ADD & Loving It?! (Full PBS Documentary)
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- Опубліковано 12 січ 2022
- ADD & Loving It?! answers all your questions: What's the difference between ADHD and ADD? Is ADHD a real diagnosis? Can adults be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder? What are the symptoms of ADHD? Do I have ADHD? Is there an ADHD test I can take? Do I have to take medication for ADHD?
ADD & Loving It?! is widely considered the best program about ADHD and ADD ever made. A ground-breaking blend of humor, hope, and hard science that busts the myths and controversy disorder around Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, this video has won accolades and gratitude from millions of viewers, transforming lives around the world.
Join comedian Patrick McKenna (The Red Green Show, Traders) as he seeks a diagnosis for adult ADHD and discovers the facts from an impressive array of ADHD experts, some of whom have ADHD themselves.
Along the way, Patrick reveals how his life as a husband and father are affected by ADHD, sharing candid stories as he and his wife Janis pursue his diagnosis.
Co-starring and directed by fellow comedian Rick Green, (Bill on The Red Green Show) this program has liberated millions of people from shame, guilt, fear, and frustration. As one fan wrote, "Everything I thought I knew about ADHD was wrong! Thank you!"
Funny, moving, and transformative, this fascinating documentary will hold you spellbound. Yes, even if you have ADHD! If you watch only one video about ADHD, this is the one!
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Chapters:
00:54 Attention Deficit Disorder, ADHD and ADD
01:44 It's not all bad news
03:20 Myths and misinformation
04:52 Be careful who you tell
05:33 Positive attributes
06:54 What is ADHD / ADD?
08:58 Genes involved
09:20 How many people have ADHD / ADD?
09:49 ADHD / ADD and Learning Disorders
10:04 Busting Myths
10:53 Is there one clear symptom?
11:49 Why is a diagnosis important?
13:20 Tests for ADHD / ADD
13:40 What to look for
15:16 DSM criteria for ADHD
16:10 Common adult ADHD traits
22:09 Diagnosing adult ADHD
25:29 Does everyone have ADHD?
26:03 Four aspects of focus
28:36 What is it like to have ADHD?
29:39 Why do people with ADHD like chaos?
31:50 Do we behave this way on purpose?
32:44 Is adult ADHD hard to spot?
35:21 Self esteem and it's importance
37:20 What happens after I've been diagnosed?
39:02 Diagnosed. Now what?
39:23 Five keys to success
48:08 Medication
54:31 Summary
56:27 closing credits
As someone who tries to live with ADHD, it can be both a blessing and a struggle. It's like a twin. It's got your back when you need it, but it annoys the crap out of you when you don't
So true. One powerful phrase that still resonates with me every day is that it is 'situational.'
@@rickgreen4131 I laughed so much! What great humor! Being fun and talking about everything under the sun in 2 minutes sounds about like my son and me. In Germany, they call it "von Hölzchen auf Stöckchen". Our conversations remind me of the Flipper pinball games.😵💫
I saw this documentary about 14 years ago, when I was 28, sitting in a hotel room alone, working my remote job that I was struggling to keep up with. Nearly every point and symptom applied to me and I felt like the show was talking directly to me. It ended up changing my life. I got diagnosed, medicated, and on the path to better understanding how my brain works. Thank you for posting this, I will be sharing it with people I think it would help.
That's why we posted it. Heck, that's why we made the documentary and why the network gave us the funding to do a proper job of it. And I suppose it's why so many experts were willing to talk to us.
Which medicine helped you ?
What a treat it was for me to work with Rick and to participate as a professional in this documentary. It has stood the test of time because it is so spot on.
Thanks for the kind words, Steven. You were the first interview we did and it was so interesting. We could have talked for days!
Thanks Steven, it was wonderful to talk to you. You were one of the first experts we interviewed, along with Lenard Adler, and when you said that what you learned to do in medical school to treat ADHD, you would now consider malpractice, Ava and I both thought, "Okay, that goes in near the top!"
