The golden benefits of ADHD | Thomas Idem | TEDxArendal
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- Опубліковано 16 жов 2017
- Thomas Idem
Thomas Idem, also known as the ADHD coach (ADHDCoachen), has extensive experience from fields like journalism, tourism and the event industry. He himself has the diagnosis ADHD and thinks it suits him well. Thomas puts prejudices and myths about ADHD to question, and gives us an insight on how to focus on the positive characteristics of the diagnosis.
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Thomas Idem, also known as the ADHD coach (ADHDCoachen), has extensive experience from fields like journalism, tourism and the event industry. He himself has the diagnosis ADHD and thinks it suits him well.
Thomas puts prejudices and myths about ADHD to question, and gives us an insight and how we can focus on the positive characteristics of the diagnosis. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx
I think this is a really good example of someone who has ADHD muscling through a speech. He really did his best, and put himself out there. Be kind.
Plus he’s English as a second language person, so I give him extra credit!
@@orangetruckman this!!!!!
He's probably medicated bro
It’s awesome that he can stand up there with confidence, I remember years ago that I couldn’t even get on a stage without feeling too much pressure. Now, I’m much more confident and can properly express myself easily and most of the time much better than others around me. I’m very impulsive, but I’ve finally been able to get it down a bit more and rolling with it! 🙂
He didn't muscle through anything. This is ADHD, what you perceive if you don't have it, is someone trying to keep it together. There are the problems with a second language, that is always difficult, and he did well. What most don't understand is he is passionate about this, and if some one is passionate and has ADHD they are Hyperfocusing. To put it in understandable terms, his mind is operating at about 200% capacity compared to others without ADHD. The Hyperfocused mind will take everything you have put in there your whole life and will make correlations to form ideas at an extremely rapid pace, something most minds can't do. It looked to me like he was reigning in his brain and trying to slow it down and keep it focused on the topic while new ideas were flooding in. Thus, the pauses and almost like kicking yourself in the head to get back on track, instead of delving into those new ideas. Watching him, I was like yeah I know that feeling. And on drugs you don't hyperfocus. I could be totally off, only he knows, but there you go. Cheers! Good Ted Talk.
My ADHD brought me here, imma watch about two more videos and then leave half way through.
Only two videos you say.. good luck...
Exactly what I do
Tried to understand but got distracted trying to focus on focussing. “This is my ADHD”
agreed!
Audience was a tough crowd for his jokes, but I got EVERY ONE OF THEM 😂 🤜🤛
And then I said, "Can you just get to the point?"
wow
Totally. What is the golden benefits. Get to the point!
7:50 This part where he's in the middle of an explanation that goes off into a minor tangent which he then further elaborates unnecessarily on while stumbling a little bit makes me feel so much better about doing that all the time. I can't help it lol
He was telling a JOKE 😂 Landed poorly, but us ADHD people GOT IT.
anyone get to the end and realize that you dont even remember a single thing he said
energy focus and flexiblity
Story of my life!
Lmao me focusing on the decorations behind him thinking “oh those are pretty”
No, but, I'm interested in this topic -).
you didn't have to attack me like this :D
I was told recently adhd wasn’t real. It beyond annoyed me. Now I’m hear and thankful for continuously learning more about what I have.
ADHD isn't real don't be gullible.
@@dapoodusanya1232 your weird foreign name isn’t real
@@dapoodusanya1232What makes migraines or depression real and ADHD not real in your opinion? Or do you think depression and migraines are made up as well?
There's not less people with ADHD in France. It's just that our medical institutions have been denying its existence for decades and we are nowadays late in diagnosing it compared to other countries.
Adrien Chauvet That's just really sad.
Better an under diagnosis than an over diagnosis where people who are not ADHD are diagnosed just because they "act" like they have ADHD. This does a disservice to us with ADHD because people take it less seriously because they see it as an excuse rather than a problem.
