I spent a day with people w/ ADHD

I spent a day with people with ADHD to learn the truth about this highly misunderstood disorder (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder).

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🧨HUGE thank you to:

❗️ADHD RESOURCES

🗯MORE I SPENT A DAY WITH…

🎥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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💉Self plug

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0:00 - INTRO
1:48 - SYMPTOMS
3:32 - EXPERIENCES
11:26 - DIAGNOSIS
15:34 - LIFE BEYOND

[AnthonyPadilla]

come back next week for a truly moving episode, *I spent a day with people w/ TERMINAL ILLNESSES*.
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[omegaPSI]

"I was no longer the person with potential, I was the person that didn't reach it"

That one legit hurt.

[savannahj]

“A lot of people with ADHD don’t think they have it, and they just think they’re dumb, lazy, or aren’t trying hard enough.” Iv’e always felt this. Finally got diagnosed last week. 🙌🏻

[cadebabade]

Another big with ADHD is being “time blind” meaning struggling to be aware of how much time has passed or how long something will take. Quick example, i thought this video came out a month ago and was so happy I was finally getting around to it.... it’s only been out a week

[elaowczarczyk]

I have inattentive ADHD and always wondered why I’m always so forgetful, clumsy, spacey, disorganized and couldn’t concentrate/focus on anything that didn’t interest me and daydreaming all the time. I thought I was just lazy, dumb or something is wrong with me but I was diagnosed not long ago and started taking medication for it. No one thought I had it cause I was a quiet and well behaved girl in class and people often times think ADHD is that little hyperactive little boy that can’t keep still in a classroom.

[flowerluna_aaa]

What people think ADHD is like: “man... my adhd is so bad... oh! A squirrel!”
What it’s actually like: *ive read this page 5 times and I still haven’t grasped the concept*

[TehGreatIdiot]

“I was no longer the person who had so much potential. I was the person who hadn’t reached it”
that hit hard.

[pendelschabe]

“It was really hard for me when I realized that I was no longer the person who had so much potential. I was the person who hadn’t reached it.” Oof. I felt that in my soul.

[izme]

I'm a doctor that was just diagnosed with ADHD at 28 y/o. My presentation was predominantly inattentive and because I had always done well in school and exams, getting straight A's and good results despite not studying or procrastinating and studying at the last minute, no one including myself would have ever thought I would have ADHD. Ironically, I'm in the psychiatry department now and I can say that I was truly blessed to be surrounded by colleagues that noticed my symptoms and advised me to get checked out. Thank you for making this video and helping to raise awareness. World Mental Health Day is on 10th October with the theme being "Mental health is a universal human right". I will try my best to raise awareness during that time and hope to help others like myself who struggle everyday blaming themselves without knowing whats actually wrong.

Whoever reads this, I hope you have a good day and do get yourself checked out if you think you might have it because it makes a world of a difference with the right help! <3

[leehkae]

The “I forgot to listen” hit different. You don’t know how many times I pause and rewind videos movies and shows. I love books but I can’t read because I’ll read a paragraph and forget what I just read.

[zacknelson]

When she said that ADHD people are often just trying to catch up I felt that

[sren_exe]

the rejection sensitive dysphoria part really hit me. I used to get straight A's until 7th grade and ever since then my mother constantly tells me that "you're not trying hard enough" or "I know you can try harder" etc. and it really fucking hurts because I know that I am trying as hard as I can, but it takes me like 5 times the amount of effort it would take a neurotypical person to do anything.

[mohmohlante]

I really appreciate how they edited this video for ADHDers. The quick switching shots, the graphics, the pacing. Makes it so much easier to watch.

[namiraofthehunt]

What I hate about having ADHD is listening to people say "oh, I'm sooo ADHD" when they do something flighty or absent-mindedly.

[marie]

As a "gifted child" with ADHD, not being able to reach my potential is really my biggest fear. Parts of this made me so anxious

[SmartistaBeauty]

As someone with ADHD I appreciate this episode a lot

[heidibear]

My partner has ADHD and it's something I really love about him. He sees the world in such an energetic way and has such dynamism flowing through him. He can be around anyone and has such a keen interest in life. He does have hyperfocus and burnout and so these are things I can help remind him about to regulate him. He brings so much sunshine to our world ❤

[meganjohnson]

When Jessica said that she didn’t get diagnosed until way later in life because she was a “gifted student” my jaw dropped. That’s exactly what happened to me. I had all A’s my whole life and so everyone said it was impossible for me to have ADHD. When I got to college, my A’s turned into C’s, D’s, and F’s, because for the first time, I was actually on my own with my ADHD, and it took all that for someone to listen and actually diagnose me.

[lunahymnpala]

“Little alien rat child wandering around a corporeal plane” is the biggest mood

[shy]

The "gifted student" part really hit home for me