Steven - I hope you actually see this. I have been in trouble and had trouble my whole life. In grade school it was so bad a psychologist was called in (this was the latter 1960s) he said it was because I was bored, my extreme IQ and all, I'd be impatient with those who couldn't keep up and so on. (my sons and my grandson live with it as well). I knew my mother was "different" Table covered with notes. We both talk 100 miles an hour non-stop. I was having trouble at work. My work was second to none and I solved problems few could solve - it was my "getting along". I was at the end of my rope. Then during IPTV Festival, I believe it was, I was flipped stations, bored as always, looking for something........ and I saw two of my favorite people from the Red Green show and they were being semi-serious. I came into the show a few minutes late and Patrick was with his wife, going through this list. And my jaw dropped - are they talking about Patrick, or ME? Good grief! That's me they are talking about! I sat down and finished the show. That was it - now I understood. Family doctor said no way, he'd KNOW if I was ADD/ADHD. I pleaded with him - just test me, please. He gave me the standard test on paper and left. He returned to "score" it and as he went down my responses I could hear him mumble words I won't repeat here. He sent me to the "behaviousal clinic" where after some deeper testing, I went for results and the ARNP turned to me and said "I have NO doubt you have ADHD". She asked if I wanted to know more. Heck yet. So off to a neuro-psychologist who gave me a battery of tests that should take "about 45 minutes".- an hour later, we were wrapping up. I went back for his diagnosis. SEVERE ADHD, social anxiety (he said likely caused when I was a kid dealing with this and bullying and so on), OCD, superior in math, science, puzzle solving and pattern recognition. The doc was thorough as heck.
So my son sees me as Sheldon Cooper - and sent me a Flash t-shirt like Sheldon wore in BBT. He's got some parts of it (and depression) but has succeeded well at work (his high IQ helps there, the bosses love his ideas) and my grandson is in advanced classes, is a lightening bolt and talks 100 miles an hour.
This show opened my eyes and led me to a whole new world - and and an understanding of myself, my kids, and my mother and grandfather. (also looking back - ADHD and depression)
I can't thank you and Rick and Patrick enough. There's just no way to express it.
Rats, looks like someone with ADHD wrote that!
@@rickgreen4131 I was diagnosed in the 3rd grade was put on medication for a short amount of time and haven't been on meds for it in years
Best part is interview that starts at 3:30 and as a fellow twice exceptional ADHD have an offer to help. At 3:48 psychiatrist says What I learned to do in graduate school to treat ADHD I would now consider malpractice. The CC word is wrong, it says "create ADHD". In terms of typing errors this one ranks up with with the US just dropped A bomb on Hiroshima, instead of Atomic, to anybody who is paying attention. Also way above my paygrade, but getting this released, or remade, on American TV would do wonders for ALL ADHD beneficiaries, and their misunderstood friends too. Comedian Larry Brown is not nearly as good as Rick Green.
This is great in many ways, but it floors me how much so many of these things focus almost entirely on the hyperactive type. I am inattentive, not hyperactive, and many of the the things they are saying about adults with ADHD are only relevant to hyperactive types. I have never been high energy and I always think about decisions for too long and am very indecisive. This is also true in Edward Hallowell’s books.
Yes, it does focus on the Hyperactive type because it was about Patrick getting diagnosed. (And I have that subtype as well.)
So do I and my cats love it. They jump off me before I mention them needing to get up for me.
@@rickgreen4131 OK Rick, time for a special program devoted to Inattentive ADHD! 😀 We need the public to understand us better... heck, we need to understand OURSELVES better!
@jess913 I agree with you... this is an awesome video, but definitely leans to the hyperactive type, which is strange as the title has ADD in it. I've never been high energy and research everything to death before I can make a decision. How wonderful it would be to see Rick and these ADHD specialists do a program for us! 😀
The world needs more Rick Green; someone who can put a human touch on tough subjects. He makes them accessible, less threatening and in the process, increases empathy to those dealing with them.
Thank you. I think it's Patrick and Janis who bring the humanity to this. She's funnier than either of us! Two really amazing human beings.
Agreed! And it is so comprehensive, structured... and complete that I m taking notes all the way.
@@rickgreen4131 Keep your stick on the ice. :)
Thank you Rick for reminding me of the importance of laughing at myself, if we don't laugh, we cry. The ability to laugh at our selves makes the hard times easier to bare.
For all I know, they may have saved me - for sure my career/job.
So glad this is now on UA-cam where everybody can see it and get a better understanding of ADHD.
Me too! It's why we made the program, to change lives and bust all the myths.
@@rickgreen4131and promote medication for ADHD and undermine its side effects and make money off of that.
I described myself as "The cat that looks in every box, but doesn't sit in any one for long."
That's the fastest 57 minute documentary I think I've ever seen! You're one of the only channels I don't have to speed up to at least 1.5 and sit with my finger on the FF button. I know so many people who can relate to having ADD or living with someone who has it. You've busted myths and destigmatized it, all while being hilariously entertaining. THANK YOU, Rick!
You are welcome! I'm impatient. When I'm teaching comedy writing I talk about editing, trimming, tightening... "If you can say the same joke in half the words, people will think you're twice as funny!"
