanely helpful.
Honestly, you should get the noble prize for your material and the fact that its not only extremely insightful but also as short and as sharp as possible.
Very nice job thanks for your service!!
I was just wondering about this recently. Wondering how you got into this field/specialty. Really interesting to hear the story of it! Thanks for sharing. It was surprisingly normal/relatable in a way, like looking for a way to set yourself apart as a student and gain experience for your career.
Enjoyed this, Indie!
Your story is very interesting to me. I'm kind of thinking of going down a similar kind of path myself. The issue for me is gaining research experience. Thankfully I have good programming skills and can volunteer my time working for a research lab. I'm also really interested in the interface of clinical psychology and engineering technology, in particular I'm fascinated by human factors, neuroimaging, and biomedical engineering. I read your book on executive functioning and enjoyed the analogy you make about the extended phenotype. I am hoping one day to find a path towards clinical psychology and have been told that graduate programs look favorably on people who are a little older, as they've gained a bit more maturity. In any case, eager to continue learning from your videos and am hoping to read the large volume of research you've edited. Fascinating work!
Thank you so much ! As I said many times you're a chance
And I’m so glad you did
Thank you so much for your work! The ADHD community appreciates it!
If you are able to, and open to it, would you be able to make a video discussing the correlation between ADHD and ASPD? I know that children with ADHD can develop oppositional disorder, and oppositional disorder from my understanding can develop into ASPD. I would love to hear your thoughts on this!
Cool story, bro. Seriously!
Me, I can't remember what I had for breakfast this morning.
Fantastic hat. =) Also is it a bad sign I only got 2 min in on normal speed and had to restart the video because I wasn’t fully paying attention? =\ =}
I was actually wondering about the ‘lore’. Wikipedia didn’t say much.
Seems like very pragmatic and utilitarian reasons. Stereotypically it’s a crusader thing.
One could argue those are dispassionate or selfish reasons, but your output from this work saves people’s lives.
As the parent of a child with severe ADHD, I can attest that I have become a more "normal" parent once his very challenging behaviours have been treated with the right meds/dose/enough hours in the day. It's nice to feel normal and not like a screaming banshee. Yay for meds!
As an undiagnosed ADHD parent who had two ADHD children, I can admit to having been a screaming banshee! That and somewhat ignoring the the emotional needs of my younger child, because he was a quieter inattentive type, as I was always chasing after the hyperactive one. Knowing now how meds help me, I could have been a much better parent had I known from the beginning what we were all dealing with. They are adults now, relationships have been repaired, but it was tense.
Idk much (well almost nothing at all) abt the history of adhd behavioral research but being there during the development of "objective ways ot measure hyperactivity and inattention" sounds like u were there from the "start" in some ways?! pretty friggin cool!
Hello! Is this particular study on parents behavior being a reaction to the child easy to find? This is fascinating. I would love to read that!
Cunningham, C. & Barkley, R. (1978). The effects of Ritalin on the mother-child interactions of hyperkinetic twin boys. Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology 20, 634-642.
Barkley, R. & Cunningham C. (1979). The effects of methylphenidate on the mother-child interactions of hyperactive children. Archives of General Psychiatry, 36, 201-208.
Barkley, R. (1981). The use of psychopharmacology to study reciprocal influences in parent-child interactions. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 9, 303-310.
Barkley, R., Karlsson, J., Strzelecki, E. & Murphy, J. (1984). The effects of age and Ritalin dosage on the mother-child interactions of hyperactive children. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 52, 750-758.
Barkley, R., Karlsson, J., Pollard, S. & Murphy, J. (1985). Developmental changes in the mother-child interactions of hyperactive boys: Effects of two dose levels of Ritalin. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 26, 705-715.
Hey Russell, any plans to livestream in the future?
Great ‘origin’ story! What brought you to UMass Worcester?
I had worked in Milwaukee at the children's hospital and Medical College of Wisconsin in neurology and founded their neuropsychology service. But my upward mobility was limited after 8 years there and due to the fact that no psychologist could be Chair of Neurology. So the job of Director of Psychology at UMASS Worcester came open and I was able to move to that position, found the child and adult ADHD clinics there, and oversee their psychology services. I stayed for 17+ years before going to Charleston, SC.
@@russellbarkleyphd2023 Well, I greatly benefited from your time there, so, I thank (albeit laced with sarcasm) the narrow sighted policy maker’s at Milwaukee Children’s for inducing your migration to UMass!
Thank you Dr. Barkley for telling us your history. A question that I have is: where do you see the field of ADHD research and treatment heading in the next 5 to 10 years?
