What's the Most Effective Treatment for ADHD

Treating ADHD always starts with education—most people don't know what it is. Think of ADHD like being nearside but never getting glasses.

Ned Hallowell, MD, explains the most effective ADHD treatment options, like medication and coaching.

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[dkg_gdk]

Best video, under 3 minutes and goes to the point. I cant believe there are people out there posting 1 hour videos about ADHD...

[baderaqw]

I know you're looking for a bullet-point list of everything in the video so here it is:

> Educate yourself on ADHD so you know what you're dealing with and don't feel demotivated by misinformation and rumours from people who don't understand ADHD.

> Put your ADHD diagnosis (whether it's professionally or self-diagnosed) into a positive light. Things will only get better once you've been (self)diagnosed because now you can refer to many sources on how to treat it.

> Get ADHD coaching. You can be coached by anyone whether it's a parent, a friend, or an ADHD coach. Make sure they're actually educated on ADHD coaching otherwise, you may be held to neurotypical standards and feel demotivated.

> Medication is nothing to be ashamed of. As long as you don't abuse the medication, you'll be fine. You don't HAVE to be on medication, especially if it doesn't work or causes side effects that aren't worth it.

> If you can't or don't want to take medication, then resort to other ways to treat your symptoms. This means implementing habits, routines, and lifestyle changes that will help you cope with your ADHD. Common examples of this:
- Exercising regularly
- Mindfulness meditation
- Having morning, night, and reset routines
- Having a diet that is ADHD-friendly
More things can be done but don't stress about it too much as it can be overwhelming to try and implement all the changes too quickly

[gustiable]

to me it has been a blessing and i also didn’t know why i always had problems with taking responsibility

[DanishKhan-jokn]

Its is one of the best video because it answers the question right away at the starting .

[GothMagpie]

Sir you’ve given me hope and made me cry.

[YOGESHPHADTARE]

Thankfuly I live in modern era where I get Modafil to work through my day. In India we are severely underdiagnosed in mental health issues. I am happy that at the other end of world someone understands ADHD science truly and does not feel the kid is undisciplinary.
Keep up the good work doctor. Grateful to folks like you. Thank you to your whole team for disseminating scientific information.

[iWarhead]

ADHD has medications that contribute to focus and behavior. This helps me a lot.

ADHD can be used as a gift when one learns to master it. When other people see a large stop sign at the gym or in very demanding physical work, our stop signs can be 10 miles further away than normal.

Many athletes have ADHD. Michael Phelps, the greatest swimmer of all time is one of them.

So it is possible to turn it all into a gift when you have mastered ADHD. It will be demanding, it will take time and there is no shame in sharing feelings with someone you trust. It just means that you take these four letters seriously.

Speaking from experience.

[Dnice]

Hi Dr Hallowell. Thank you for making this video. I was hoping to ask you a question, my dr prescribed trileptal for it but isn’t that prescribed for epilepsy or bipolar disorder?

[olihughesfit]

Really like this guy thank you for explaining and making life easier sir I just got diagnosed today and have the choice between concerta or vyvanse, what do you recommend ❤

[eddysgaming]

Thank you, Dr. Hallowell, for a succinct, non technical, explanation and description of treatments. This is impacting my family's life and making day to day life difficult to manage.

[vtv]

I love that this video is so short and simple. I like that it's compared to eyeglasses. Thank you so much. It's a shame that some people would rather struggle than just try medication.

[dayra]

I’ll do what ever but I’m not taking medication

[MSMEMO]

This video is so necessary! Simply presented with valuable information for folks with ADHD like me. Thank you so much!!!

[Iyonndadon]

My school baby Dennis would always make me squeeze his head lol ❤

[franciscodiaz]

What if a diagnosis takes time and money that I don’t not posses? I’m not afraid at all of medication because they gave it to me as a child, but now I need it again as an adult.

[JessieLeighinMaine]

I have it moderate to severe it’s been destroying my life I am 40 now and not one doctor will treat me because of past addiction issues…I have learned all about it and understand so the symptoms now that I see the symptoms but what about the medication needed?

[yavarjn]

Can you be more especific? Being educated, being coached and take medicine can be applied to almost all health issues.

[uniquechannelnames]

Recently read the book ADHD 2.0, (which overall didn't have a tonne of new info but was good and concise) it did bring up a new theory that strengthening your cerebellum, responsible for movement/coordination/balance, whether thats balancing on one foot or a skateboard or a balance beam on one foot or walking backwards on a beam, the coordination to juggle 3 balls, or do physical acrobatics.

Also the cerebellum is one of the most dense area of neurons in the brain, weighing only 154 grams but having *69 billion neurons.* For comparison the cerebral cortex weighs 1233 grams and has only 16 billion neurons. In fact your whole brain has around 90-100 billion neurons so your cerebellum takes up A LOT.


Through preliminary studies it's apparently been seen that improving your balance and coordination can help reduce adhd symptoms. I'm guessing this meana getting to an intermediate/advanced level. Not just walking open eyed across a balance beam will do it. While general exercise/sports can do this, just running or lifting weights isn't balance/coordination intensive. So it could help learning to balance on those balance boards with one big wheel under them, then do that with your eyes closed, then do it with eyes open and throwing a ball up and down or learning juggling is another coordination intense skill. Improving balance through balance beams or one foot balance exercises, headstands/handstands, skateboarding etc...

Thought i'd throw that in there

[miracleOfLights]

I took medication when I was young in middle school after getting d's and c's in all classes. After taking the medication i got all a's and b's. I started to get ticks though and didn't like the way it made me feel.

[autumngalix]

My step mom saw that I would get too tired to fight her while on sretarra. So she upped the dose as much as possible evertime I got used to it. It took my bio mother, doctor, and teachers telling her no so I didn't have to take it ever again.
Thats not what ADHD medicine is supposed to be used for, but it happened to me anyways.

It took years to concure that fear of trying medicine. I was in control this time, so there would be no overdosing. Regardless none of the medicines worked for me. The sterratera and how it was used might of permanently caused problems, or I just never got proper treatment so my brain didn't know what to do on meds.

My life feels so out of control. I really hope there's a way to treat the ADHD.