Wait! Was it really almost an hour long? I could’ve sworn it was more like 20 minutes.
@@XXXkazeXXX I know. I sit down to watch a few minutes and, well, it's like potato chips. One of the upsides of having a lousy memory is that so much of it is a surprise. "Oh, right, this part!" This may be the only program our of 700 episodes of radio and television that I've created that I can watch without cringing and thinking of ways to make it better.
They definitely focus more on males here too which goes to show how much progress we have made and have to go.
My family always had resistance to any of my mental health problems, they knew about my diagnosis but because I was labeled with ADD and not ADHD my family basically said that I don't have it that bad because I'm not physically hyperactive. They still acted as if I didn't have it at all.
This documentary changed my life. I was watching it on PBS a few years ago to see if it would help me understand my daughter's struggles (I suspected she may have had ADD), when I realized it was talking about not just her but me as well. I was diagnosed shortly after and so were my three wonderful girls. Thank you for making this! You have helped me and my family truly discover who we are and talents/strengths we were not aware of and maybe most importantly our limitations.
Oh, that's wonderful! Thank you for letting me know. I had a sense it was going to be popular, and a fear that it might be attacked or dismissed or scorned, but I had no idea how many lives it would change.
@@rickgreen4131 , thank you for responding! You are amazing!
A "must see" video for anyone affected by adult ADHD. So glad it is now available for everyone to watch!!
This is a great programme. I speak as someone diagnosed at the age of 57 - a diagnosis that explains my whole life. No exaggeration, no hyperbole. Including 35 years of misdiagnosis with recurring, treatment-resistant (i.e. inappropriately treated) depression.
That diagnosis was a year and a half ago. I'm still trying to find my way out of where I was (lost and without a map), and to identify where I need to get to. There has been some progress on that last point just in the past month or two - diagnosis is, gradually, providing the previously missing map. Outwardly I had some success in life - a science PhD and a 20-year globe-trotting career I loved, doing field research in very exotic places, actually getting PAID to do stuff that had been a childhood fantasy since, errmm, childhood. The kind of career and work and adventures that might make others envious. But otherwise, life from my early teens onwards was one long, slow train wreck, albeit one that was probably not very apparent to passersby. At least *mostly* wasn't: Occasional asteroid-strike, extinction-level type disasters probably were prety obvious. Definitely were [holds head in hands]. Then, about 10 years ago, the wheels even came off the career. Which loss was, I now realise, largely down to the ADHD.
Anyway, since diagnosis I've had 16 months of reading about ADHD, watching youtubers talking about ADHD (there are some really good ones, including but not limited to Rick Green) and for some obscure reason I've actively avoided watching this one until now. Actually no, I DO know why I've avoided watching it: "Loving" ADD? Nope. No way. That one's not for me.
At least, that's what I thought, because I f**king hate ADD/ADHD. Yup. Hate it. Given my own experience living with undiagnosed with ADHD for 57 years, something that really pisses me off and, frankly, makes me feel, yet again, like a monumental failure, is someone saying 'I love my ADHD' or 'ADHD is my superpower', and similar stuff. Yeah, right. Pull the other one. Then f**k off.
But this film,IMO, gets the balance right. Strongly recommended.
One caveat (and this is one that I know isn't just me, it's a widespread concern about discussions of ADD/ADHD) is that the role of emotion, and specifically emotional dysregulation, in ADD/ADHD, and in wreaking ADHD havoc, doesn't get enough acknowledgement. A reliance on the DSM when describing the nature and impacts of ADHD to people who have to live with it (as oppposed to those who 'merely' have to diagnose it) leaves out a large part of the equation. OK, whinge over.
Thank you Rick Green and PBS.
This documentary was a game changer for the ADHD community.
Hopefully it still will be! Thanks for the kind words.
100% true, teachers should watch this.
@@wendyhannan2454 agreed.
This is the ORIGINAL #ADHD video that changed everything. I hope everyone will take the time to watch it and learn from it -- and SHARE IT!
Thank you sir! I now have a crush on ADDCrusher
Does anyone remember Rick and Ava Green's fantastic video, "ADD & Loving It?!" It was a TV show in Canada and the U.S. that ran for many years. It did miracles for raising awareness about adult ADHD at the time, and continues to be a fantastic resource for educating yourself, your friends, your and family. Watch it yourself... and share this with everyone you wish could understand adult ADHD.
7:50 As an adult you don't have as much energy as you did as a child. So you sit still, but the hyperactivity may be in a person's thought process.