Adhd is caused by underdeveloped frontal lobe. It's always been a problem. Our brains are less evolved in certain areas. It's a developmemtal learning disability and in the same family as deslyexia, autism, aspbergers etc
It is ONLY a disability as a result of the current academic institution's teaching style. If anything is less evolved it is THAT. The fact that they do not have dynamic teaching to teach to each students learning style just shows that our teachers are more concerned with shifting blame and blaming the students instead of learning how to teach better. We as people with ADHD are not "less evolved". We just have a difference in thinking and processing information which can give us advantages in other areas.
ADHD was actually positively selected for evolutionarily. So you might say we're more evolved than those without ADHD
this is ADHD in video form
In a nuts shell
Certainly is
And I managed to follow it... my ADHD is similar to his, that's actually a helpful thing
The bar is SUCH a good metaphor for an ADHD MIND
This entire video is the epitome of adhd.
For me, I gained a good amount of perspective from this presentation. It's taken a lifetime to begin to experience the positive side of having ADHD. I didn't know I had this difference in terms of a diagnosis, I'd just lived so many decades knowing I certainly "had something" that made me different from others. I laughed as Mr. Idem used the example of "bouncers" in a nightclub and not having enough of them to keep things functioning in the bar, as in one's brain not having a good filter system....so everything is getting through. Of course, to each his own, I had the perspective that this guy had something to share that was authentic. So, I am surprised to see people compelled to be so critical of the presentation. One thing is certain, adults who have struggled over decades with ADHD have much potential if they learn some new way to be successful in their lives. It's not too late....especially in terms of the benefit from coaching. As well, medications are so much better than years ago. For all who get discouraged, open up to support from folks like this speaker, he is very genuinely helpful.
Would you summarise this for us please, I don't understand what he's trying to say which is normal for me until watch this twice or thrice. Whats the superpower/good thing about adhd??
@@ggll5240we have A LOT of energy. If we can direct that energy into something we are passionate about, we have the ability to hyperfocus. If we hyperfocus „hard work“ doesn‘t seem like hard work.
58, first meds a week ago. I'm a ship's master, raised a family not an addict. The meds are so much better....my mind is still and I'm not constantly anxious... Amazing
@@ggll5240 very late answer, it’s been two years but for anyone reading the comments, in answer to your question, hyper focus is my superpower, I can barely make it through a normal day but I am highly creative and find answers to problems that no one else can solve, and it is so easy for me. I’ve been called a genius but have trouble even slightly believing that title because I struggle with such simple things everyone else seems able to do to a point of being suicidal, but I do believe adhd is a superpower and I would not ever want to be normal, life would seem so muted
@@jamesguptill6611whoa! sounds great. what meds in particular do you take? if you don't mind answering 😅.
just found about my adhd and my whole life makes a lot more sense now.
*casually strolls through the comment section*
You get me.
Fk u!!!
is that an ADHD thing? whenever im watching a video I always go to the comment section
Lasted 20 seconds lol
Not everyone with ADHD has high energy. In fact many have “sluggish cognitive tempo”. That crucial difference makes most of this talk inapplicable to most adults with ADHD. Furthermore, while a trait like hyper focus may be beneficial in the narrow confines of a project-based work environment, it is a serious hindrance to a broadly successful life. You do well in one project while falling behind in preparing for the next thing, in managing your household and family, and health and sleep. I would guess this speaker is single and keeps his life outside work very simple. Most adults with ADHD are chronically overwhelmed.
You nailed in. LOL.
@@kathy2888 Agreed. At least for me, the "fluctuation of energy" is the part I've found most difficult to manage, I frequently find myself lacking energy and this has been an issue for me since as long as I can remember....
Exactly I’m one who is Inattentive with a sluggish system
I mean everyone in general fall in life eventually and the difference is some people get up some don't. ADHD is no more of a hindrance than the complexity of potential problems anyone could have.
@@TheShadowPerson. wrong when you have multiple Neurodiverse conditions and society isn’t accommodating or is set up permanently for you to fail no matter what things need to change
You would think he would make the talk a little more interesting, knowing that primarily ADHD people would watch this
Right said, but gotta accept the guy as one of us, you know.
