ADHD: Putting Executive Functions into Context

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[hauntedsure]

Jeff, great video! I was diagnosed 20+ years ago, but I still need to remind myself that I have done okay for a guy with EF challenges. We ADHD’s need to cut ourselves a little break once in a while. 😀

[jherna]

I really like how Dr Barkly explain ADHD and executive function. I learned a lot!

[edwardbrett]

Jeff and Mr Barkley - my go to! - put in "rewired" and I have a "chance" - thankyou Jeff! I havent started to sink in what you really are saying - but I know that you really talk to the reality and application that I need - I hope that one day, I have the chance to "pause" and really absorb what you say - I reckon that i have "just started" to be able to apply your advice....I just mr barkely - I dont want him to retire, I need some one to advocate for the struggles. you both are great for talking about the "root cause" from practical and scientific application - THANKYOU JEFF! THANKYOU RUSSELL!

[whatisahandle]

Thank you for putting some of Dr Barkley’s ideas on EF into simple bullet points. 👍

[PanicAttackRecovery]

Thanks Jeff. This was helpful and a good way of looking at ADHD.

[whatisahandle]

Two questions about studying/learning:
1-Have you ever heard of and used The Forgetting Curve (aka Ebbinghaus’s Forgetting Curve) and the technique to counter it, Spaced Learning?

2-Have you ever heard a scientific term for a phenomenon for helping learning or reading retention that involves playing a type of music (or another sensory input, maybe) as a … anti-distraction?

This 2nd idea comes from a friend who said he learned accidentally as a teenager that very fast paced music (eg acid techno, or anything with 128+ bpm) could allow him to completely counter his problem with an inability to remember a book he’s reading for study.


Note: This does not work for me—I become to invested in fast beat music. But, I’m wondering if this is potentially related to sensory and working memory issues for someone on the spectrum: Ie I am easily distracted—both cognitively and emotionally—by random or disruptive noises, but I have little to no issue with visual clutter (up to some point—and as long as it’s not movement). On the flip side, I discovered as a child that daydreaming—Eg “mind’s playground?”— about content I was reading allowed me to remember it very well. This was often fiction reading, but it might have worked for math when in combination with tactile drawing of graphs—whereas it doesn’t work as well when only playing with computer graphing or excel numbers.

Another note: a coworker with dyslexia (never diagnosed until his teenager was recently diagnosed) described a combination of learning he’s developed & is using in a weekly night course that sounds like both spaced learning plus multi-sensory/multi-method: each day from Sunday through Friday’s test, he studies in different ways, like reads, listens/watches the lecture videos, reads & highlights, does homework, reads out loud or follows along to a family member reading, etc.


Ie I’m wondering if you’ve got any similar specific learning tools on your toolbox and/or if anyone’s heard of scientific inquires combining learning, individual sensory issues/preferences, and people with executive function and/or working memory issues?

[hanskraut]

I thought thats a more accurate wy to think about it than many people thinking it has nothing to to with how you feel and is just about time and todolists and distracting birds.

[asmrworldguide]

Unpleasant even to learn about it, not mentioning doing it 😅