I've lost track of how many times I've seen this video, yet each time it never fails to make me chuckle, cry a little, drop my jaw at points, howl with laughter, and send up a gratitude prayer that Rick and Ava Green managed to put together a brilliant, and factually sound documentary that checks all the boxes for understanding ADHD.
You are welcome, Candace. I have to say, even now, I'm still amazed at how briskly it moves, how much information is in there, and how many of the popular myths and misinformation we managed to bust.
The title "ADHD" doesn't actually describe what the person experiences. It describes what other people see. Ask a kid with ADHD "what do you have trouble doing?" Help them figure out what their individual challenges are. Provide support and structure for tjose individual challenges and you'll improve the trajectory of the kid's life immeasurably!
the fact that i watched this in 5 minute parts speaks volumes
I have dyspraxia, ADHD and Aspergers traits. It is the best documentary for people with ADHD/ ADD. It is detailed, funny , poignant and presented by people who have a big association with including people who have ADHD.
It is the best introduction, for people who just learned he/she has ADHD recently.
I had a nervous breakdown. I became better, once I learned from a therapist via ,my doctor’s surgery, I had ADHD in February 2020. It was probably, the worst possible time . I received, a diagnosis of ADHD ( combined presentation) in August 2020.
I believe, it should be translated into different languages especially Arabic , Farsi etc !
3:19 " .... if you can pay attention long enough."
*skips back 20 secs to catch what he said before that*
HA HA! Takes on to know one.
“Can’t distinguish between background and foreground noises” - me, watching with captions on for that exact reason, lol
My psychiatrist is having me get evaluated for ADHD, I am more hopeful than I have been in my adult life that I can actually start treating the real issue.
Wonderful.
I worked at a gas station on 9/11/01 in the US. It was.... busy. But I felt calm in the chaos.
Thank you for sharing the video. I see a lot of myself, husband, and our kid in this video.
Yes, as the experts say we can be calm in a crisis. But in crisis when it’s calm,
I am calmer onstage in front of 500 people than sitting down to do paperwork.
WOW did I need to watch this. As a 59-year-old who has been struggling since I was 12 is school issues, work issues, and relationship issues, which I was told were everything from laziness to depression and so much more, this was very informational. Now I just need to find a doctor/group of doctors that will be willing to properly diagnose me. If anybody is still following this thread, pls reach out to me. I'd love to get input. Thanks
It never hurts to go and get a diagnosis. Make sure you go to a psychiatrist, not a counselor or a psychologist. If you need meds, I say “IF” you need them a psychiatrist is the brainiac when it comes to knowing which meds or not to prescribe. My family doctor has prescribed me some before, but he had no clue if they were the right meds for me or not, eventually if they didn’t work, which they didn’t, I had to go and see a psychiatrist.
I'm supposed to be doing some research for a blog post about email marketing now. Instead, I'm watching this....
Please post the "UNOFFICIAL ADHD TEST " video. It's so good.❤
Most books on ADD/ADHD are huge and technical and dry, and there's no way most people who have add/adhd will ever actually read it.
Thank you for the video. I'm having trouble getting through it. 🙈💕
I have multiple copies of this dvd, but I’ve lent them out to family who need to learn more about ADD. But I watch it whenever I feel frustrated with myself. It makes me feel better. It reminds me that I can only do so much to control my symptoms and that more often than not conflict with other people can be resolved by teaching them how to communicate better with me. So many people see ignoring or overlooking something that bothers them as being the same as accommodating or accepting, but it’s not. It just causes resentment and makes them avoid interacting with the ADD person which leads to isolation. And this can go on for years when all they have to do is be direct and specific and be willing to discuss a reasonable solution to the problem. Most people think they have to be aggressive and authoritarian when they approach me, but that’s just going to make me scared of them. It never dawns on people that they can be direct and specific without being a jerk. Anyway enough of my tangent back to watching my comfort documentary.
This doco has decribed my life so accurately, its so well done. Rick Green is brilliant
While ADD/ADHD is not fun for those who have it, I don't think the Red Green Show would have been the same without it
This video is a classic! It really is a must-see for those dealing with ADHD, those living with someone with ADHD, as well as for those who treat persons with ADHD. Rick Green has done a fantastic and creative job, as usual, to educate and get the information out there for all to see. This is one of those timeless videos.
Should be required viewing for everyone affected by Adult ADHD! Great stuff! And entertaining, too!
Thanks. Going into production I decided to make a program that answered every question I when I was first diagnosed, and busted all the myths and misinformation that I thought were true.