Sush Kul
Lol
Right. I got distracted after the first minute
i have no idea what he talked about at all, i know he mentioned some president
@@sushkul3173 😂😂
Mr. Idem, EXCELLENT! In honor of ADD Awareness month, I wanted to learn more. You nailed it. The simplicity and power of your talk was awesome! I have read more books, attended so much therapy and your Golden Benefits resonated the most. Thank you, Lee
I was diagnosed just a few months ago right before turning 40. I struggled with various things in life that looked so easy for others. Now the world makes a bit more sense and I’m grateful the pill is helping ❤️
Spot on. The critics of this obviously haven't experienced it.
All of us in this comment section need to start a support group
I have severe ADHD. ADHD is so misunderstood by society and because it is on a spectrum symptoms have some variance. He is not conveying any of that and ADHD should not be looked at as another type of brain or thinking. ADHD is swept under the rug and has very severe disabilities when not diagnosed or treated properly. It is not cured, only managed. ADHDers have x2 rate of suicide, obesity, contracting an STI, being divorced or dying due to an accident, all because of an underdeveloped frontal lobe and regulatory system. His message is meant to be hopeful but it is dismissive and tells nuerotypical brains to not worry about us. Worry about us. Many of us need help.
Cscz Go I have adhd diagnoses they gave me medicine and I looked into it found out it was like meth never took it and I couldn’t be happier
I have very severe adhd also it’s not like I was misdiagnosed
I got diagnosed at 40. So much of the other aspects of ADHD that are seen in and out schools make so much more sense now. I got to the point I was asking if I was bipolar. Turns out that my generosity, kindness, strong sense of justice, emotional instability, lack of filter and major inconsistency with things like different modules are all linked with ADHD.
O have extremely severe adhd and I still think I’m bi polar all the time… but then remind myself not to jump to conclusions but often I still don’t know.
I love his display of how it can be for someone with ADHD to express themselves. His little tangents are so me! Hahah. I think English not being his first language is what would have made it more of a struggle for him here. I love the positive way of looking at ADHD!
I have two VERY high energy kids... It is a positive. Impulsivity was generally positive in my life because I lept into many situations where I might have failed or without worrying at all and was able to expand my life a lot. I gravitate to situations where I have to think on my feet because it validates my abilities ...
ADHD doesn’t have advantages in modern society. People find niches where it works or more likely they find work arounds as they get older. It often sucks.
I finished the video. Focus Energy and Flexibility.
Fantastic "reframing" of our skill set! Thank you for sharing this. Suzzanne
I find myself frustrated and overwhelmed far too often, and can't keep a job from this problem!
Hang in there ... and lower your expectations, also try meds if you haven't
Goodluck
Try smoking pot i find it helps me focus with my adhd
@@thenewbrazy9997 Unfortunately smoking pot causes me anxiety issues... bad fuckin luck! since pot is the cheapest and easiest drug to get...
We may live worlds apart but I can still relate to who/what you are, feel and do, brother. Keep up the good work, cheers from India.
Energy, focus and flexibity.
My attention span : "I wish videos would just get to the main points"
Love his courage! Lakota here and ADHD-The internet saved me in many ways! However, structuring and writing whatever, poetry, dates, numbers, doodling also helps! Attention Deficit is the wrong phrase-should say “ Attention Different “!
I didnt even last 30 seconds before I gave up lol. It may be about adhd people but its not for adhd people. At this point most people understand what add/adhd is like, the day to day, the symptoms. When will one of these guys tell me something about it that I dont know, like how to make it go tf away so I can stop taking speed everyday and hopefully not have a heart attack by the age of 35
stop taking speed and go swimming, i find this very enjoyable!
Your problem is that you are not listening. Don't blame your ADHD mind for that. There is a difference in listening and paying attention. You didn't give up 30 seconds into this video because you weren't paying attention. You gave up on this video because you didn't agree with what he had to say. Truth is there is no off button for ADHD. You're just going to have to learn to deal with it. And in order to deal with it you're going to have to learn to listen to these people and accept the reality of ADHD.