I love you doctor!
Thank you!
I love the hat!
Me too! Love the outfit changes! This is what made me watch today! I said who is Dr. Russel today! lol
Hello, I just wanted to let you know that when I take Homeopathic Strep Nosodes, within an hour I am able to DO WHAT I KNOW TO DO! I don’t overthink it, I don’t delay or procrastinate, I don’t find something else to do, I just do what I’m supposed to do and it’s not like climbing Mount Everest! I think bacteria getting to the gut and or/nervous system somehow may be a possible root cause of ADHD. The doctor said I was a strep carrier when I was a child. I am 33 years old now. I have ADHD. I don’t take medication. I am trying to make my environment serve me better so I can be more productive and fruitful with my life. But when I take that homeopathic remedy , it helps so much!! It’s just wares off when I stop taking it. I was wondering what you think about low grade infection like virus/bacteria/fungus effecting the brain?
With the meth med shortage which is the next best? Why do you think the shortage is occurring? Thank you for all you do
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I don't see many of these normal parents both before and after medicating the child. I have been on adhd medication for almost a decade but my mother is still very ill, and I still find very difficult to interact with her. Many parents have giant psychosocial adversities as a background.
Thank you for your Care Dr Barkley❤ for our problems ADHD , Is it possible for me to recover from hyperactivity and inattention disorder? I have 47 old
We love your videos ❤ from morocco ADHD personne ❤😊 thanks
I noticed you didn't get a response, so hope you don't mind me chiming in. From the journal Translational Pediatrics, article name: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, risk factors and evaluation in youth, Year: 2020: "Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a complex, chronic, and heterogenous developmental disorder with typical onset in childhood and known persistence into adulthood." In other words, one does not "recover" from it in the sense of it going away or being cured. Symptoms often improve with stimulant medication. Hope this helps.
There is a HUGE communication difference between myself and both children whilst Off medication. It’s a Topic I understand and feel strongly about whilst having no control whatsoever. I sadly just deal with it and hope. P.s You can take your Hat off 😉 (9 half weeks) 😂
Oops I meant leave it on … !!! Even funnier 😂
A problem with child psychologists is that they don’t spend enough time with ‘normal’ mainstream children and the wide variety of characteristics and behaviours all children exhibit. How changeable they are. How different they can be in a group setting then in a research office or their own home.
There is a very wide range of normal. There are also huge leaps and changes in child growth and development that can look like one thing and then resolve or evolve into another. Any teacher from preschool to high school will tell you this.
If psychologists don’t spent a significant amount of time in a setting with the full range of children and their dynamics within a group then they are not having a solid safe and fair baseline perspective of what children can be like.
Everything they see is through narrow windows. The real organic knowledge of children is grown through working and caring for them over a span of time and having the responsibility of their social and emotional as well as their educational development. It is then in the context of a wide range of children you see patterns - concerning ones, familiar ones and ones which looks concerning but are ok as they often evolve and become no problem. Alternatively it works the other way as peers around a child grows and moves on developing and they don’t then within the normalised context of a preschool or school setting it is clearer to see.
Children are very different out in the world around their peers then with their families or one on one in a doctors office.
Child psychologists aren’t seeing the full range of how children are and childhood is. No matter how well meaning or sure they think they are.
I knew Ron would come up, but I'm surprised the specialization came before the knowledge regarding your family. Do you have any thoughts regarding genetic testing and the future of those or other biological markers? Perhaps information about why while we know the genetic link and the region of the brain, we can't test for it, and why (I'm assuming) things like SPECT that Amen and others push are useless in this regard.
Genetic testing might be feasible in the future but is not sufficiently reliable at this time to recommend it. The same goes for any neuron-imaging methods, including Amen's SPECT scanning.
Would love a deep dive video on Amen's approach, SPECT scans, and his alleged "7 Types of ADHD". It would be invaluable to properly educate clients who come in wanting it after seeing celebrities on Instagram showing off their scans and encouraging people to pursue the Amen approach.
Professor Barkley, where does your medical degree come in? Aren't you an MD as well? I'm kinda confused right now tbh
No, I am a Ph.D.
So you know how Leonardo Davinci is most likely ADHD, and obviously gifted. Are twice-exceptional individuals geniuses? Or like idk the makings of one?
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Sounds like the most ADHD way to become a professor in a field 😅
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Plz don't die.
Good scientists dont die: they just go temporarily to hell to reorganize themselves. ;)
(Paraphrase of the Rangers in Nam)
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