@@rickgreen4131 Sounds very familiar! 😁
Love, love love this documentary! It's like a fast and funny education on everything ADHD- without the boring bits! it's clever, funny, poignant and real, most of all it hits home and spreads clarity where there is usually confusion, misinformation, apathy and ignorance. It's a great one for anyone who loves someone who is ADHD to help you understand this stuff is very real or if you suspect you are ADHD yourself and the usual lists don't really resonate, then this will! It's real people, telling real stories that (if you are ADHD) you will be nodding and laughing and maybe crying a bit too. Enjoy! Thanks Rick and Ava for this work of love!
Oh wow! So wonderful this is available for all to see! I bought the whole CD package after seeing this on PBS because it resonated with me so strongly! I had recently been diagnosed when I first saw this, and all I kept saying was, "yes!, that's me, that's me!" I was SO excited to finally feel HEARD. Having this available on UA-cam is going to help so many people!
Thanks!! Yes. I want to reach as many people as possible. That’s why it’s so important for people to like, comment, and share this video with as many people as possible in these early days. A strong start tells UA-cam that this deserves to be seen by more people and it gets more exposure. Otherwise it will just disappear among the millions of videos that are uploaded every week.
@Rick Green For sure Rick! I am going to be sending this TODAY to at least five people I can think of off the top of my head, and when I see comments on other videos or just talking to people about ADHD, I'm going to send them to this as well! This is the BEST video on ADHD because it helps explain what is so hard for all of us to explain. Thank you, thank you, a million times, THANK YOU!!! Patreon for life! 😀
I retired from Iowa's Vocational Rehabilitation agency as an IT specialist, networking, security. Our agency had trained counselors who worked with people with disabilities of all sorts and types. I had occasion to travel to our other offices to get information on some network troubles. While getting ready to leave one of our remote offices, it was their quitting time and they were standing in the lobby talking and one of the counselors there started talking about a client - complaining, actually - saying the guy was always late, missed appointments, talked a lot, had trouble holding a job and went on and on and as I listened, I grew angry as he was describing an adult client with ADHD. It was all I could to do keep from walking up to him, giving him what for, then a left cross. I mean - a counselor? He must have had NO clue about the poor client and what he was living with.
I have trouble myself with others like me because, as one college that tested personality types and other things told me - I gave 10 page explanations, but expected others to give me the whole scoop in 2 words or less. I was fuming the whole 4 hour drive back home. Luckily it was a state-owned car so I was super careful driving.
Anyone working in that capacity needs to be EDUCATED on this. That's the thing - doctors, counselors, others - clueless.
This video needs to be blasted across every TV network in the USA 7 nights a week for a month. Sadly, Canada, Australia and some other places are far far ahead of the USA in such matters. We're in the dark ages as far as mental health, ADHD is part of that.
Awesome! Thanks Mr. Rick 😁
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I had looked for this on UA-cam a while ago but couldn't find it. Much appreciated👏👏👏
You are very welcome
Have loved this film for a while. Great way to learn more about adult ADHD, have a bit of fun, and hear top experts talk about the real skinny on ADHD!
Yes. We tried to get a range of views. And between the 9 experts there are decades of experience with tens of thousands of people.
The post it part was hilarious 😂.. exactly how my brain works(organized chaos)
Ugh. The lovely hyperfocus. I'm terrible at Swedish. I love my programming basics course. It just happens that the teacher teaching my Swedish course is just perfect for me and the level of the course is low enough for me to understand ~80%. I really wanted to do my programming exercises but no. My brain wanted to study Swedish. FOR FOUR FREAKING HOURS! I don't even have a class until Monday. Well, at least my homework is done.
I love how this video is designed to attract my fragmented attention span. It moves fast enough to keep me watching. Thanks for the info and the way you presented it too.
oh wow!!! thanks Rick, Patrick and everyone who made this happen! this is really helpful and empowering when I was diagnosed with ADHD 8 years ago. I'm grateful I can share it so easily from UA-cam now. Much appreciated !!
Like I've said before.. please more of these from the old channel. The old channel is a giant part of pretty much saving my life. Thank you and keep up the great work. :)
Excellent information! Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome!
A life changing documentary for sure! Thank you for putting this on UA-cam
You bet!
Thank you Patrick and Rick- I learned a lot about this as I have had family members have it and I've not understood all the contradictions, you did it with such a great job with such a great sense of humour!
Thanks that’s wonderful. I tried to make a documentary that would contain everything I wish I had known when I was first diagnosed. It was tailored to answer every question, concern, and doubt I had.
Knocked this one outta the park. Finally! Understanding, strategies, supports and answers. Thank you!
Excellent!
43:13 Thank you all. I've learned a lot 😊
Wonderful. I have to admit, I learned a lot making the documentary. About ADHD and myself.