Try intensive nuerofeedback for a permanent solution
Being born with ADHD makes you inclined to become an addict, but being predisposed doesn't mean being an addict. It doesn't make you an addict, you do. Go to therapy. And Find something productive to harness that energy on.
Try a ketogenic diet.grain and sugar free,no artificial additives or any medication. Organic grain and yeast free supplements (not off Drs as they are full of sugar(maize)I have adhd and it's been untreated by Drs properly (root cause) just treated the symptoms and I now have autoimmune disorders.its my thyroid that caused the adhd issues.wish I'd of known this before disease set in.xx
This is classic ADHD and shows that these children are different to children from the past. The book by Thom Hartmann "ADHD and the Edison Gene" is saying these kids are a throwback to HUNTER culture as opposed to the rest of us "farmers." Farmers are patient while their crops grow, they spend a good part of the day planting and doing chores. Hunters on the other hand spend a few hours a day on high alert for prey, eat it and have the rest of the day for other things. In the case of Edison who was one of these kids, his mother allowed him to explore the topics he wanted to learn about and the result has changed the entire world. The boy Liam saw a bird and had to chase it without concern for traffic dangers. They are watching and alert and spoken instructions go unnoticed. There is the predator. They are not able to be comfortable in confined spaces like classrooms. They are seen by the world as misfits and "bad", but it is very important to give them some respect for being who they are. This book gives parents and children HOPE that there is a way to help them. They are best taught in home school situations with tutors or small classrooms. Regular schools are based on the farmer kids. Montessori or Waldorf schools manage these children the best as kids are less controlled. A hunter is NOT controllable as he/she must turn quickly to catch prey, must watch the environment and be aware of all that is around to deal with danger. The drug answer only creates more problems for these kids. But in the end they are highly creative as Edison proved, and drugs and constantly denigrating them is killing perhaps the future geniuses of our society. This would be a tragedy.
NanaR504, if you read through all of this and have adhd you are superhuman!
Brenon 0 it’s cool, I’m hyper focused on UA-cam rn
But hey OP, the only reason we take drugs is to function in a society that wasn’t made for us and is not gonna change in our lifetimes. Some of us can’t cope without medication. There are other ways to manage symptoms to live with it, but some people aren’t afforded the time and know all to build these mindfulness habits. And even with them it’s really hard to plan your day and finish your goals when you’re too busy living life and taking everything in as you go. And quickly forgetting the mundane
I got more out of this comment than the video
This is a wonderful comment
What the ....what a load of rot ....they just have a higher IQ and run a higher frequency. It's the rest of the population that are slow and behind the 8 ball and hold these people back ...there is no need for patients a adhd person already is of doing something els and will be back at the right time to sort what ever needs to be done no need for patients as the person has other things to sort out.there in a world that is dumbed down for them
Your talk is amazing, and I learned so much! Thank you. Love your sense of humour. 😊
Kept zoning out
Feels so good to go through the comment section thinking thank god, I'm not the only one
I have ADHD and the only thing I could focus on is when this guy says o's his accent is awesome lol.
I got diagnosed a few months ago and started medication. I honestly miss being able to think of so many things during the day and in conversations. Zoning off every 5 minutes and having to stare at everything in the room individually can get pretty tiring though. Might have to take a break of the meds lol.
I’m in meds too for ADHD but they work wonders for focus
Which med N8?
@@alexarul3124 sorry its been a while but all i remember was that they were non-stimulant. There was also this med that was like a epilepsy med but it helped with mood regulation so it could be that too. Not sure.
High IQ + ADHD is bomb! Your thoughts ski through neurons and you are having awesome experience every single moment, because you avoid boring moments. Maybe I have weak ADHD because I can remember what conversation is about and I continue in natural, creative way because I put ideas and thoughts that I processed while he/she was talking into the conversation. I like to play chess, but I go crazy if I only play chess :P I need to listen to some interview/audiobook while playing chess, or I need to play with friend while drinking coffee/tea and talk about interesting topics. I am working on programming business, and I can imagine how much fun I will have when I start to travel the world :P ADHD is blessing because you are never bored. Books can be tricky to read though. I can read them, however I prefer audiobooks. Notice how I shift from topic to topic in my comment. I love this ADHD drug.
