I Spent A Day With People w/ ADHD
I Spent A Day With...
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4.8 • 912 Ratings
🗓️ 15 February 2021
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
I spent a day with people with ADHD to learn the truth about this highly misunderstood disorder (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).
🧨HUGE thank you to:
▸ JESSICA - https://youtube.com/howtoadhd & https://howtoadhd.com
▸ BEX - https://instagram.com/bex_tk/ & https://impactparents.com
▸ JOSEPH - https://youtube.com/channel/UChNLXNVhU1rjGQylmXVwwJA & https://m.twitch.tv/jbaverage
❗️ADHD RESOURCES
▸ https://chadd.org - Dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by ADHD.
▸ https://cdc.gov/ncbddd/adhd/index.html - Data and resources on ADHD.
MORE I SPENT A DAY WITH…
▸ SCHIZOPHRENIA - https://youtube.com/watch?v=K8mpJuB4RDs
▸ BORDERLINE PERSONALITY (BPD) - https://youtube.com/watch?v=MkY7P5gtGww
▸ TOURETTE SYNDROME - https://youtube.com/watch?v=frdNqQoMxCs
Crew
▸ Creator, Director, Writer, etc. - Anthony Padilla
▸ Executive Producer - Alessandra Catanese
▸ Production Coordinator, Co-writer & Research - Elise Felber
▸ Director of Photography/Gaffer - Zach Zeidman
▸ Editor - Mike Criscimagna AKA Mork Crispy
▸ Assistant Editor - Patrick Horba
▸ Post PA / Assistant Editor - Ash Duckworth
Theme Music Composer - Matt Good AKA The King of Emo
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| 0:00.0 | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, or ADHD, is a neurodevelopmental |
| 0:06.3 | Disorder that can cause higher than average levels of hyperactive and |
| 0:09.3 | impulsive behaviors and may present itself as extreme difficulty sitting still for long periods of time or trouble focusing attention on a single task. |
| 0:17.0 | The first recorded mention of ADHD dates back to 1992 when a British pediatrician described children who couldn't control their behavior like typical children. |
| 0:24.4 | While ADHD is more commonly seen in children, the worldwide prevalence of adults with ADHD is estimated to be 2.5% or 200 million worldwide, but the dominance leaning toward males who are |
| 0:35.1 | diagnosed three times as frequently as female. My name's Anthony Padilla and |
| 0:39.7 | today I'm going to be sitting down with people who have ADHD to learn the truth about this heavily misunderstood disorder. |
| 0:45.3 | Do those with ADHD simply have an extra step in dealing with and managing their hyperactive minds in order to achieve a life of contentment? |
| 0:52.4 | Or do they find themselves relentlessly overwhelmed? in order to achieve a life of contentment? |
| 0:52.6 | Or do they find themselves relentlessly overwhelmed |
| 0:55.4 | by distracting impulsive thoughts, |
| 0:58.0 | leaving them unable to function in the way |
| 1:00.2 | modern society demands of that. |
| 1:08.0 | Hello Jessica. Hi, how are you? |
| 1:10.0 | Joey, how are you doing? |
| 1:14.0 | Bex. |
| 1:17.0 | Hey. |
| 1:18.0 | Thank you so much for coming on here and teaching me about the world of ADHD. |
| 1:24.1 | More than happy to. I wish somebody had taught me about the world of ADHD. |
| 1:27.0 | What do you consider yourself? Someone with ADHD, someone who may be a little bit more hyperactive or impulsive than you wish? |
| 1:35.6 | I would consider myself hyperactive, compulsive, and distracted. |
| 1:40.6 | All the things. |
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