Looking forward to see this - curious about the word 'treatment'.
Seen it. First thoughts. I love my Diagnosis 3 years ago and I love the adhd super powers I have. As all super powers it comes with great responsibilities and require a lot of struggles to learn to master, but I know I can use it for good. Teaching 15-25yr olds in Denmark who all dropped out of schooling and work. So many of them are like me, with super powers but noone taught them they weren't villains in their stories. This documentary will very possibly help some of them on the good path. Thank you.
It's a tricky term. There's certainly no cure. And most of us don't want to be 'cured,' so my focus has always been on managing the downside and building and developing potential strengths. I think you can look at many of symptoms, say hyper-focusing, as a strength or a problem depending on the situation and how you manage it.
@@rickgreen4131 Oh yeah. But I do think you nailed it. A positive narrative and better understanding of self and how we tend to clash with society is almost half a cure. Teaching society awareness and especially that our clashes aren't intentionally disruptive, and good faith that we can improve collectively is almost the other half.
And then comes medication. Often a great stepping stone to learning better practices. I am at a point where I now somehow forget my second pill almost daily. I just helped a student for 2 1/2year pass examns - despite him not taking meds as they made him tired. We 'just' had to find other solutions, and he marvelled after years of hopelessness.
My student, my colleagues and I learned a lot from your work and How to ADHD. So thanks.
Great comment! I do something similar in the US with 18-29 year old students. Learning about my potential ADHD and strategies has helped me become more understanding of students' diverse learning needs and different strategies to help. Keep doing what you're doing!
What a refreshing documentary! My ex-husband is married now to an former psychologist, who has decided I and our two kids have this. So I'm researching, just in case. Although I HAVE written 8 books, built up a successful career after the separation and am still working at 75. The only book I haven't bothered to publish is about a lady who just couldn't get her act together and what steps she took (in her crazy loveable way) to get organized and become a good self-manager. Tihi. It's still in a drawer. The others have been published. The easiest way is to divorce, kids grow up and leave, and then be a dedicated and delighted Single.
“Thank you” seems an extremely inadequate expression of gratitude. This documentary WILL change my life for the better and hopefully that of others I love as well.
Thank you for this wonderful video! I am an adult who thinks they may have ADD and this was fun, clear and personable. I could relate and the experts were as clear as Patrick and his wife were open and humorous. Much gratitude!
Amazing to see this ground-breaking video available to all -- thank you so much for this incredible service!
You are welcome! We made it to change a few lives. Little did we know it's still doing that.
@@rickgreen4131 yeah -- a FEW :)!!! A few million!
Wow, this is great! Thank you for uploading this video! It's so nice to watch the whole documentary since first learning about it a year or so ago. I had seen a few clips only. After discovering this channel about a year ago, I pretty quickly recognized Rick Green, and was very excited because I grew up watching the Red Green Show on PBS. But how did I just find out that Patrick McKenna was Harold Green the whole time?! That's so cool and makes sense why you did this documentary together. Great collaboration from great minds!
And the coproducer and editor was my wife Ava, who was the editor of 299 of the 300 episodes of The Red Green Show!
@@rickgreen4131 That's so awesome! I really appreciate both this documentary and the Red Green Show. Thank you Ava!
@@pongop Since the program is no longer running on PBS we're now relying on our Patrons to be able to produce new videos. If you want to support me go to Patreon.com and search for Rick Green! As a Patron you'll get the sneak preview of every new video, exclusive webinars, and access to safe, secure, Patron-only chat rooms. (It's a pretty great community.)
@@rickgreen4131 Thank you for the info! I just checked out the Patreon page and it looks pretty cool. Definitely something to consider supporting.
Much of this documentary is describing ADHD, not ADD, so the title is a bit misleading. That said, what I have watched of it thus far has been fun and spot on for those with hyperactivity, and much of it spot on for those without. I will get back and finish it later. Maybe. Of course I likely will have started something else and forget about it. 😉Anyway - what was I saying? Oh yes - my brother has the hyperactive component but I fall into that category of girls who don't have the hyperactive part, and so it never occurred to me that I had ADD. Eight years ago, while trying to improve time management skills once again, I stumbled on an article about "Now and Not Now" thinking (a concept I have found that people without ADD just can't comprehend), that article led to other articles about ADD, and it was life changing. I finally stopped hating myself for my failures and mess ups. I finally stopped comparing myself to people who don't have it, and started using the techniques and mindsets that work for us. Huge difference! Since then I have refinanced my mortgage, completed home improvement projects to the 90% done point (100% may be too much to ask), and so much more. The sad thing is I did not understand what was going on until I was 53. If I had understood at 18 what I understand now, I know I would not have made some of the unfortunate mistakes I made that can't be undone. Thus, if I see anybody dissing the teenage girl who is ditzy but smart, messy, running late, impulsive etc I will be on my soapbox in a flash. I can't go back and undo mistakes in my life, but I WILL be an advocate for the next generation.
love it!!! This docu made me very happy :) ...with a (happy) tear now and then
I am so glad. I still alternate between laughing and misting up. I can't tell you how many millions of lives this has changed. Tens of thousands of messages of gratitude.