Nailed it, to have a high IQ and ADHD is amazing. I've been contemplating what it would be like to not have a high IQ and have ADHD, I think it would be a very very painful life.
@@michaelstacie4249 high IQ ADHD? Very interesting indeed. Was that your diagnosis? Thanks for sharing if you can ☮️
Yess this! Everything I do I am passionate about. Very enthousiastic and knowledgeable about the things that interest me. My mind never shuts up which is funny sometimes except for when you need to sleep.
Having a high Iq and adhd is a problem when you are made to study things that you don't want to, because people used to believe that you were so smart, and then two years you are nowhere near the mark everyone expected you to be at and they just tell you to focus more and just try harder
I feel like I'm on ectasy most of the time except for when I burnout but then I just let myself relax and never judge myself as much a possible. I've only just realised that I have it but I wouldn't change it for the world.
Excellent speech
He gave an amazing message but unfortunately speaking a 2nd language paired with adhd makes it incredibly difficult to articulate your point (speaking from experience 😅). But basically what he’s saying is that the way professionals are trained to deal with adhd is by telling people they have a disorder and prescribing drugs to make you “normal”. But what we need to do is change the words used to describe the symptoms to something with a more positive connotation. In that we can stop looking at it as a disorder and start seeing it as nothing more than a rare genetic difference that can be regulated and utilized as a powerful asset. Hence all the celebrities with adhd.
@boligenic8118 The whole point of the video is that the "definition" isn't even definitive. It's just our understanding of the genetic variation up until this point. That's why he's calling to reasses our understanding of what it really is. The reason it causes issues in people's lives isn't because the person isn't "normal", it's because our society has been designed to benefit the majority. That's why I mentioned that many celebrities have the "disorder". Many of them struggled to find success in a classroom or office and yet when they found a path that better suits their needs they became hyper-successful
The advantage of the videos is that I can stop them and return them according to my ADHD and thus be able to attend to all the things that cross my mind and the impulses that come out of nowhere. I wonder, what work could I do effectively in this world? How could I take advantage of this disadvantage called disorder, condition or whatever it is called? The bills arrive on time, and I'm not always ready for the demands of this world. For what other people are easy to do every day, I find it a daily challenge navigating between frustration and stress to fulfill the essential, leaving me exhausted and with a feeling of suffocation and that I have not been enough.
I have disappointed many people throughout my life, and when I have tried to solve it, I only complicate the situation, then I end up sad and withdrawn feeling with that peculiar sense of failure.
It's just me?
My friend you are not alone. I have similar problems but still it can't ruin your life.
I thought ur talking about me.. the thing is, I have faith that sometimes in the future things will turn some way and I will be grateful to have ADHD
Interesting delivery. Content? - not a whole lot - but that could just be my ADHD.
The content seems to me pretty negligible.
It's not your adhd or mine, it's his. Content was harmful even.
I still haven't been diagnosed. I wish someone had told me what to do and how to manage this
The speaker says that hyperactivity means you have energy, impulsivity means you're flexible, and hyperfocus means you can focus. That's about it. There's little detail and no usable information.
The usable information is to change the language of how we define ADHD. If we go through life knowing we have ADHD thinking we are hyperactive, inattentive and impulsive (by the way impulsive is flexible not inattention) then we carry these negative thoughts about ourselves because others associate these negative traits to us. For most of us with ADHD these words are show stoppers and leave us to believe we cannot be successful. The whole POINT on changing the language is to give people with ADHD a new perspective about our condition. Instead of seeing them as negative traits we can change the language and see them as positive traits that can lead to success. ADHD is not the problem. People's attitude towards ADHD is the problem.
