Weekly Research Update August 10, 2024

00:00 Introduction and funny Dad Jokes
02:11 Disrupted gut bacteria in children with ADHD
05:40 Parental history of psychopathology in children with ADHD
07:49 Baseline brain volume predicts response to transcranial direct current stimulation
10:14 Toxic metal exposure and risk for ADHD
12:08 Risk of ADHD and ASD in offspring of parents with major depression
14:35 Conclusion

Research Discussed in the Video

Disrupted Gut Harmony in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Dysbiosis and Decreased Short-Chain Fatty Acids.
R Steckler, F Magzal, M Kokot, J Walkowiak, S Tamir - Brain, Behavior, & Immunity …, 2024

Parental History of Psychopathology and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder among Children: Parental Psychopathology and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in …
A Rajput, ZA Memon, S Ambreen, A Nighat, A Iqbal… - Pakistan Journal of Health …, 2024

Baseline brain volume predicts home-based transcranial Direct Current Stimulation effects on inattention in adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
PHR da Silva, DT Leffa, MS Luethi, RF Silva… - Journal of Psychiatric …, 2024

Exploring the link between toxic metal exposure and ADHD: a systematic review of pb and hg
R Farmani, O Mehrpour, A Kooshki, S Nakhaee - … of Neurodevelopmental Disorders, 2024

Risk of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Offspring of Parents with Major Depressive Disorder: A Birth Cohort Study
YH Lin, SJ Tsai, YM Bai, TJ Chen, MH Chen - … Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2024

[Alex-jslg]

1:07 I thought the punchline was going to be, "my lips are quacked."

[Jofferpg]

The spider dad joke made me laugh loud

[Grimmvolvo]

Alright Doc, which side of a cow has the most meat?

The inside.

[ematise]

Thank you! I wonder if there are any studies about binaural beats stimulation and it's effects on ADHD.

[james_subosits]

Regarding the last study: why would they even bother doing the study if they're not going to assess whether the parents also have ADHD or ASD?

[JillNelson-yi]

Dr., I’m requesting that you listen to “Plants Are Trying to Kill Us” YouTube by Dr. Anthony Chaffee who gives talks on carnivore diet (meat NO fruits/veg). In light of your discussion on the paper on ADHD and gut biodiversity. I’m would love to know if ADHD improves on Carnivore because I think my ADHD symptoms plus Adderal with Carnivore diet does benefit me BUT I do keep carbs around 30-40 gm daily from dairy mostly split throughout the day.

[garrett]

Hey Russell, I have two questions as someone trying to manage my ADHD. I haven't seen any answers, so I hope they might be worth your time to consider. The first is that I want to know precisely whether there are any meta-cognitive techniques for symptom management.

I'll try to clarify. As I was reading yesterday after my medication wore off, I monitored my working-memory. I felt the first part of the sentence I was on get wiped from my memory due to a minor disturbance. I felt despair. Although I can't fix the underlying condition, I refuse to believe I'm as mentally powerless as I felt. I believe that it should be possible to help compensate for poor working-memory through intentional meta-cognitive actions, if only I knew what those actions were.

I want to mention another clarifying example. I think that AOC has ADHD because her demeanor during interviews reminds me of my masking. I feel her forcing herself to look at the person she's talking to very intentionally and monitoring her lapses in attention. She is trying to manage her symptoms meta-cognitively, but it look inauthentic and she likely landed on it out of necessity.

So meta-cognitive symptom management techniques might include some sort of self-monitoring while reading or being very intentional during a conversation.

My second question is where I can find a comparison between the mental experience of one's cognitive limits for neurotypical people and ADHDers. It's very difficult to discern whether my limitations are ones that everyone faces or limitation caused by ADHD. The difference plays a big roll in how I feel about my limitations and it's often ambiguous. Unfortunately, most people online explaining the differences are directing their explanations at people who want to know what makes people with ADHD different from a neurodiverse perspective.

[The-Happy-Bricker]

Hope the first 2 minutes weren't important...too afraid of spiders😅

[JillNelson-yi]

Dr., I’m requesting that you listen to “Plants Are Trying to Kill Us” YouTube by Dr. Anthony Chaffee who gives talks on carnivore diet (meat NO fruits/veg). In light of your discussion on the paper on ADHD and gut biodiversity. I’m would love to know if ADHD improves on Carnivore because I think my ADHD symptoms plus Adderal with Carnivore diet does benefit me BUT I do keep carbs around 30-40 gm daily from dairy mostly split throughout the day. Love your showand I really appreciate the work you put into summarizing research!