I remember watching this on TV several years ago. Have bookmarked it so I can rewatch!
Thank you for putting this on-line! I was so bummed when it was taken off Amazon Prime in the US.
Me too. All of our other videos will be back eventually as well.
This is such a great and informative show that needs to be played for public viewing more often . Thanks guys for all your hard work on this GREAT JOB !
I absolutely loved this documentary, even the shape of the documentary was like how the brain with add works, jump jump jumps. And knowing one can live with it exactly with this sense of humor.
The Red Green show is amazingly enjoyable with ADHD ❤
I have bipolar and add.. I’m crying seeing this video .. 😢I tried adding other meds to help with my add..but it interacted with my bipolar meds.. and my doctor and I stopped trying..
Years later.. I think I need to try again .. hopefully there are new meds that can help me .. I need a lot of help.. god bless all that are suffering with this.. ❤️🥰
They guys (Rick & Patrick) "get it" because they have "it". Getting the true facts, about ADHD, out there is important. Getting that information "out there" in an entertaining package is called "ADHD and Loving It"!
Thanks! You should have been our publicist!
Wonderful, heartfelt, funny, and poignant documentary for the ADHD community! Thank you!!
Thank you for this! It is a great peace of work you've done there. I just didn't see you come over to my house, nor my brain.... how on earth did you know to make such an accurate documentary about my life😂😂😂
Ha! Basically, it’s a case of “Been there, done that!”
@@rickgreen4131 true dat!😂
I feel seen.
Wonderful. That is my goal.
Very informative! Thank you for sharing
You're welcome! And feel free to share as well!
Thank you so much for making this documentary. It is very informative & it is so important to get this information out to everyone & anyone - especially, those who know or love someone with ADHD.
It is so hard to try & teach loved ones or important people in our lives about the way our brains work & why we do the things we do. Thank you for doing a great job in helping people to understand the daily & life struggles those living with ADHD go through (as well as their loved ones that are also gong through it being by their side)
I have ADHD, but I was mis-diagnosed (& over medicated) for having only depression for 20+ years. It is not easy to find a doctor who specializes & understands the struggles & impairments of ADHD.
Thank you for this initiative to bring this important topic to greater awareness!
You are welcome. Please, do share and like and comment. As you may know, this documentary changes the lives of people who have this mindset or who love someone who has it.
I was diagnosed a week ago and on Holiday looking forward to taking steps to change what I thought, were things everyone struggled with.
I have had huge success with my passions but the essential and menial tasks have created chaos.
I’m now realising I have been creating this roller coaster partly by my struggle to do those tasks but also, it creates the stimulation I crave to pull it back from the brink.
Fantastic programme that really made sense.
Thank you so much for posting this! So important!!!
Thanks Rick, Patrick and Janis for this video. It is so comprehensive, structured... and complete that I m taking notes all the way. I kind of only had the realization / suspicion a week before last Christmas and sealed by my work dismissal two weeks ago. Explains so much of the 'WHYs' in my life. Now comes the 'whats'... what to do next. It's a tough subject to break down but with Hyper Focus... Creativity... Innovation...Intuition and passion ta daaaa 🙌 Thank you and lotsa love ❤️ from Malaysia!!
I watch this every day it keeps me motivated you guys are awesome :)
Appreciate this being shared!
'Treatment can make you, "very functional"'
sign me up!
So grateful to find this video and the truth of myself. This video is changing my life as I type.
A lot of progress can be made by total acceptance of emotions and not running away from uncomfortable feelings
This is so informative. Thank You sooo much!
This is fantastic, it’s the best ADHD video I’ve seen. Congratulations to every one involved, I love it.
Seriously a great piece of work capturing the growing body of science behind a tough condition. 👍👍
Boy... i could tell you some stories. A lot of them make me laugh.
Being married to someone for 23 years that didn't enjoy my Adhd didn't help. Getting divorced helped me though. I'm learning to accept myself for who I am. I like what I see. Yes ,, I'm on medication and I feel content with the changes.
Superb
Everyone’s burning question: Are those post-it’s actual size? Follow-up question: Where can we get them?