@Bruno Vic: Oops, thanks for the correction about which thing he was saying means you're flexible. I just corrected it above.
apteryx01 and that the path of thriving with adhd is to accept that these are traits with two sides. His talk is valuable because it reminds the person that adhd is a terrible name for adhd
@ASwiftBird: I agree with you that "ADHD" is a terrible name for ADHD. It just doesn't make any sense. About the topic of the talk, have you come across anyone who's thrived with ADHD by accepting that their traits have two sides? Everyone I know who's been diagnosed with ADHD has been quick to point out that there are advantages as well as disadvantages, but that never helped them. What's helped is doing specific things, learning specific skills, and taking specific drugs to help counter or prevent the negative stuff: the impulsive actions, the brain fog, the annoying behaviors, the tantrums, the unpaid bills, the firings from jobs, the projects abandoned for lack of persistence, etc.
One caveat: ADHD is so vaguely defined, a diagnosis borders on meaningless. It's much clearer to say that someone is impulsive, perseverative, having difficulty concentrating, or whatever. If you say "This person impulsively responded to a wisecrack by throwing a punch and went to jail", that's a lot clearer than "This person has ADHD". And you won't be led into thinking that their jail time could have been prevented by calling ADHD or impulsiveness by a different name or by accepting that their traits have two sides. The jail time was due to throwing the punch, and they threw the punch because they acted impulsively.
apteryx01 Very well said. You're right that adhd is just a poorly categorized label for a broad range of behavioral patterns
However, when it comes to thriving with adhd, coming to terms with it first can be a crucial step in your journey, where accepting and embracing and understanding your two sided traits can encourage you to pursuing better habits and lifestyles that are more constructive to your traits
To thrive with adhd, you gotta get real with it, which includes embracing it as well as learning to find a way to make it work for you
And there are a lot of people who need to be reminded that there is nothing wrong with them, that they're not broken. There is a path for them as well and that they've already been walking on it and they're exactly where they gotta be right now
Hyperactive --> Energy, Inattention --> Focus, Impursivity --> Flexible
DaoIsTheWay whoa a whole transcript of the tedtalk nice
I was going to post nearly the same thing. Almost a waste of time. All of the useful information was at the very end and didn’t dive deep enough to help much.
Once learned to manage it and have people around without hurting them it could work. People are ok but they cant forgive the insults and the anger outbursts. So as long as adhd brain stops insulting....we could manage
"Hyperactivity is irrelevant but Creativity is relevant" - Me
There is such a thing as internalised hyperactivity
Oh I’d like to hear this
ADHD is a gift.
I'd happily give mine away. It's not a malfunction, it's a different form of cognition. This guy misses the mark.
good video. I also felt I am listening to Orm from Nordmen
great!!!
0:29 I bet the guy in the back who smiles is a bouncer.
Thank you, yes I have ADHD
Unfortunately important parts of the message got lost since the camera never showed the bullet points on the screen behind him. Obviously a focus problem not from the speaker but the team creating the video. I would very much appreciate if someone knew where to access the slides!
We are divergent you guys just accept it and embrace it as it is
The thing i also see in my self, is if i'm doing something. I've alway's got this vibe of just getting it finished, know matter what, i know for sure i have autism & AdHd.
^>Your not making any sense sorry Buddy?? in reply to Zax AL GhuL>??
& if i don't have that. Then i must have a Disability of some sort??????????.
I know very well i do my best, to be nice to people. But some people i know think that i'm a little bit crazy, like that song say's, it's most very true................
I'm not the only one sick in our family. my brother has a sickness called OCD not sure what that is but it look's scary. & one of my friend's has Bipolar he Swear's at me sometime's. it's nothing new in this world we live in, or should i say Universe or planet Earth, There's lot's of thing's out there to Discover.
To make thing's, even more worse, & Dramatic & Dangerous. the guy that was Hurting me Really Badly, He New Ninjutsu Ninja Skill's, & Samurai sword skill's, & some other fighting style,,,, & he had Schizophrenia,,,,,, & i have No fighting Skill's, what so ever just AdHd & a Disability, in understanding thing's, when people hurt me in fun, not sure how he ended up, the dead one nearly. But like i said, it's his own fault really, not mine, i said please leave me alone .^>Michael
Wise man
I'm so tired of hearing: "or she!", like I've just been done a favour.... :/
This^^^^^^^^^
It used to be believed that only boys had ADHD, that's why many of these videos about ADHD or about people with ADHD they say and girls, to reinforce that girls and women also have and can have ADHD
you are beautiful!
I have the hyper focus and the impulsivity and real problems paying attention to what others are saying.
Naming France as a good example is horrifying !!
France is easily 20 Years behind on following the actual research and facts and the reason there are so few diagnosis isn't because there are less people with it but simply cause the health system ignores it. If you are not diagnosed when you're a kid and get a diagnose later in live you will not get meds for it, even getting a diagnosis is a struggle for most. I live in Germany and got family in France, once I got my diagnosis I realized how prevalent it is within my family over there, it literally killed my father, yet none of them will be able to get the proper treatment. The rate of adhs within the population isn't constant but thinking that one european country may have a fraction of another is ridiculous, the world wide average is pretty constant the difference is only in the diagnosis, not the prevalance.
I'm not one of those who think the positive sides of adhd shouldnt be focused on too much, but there is actual danger of a one sided narrative, adhd is on a spectrum and while some may be able to live with it, others will struggle through live with constant depression, anxiety, panic attacks, ptsd, addiction etc. Some stats for that side of the argument: chance to die before 45 is 4 times higher, substance abuse and addiction 4 times more likely, getting into car accidents and others up to 5 times more likely, developing major psychological issues is nearly universal etc.
I got lucky many times and am in a stable, well paying job where my adhd is the reason I am able to make it but that doesnt mean adhs hasn't had a major impact on my life.
I totally agree. What job did you end up doing well in?
French people can pronounce the "H". Causes a lot of confusion. " You ave ADD" " ADD?" " No. I say: You ave ADD" " Sacrebleu! I ave ADD! I am so appy it is not ADD!"
I didn't last 5 seconds watching this!
I got to 50 somehow 😂
I hate having it sometimes I don't eat and lose so much weight and I don't want to sleep I stayed awake for 3 days because I didn't want to sleep or stop moving
I am on the boat with you my man and I wish you luck and it sound like the pills you are taking try fining better stuff go to your doctor
By keeping the speed at 1.5X. ADHD people can cruise through while watching the clock.
Hey fellow ADHD people, if you struggle to maintain focus watching this video can I suggest you watch Jessica McCabe's Ted talk called: "what it's really like to live with ADHD. You may find almost every word may resonate with you in her talk. 🙂
Still wondering what are the benefits, got distracted with the dots on the back.
It is difficult to keep focusing on that door only because the guests are arriving tooooo sloooow for us. Speed it up, and voila, you are normal.
No one is talking about ADHD in young adults ( 18- 25)!
thank you of course but hit me with a mace if It'd be wrong to say that ADHD makes it harder to understand other ADHDer
Закат Рассвет actually ironically from personal experience. When I talk to another person with ADHD I can talk for hours. I also find myself more energetic, and happy with another person who has adhd
@@Zulfburht it happens to me too... is like you don't have to elaborate or explain yourself too much for the other person to understand what you are trying to convey... and when you get a sudden burst of intensity the other person doesn't freak out...it feels good to skip the "easy talk" part...
Me listening while doing my module can keep me focus lol.
if you turn on closed captions, then mute the phone the video is almost bearable.
The educations system is fast
BUT MY FIXATIONS ARE FASTERRR
Um...maybe you shouldnt start with , "when you have this malfunction..."
Can someone summarize whatever he said in a couple of sentences
Thank
First sentence: nothing useful.
he talked nonsense gibberish for 10min
I don't care that this guy may be rambling or whatever, but I absolutely hate his sense of humor.
Just imagine him saying HASTA LAVISTA BABY
Medicines should be taken or not in case of ADHD??