Haha 😂👍👍
Fabulous movie 😍🍿 thank you very much for the effort 😊 very helpful
Well done!
"I feel like a bank robber would take better care of my money than I do..."
Report > Reason for your Report > I'm in this video, and I feel attacked.
You didn't fail school. School failed you, because they failed to give you the help you needed to learn to be able to learn what the school was teaching. For it was easier for the educators to say you failed school instead of saying school failed you because they didn't want to deal with one child out of a few hundred or even a thousand that has ADHD/ASD. So in reality the school fails whenever one student gets D's and F's. But they pass it off as the the child is to stupid for school, so the child failed. When in reality, in some cases the student had a higher IQ the teacher (s), they just have a different way of learning than 95%of the students in the class. And when I went to school they knew nothing about ADHD/ASD. They just passed out off as a very low IQ, so low infact, that they thought you couldn't learn anything. When infact they, are learning that that 's not true. They children with ADHD/ ASPERGERS have a very high IQ.
I love that. School failed you.
“What’s the the difference between ADD and ADHD?”
“Um. H.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I had some adhd furniture in the room that I didn’t like or understand why it was there. Then the carpet that is Rick Green really tied the room together and that was a massive deal for me. Then in his videos,he mentioned this doc and I’ve been looking for it ever since. Then google was listening in on my conversation about it and sent it my way. Thanks Rick, Patrick, Janis and omnipresent advertising website…………..squirrel!
Love this documentary and it is great that people are trying to drive more awareness to our superpower (disorder?) I was only diagnosed a few months ago at age 31... and I got so much resistance and backlash when I made my loved ones aware of my problem even when they struggled with me all my life and all the markers are there; I still get the 'BS, you dont have ADHD you just have to strengthen your willpower and stop being lazy and finish things your start... just focus!' ..... Suuuuuuure, thanks for trying to understand 0_o
I genuinely enjoyed this video! I was crackin'-up throughout! 😂
Love this!! Will be sharing it! But were the typos in the captions put there on purpose...to annoy an ADD person??!!
Typos?
The only interaction from my childhood was just intense rage about everything. My father just blamed us for everything and drove my brother to an early death six years ago. I put all my effort into growing myself and my career but still would loose control at times. Doctors say dopamine is the pleasure chemical but is not true. Dopamine helps us with motor control and coordination, which is what I feel like I had a major deficit in. Considering that's what ended up happening too many times and talk too much etc, it could help if mental health professionals actually considered reality rather than just automatically saying everyone is depressed and stop being so extreme, everything isn't so bad you're just catastrophizing. And they just never allow anyone to really convey how harsh their reality can be. Being 40 and now realizing the damage that I had to deal with is difficult and struggle every day. It also needs a better name and the abuse that the adults with undiagnosed ADHD do should be discussed rather than swept under the rug.
The abuse of undiagnosed ADHD adults is why fox news tells the abusers ADHD doesn't exist. Just like my parents they just are a rubber stamp to undermine the country and keep everyone under totalitarian control. Fear and anger will keep those in control without anyone being able to figure it out. Shuts down the minds of the adults and keeps them unable to gain higher level understanding and see the real picture of who is causing the problems instead of abusing children because of the child having ADHD and not getting any medical help. Then blaming their children for the parents problems in life. Then the children can't even have their own opinions in life.
Maybe that's a lot but from my experience it's all true, obviously my parents have ADHD and are controlled by the fear on news, blame the younger generation and continue to elect officials based on lies and those officials perpetuate gun violence and terrible values all while telling the abusive adults they will go to heaven and are the best 'christians' that ever lived.
Was just diagnosed this morning. Having difficulty focusing on this video. 🤣
It should ASC - Attention Surplus Condition. So much attention there's enough to spread around.
Seems odd that there were so many adds during a PBS documentary that originally had no commercials. But great information.
I love this video
Let me watch this video to help me betting understand my undiagnosed adhd - goes through comments the whole time
Oh my god the gun story!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣☠☠☠☠
I believe it was a toy gun. Hmm.... I should ask him.
Omg I have FLK.
I had it too. Now I've grown into an FLA!
1:30 "Sister of Beyonce"
😂😂😂 Guys... You... C'mon... You cant.
I tried Adderall. It gave me a glimpse of what the 100 voices are calmed down and I could focus more than I ever could. But the "spark" did get dulled down. So now I know what focus looks like. I'm off the meds and lean into the feeling of that focus by staying productive, a perspective I wouldn't have had without the trial of meds. So I recommend to at least try it under drs supervision to see how it helps you.