How is anyone actually diagnosed with this disorder? I feel I have it. If I do what should I do to address the issue?
Hey! I normally don't comment on youtube, but I got diagnosed very recently. I had gotten comments from SO MANY people around me that I was "soo ADHD" or something alike and really struggling in college, not understanding why. With everyone around me hinting ADHD I went to a psychologist who specialized in ADHD where I answered A BUNCCHH of questions. After seeing my answers I was referred to a psychiatrist where I had to answer more questions a bunch of time...
SORRY so yeah find a psychologist in your country that specializes in ADHD.
Medicine can reall help, but if u don't want that there a other treatment options out there. I personally take adderall. Ask ur doctor about ALL TREATMENT OPTIONS. I know that there is about 5 different medication options.
Jesse B MEDITATE, MEDITATE, MEDITATE, make sure you meditate consistently for at least 2 weeks and see what happens before you start doing any medication. It will help.☺
Find out how you were when you were younger, it is usually diagnosed very young as was I and it seems alot of people like to self diagnose themselves alot on UA-cam videos and would add it's not good to have especially for teens
Ok, here's the real answer. I was diagnosed with adhd when i was 5 or so. Here's how they test it. Generally, this is diagnosed at a younger age, since symptoms are very obvious. I believe that in order to be diagnosed, you must match-test positive with 5 of 7 categories. First off, childhood symptoms, psychoeducational test, family history, psychiatric assessment DSM-IV criteria (interview) and questionnaire. You may not be diagnosed with it, as it is just a little harder to see in adults.
Does this not come with subtitles.?
what for?
Sometimes things are better in the original language to preserve content and delivery. In these situations, I would much rather watch a recording, with subtitles in the respective languages we might be listening in. If that was up for discussion. Because all this sh** was super confusing.
Or wait...was that the point? An ADHD speaker, speaking on the subject? Because I couldn't finish it; obviously~
Hehe I totally agree. His Norwegian accent and poor choice of words/phrases is really infuriating. XD
@@rubhan94 I thought he was Scotch
ADHD is hard
Aye
Same
You'll be fine. You have the advantage of at least knowing you have it. Many of us, maybe most of us, didn't. We went through life failing and not knowing why and being blamed for it.
I tapped out at 1:39
Hello!! I have ADHD, and moved to a quiet place in Spain. Believe me; It did not work!!
Maybe it's a little stunted but I'm pretty sure English is his second language. Doesn't make giving speeches easy either, the tones can come across differently between languages.
Dude, WTF are you talking about?
Im having problems with my relationship. To the point where i might lose and my child.
So sorry hope you find help
i cant stop watching GWAR videos
i was diagnosed with adhd when i was second year college. am i gonna homeless in the future?
There’s meds
I thought this said TEDxAdderall
Was a point or statement absent or was that just my ADHD?
I have ADHD
I think the most common mistake that people make with adhd is that they think they can recognise it. Because you have been fed this image of the very few of them that suffer from it, instead of thrive with it, which is the majority, hence you don't recognise it and nor do i. Only some experts do or the people that knoe what it is like.The 2nd would be calling it a disorder, because how many neurotypicall people do you know are that have a disfunction in a certain way or area? Probably allot, including yourself.
This is a dangerous cope to spread. I hate people like you
Has anyone recognised that adhd is actually linked to diet which in turn affects the thyroid. Xx
Please explain x
Adhd is a symptom of untreated thryroid disorder.xx
Sarah jones ooh thank you x
Yes, for some people. I think that it gets misdiagnosed very often. For some it is the root cause of other symptoms and the other way around for others.
What?
Second!
The general public just work on a different bandwidth and people without it don't understand people with it so mentally they just try to steer away from these people. So segregated cause they don't want too try too understand them. And what they don't understand how exhausting and the actual mental compacity wich is actually very high intelligence. It's like they're doing multiplication and your doing algebra
There are better ADHD ted talks out there
arendal is an anagram for adrenal...
Jon Vaillancourt were you going for Adderall?