one day I hope I can meet a handsome man who can sit still, follow the rules, and
complete tasks in a consecutive order... said no interesting woman ever. My name
is Dan this is Dreams Around The World and in this video we're looking at adult
ADHD and before we get into what is adult ADHD I want to share why I am so
passionate about this topic not only is it something that I have and something
that a lot of my clients have is something that is terribly misunderstood
in parts of the world it is massively undiagnosed in other parts of the world
it is massively over diagnosed. Some people think if you have ADHD you're
just lazy other people think it's this terrible disorder that sets you up for a
life of crime and academic failure if you understand it and you're diagnosed
and you adjust your life to it and I'm gonna explain how to do that in this
video series ADHD is a superpower when used right this is a superpower you know
what I think is a disorder someone who's happy to sit in an office eight hours a
day someone who can't think on their feet at all because they need to be told
exactly what to do so when we can't figure out how to build Lego without
instructions when they're eight years old I mean come on it's not that hard
you look at the picture you look at the Lego you build something that all right
probably doesn't actually look like what you were trying to build but it's still
a lot more fun to do without the instructions so there are a few
different types of add. One is called inattentive type and this is where you
see themes like the negative themes by the way I'm gonna get into a lot of the
positive themes in this series but the negative themes that might stand out or
why you might be looking for information on this might be trouble with
concentration trouble focusing trouble being organized or staying on task the
next type is hyperactivity impulsive this is probably what it sounds like you
tend to be a bit impulsive you could do things like some of my teachers might
have referred to when I was in school that were maybe stupid or risk-taking or
say disrupting the class this is often an inability to control your impulses
maybe it's speaking out when you shouldn't or I think should
life a lot more fun or maybe doing stupid things like where he really you
think back like I should not have done that I should have probably held back
but hey I did it can also mean feeling just that hyperactive in terms of not
being good at sitting still fidgeting meeting lots of movement now with this
type of ADD if you were in a classroom that forces you to sit there and listen
to a pretty boring teacher going through a pace that is way below what you could
keep up with like not being stimulated enough then it does seem like you have
negative traits but hey we were evolved to move we were evolved to be out and to
be in nature and to be doing things which is why a lot of people including
myself think a lot better when moving can achieve a lot more come up with our
best creative ideas when we are maybe exercising or going for a walk and
having that kind of movement and the third type of ADD is a combination type
and this combination type is the most common a few things to note though if
you're trying to figure out if you have ADHD or if someone you know does and I
will be doing another video in this series on specifically diagnosing it is
that girls are more likely to have the inattentive type without the
hyperactivity this means girls are often under diagnosed with ADHD so this is
something that's often over diagnosed in young boys who just want to play want to
move around and teachers see that oh this person must be hyperactive and it's
often under diagnosed in girls so ADHD is actually a physical difference in the
brain primarily in the prefrontal cortex this is a part of the brain that helps
us control ourselves and focus our attention so it's the part that maybe
says hey maybe I shouldn't say this thing or I'm sitting down and I'm
working and I really want to get up and look at see what that noise is out the
window but I should actually keep working so
I'll just stay in my desk people with ADHD have less power essentially to keep
it simple in our prefrontal cortexes which means we have trouble directing
and controlling our attention and that's ultimately what leads to a lot of the
traits of ADHD good ones and negative ones some of the
good ones involve things like creativity being spontaneous being able to
improvise things I could not do the videos I do on this channel if I had to
write out long scripts I love to improvise I love to think on my feet
it's when I'm at my best and this is a very common ADHD trait something that
may not be as possible with a strong prefrontal cortex that was
constantly questioning and limiting behavior so this is just the start of
this series on adult ADHD in case you haven't figured it out I look at this as
a great opportunity and a superpower if you really learn about ADHD and you
design your life around it and you follow some advice I'm gonna give
throughout this series you'll have the ability to get a lot more done not than
you do now but then the majority of other people you have this Ferrari
engine in your head that has the ability to go so much faster than other people
and yeah if you get caught up if you get trapped into someone else's structure
running someone else's race you can end up getting nothing done and you can end
up feeling like there's something wrong with you or that you're crap or whatever
else but if you learn about this and you figure out how to design your life
around it and use the right strategies it can be something that is really
awesome and ultimately if you have it you don't really have a choice anyhow
but I'm gonna do my best in this series to share everything I've learned about
this both in terms of what it is often clear up some of the misunderstandings
or the miss out there but also get into all the tools that I use with myself to
not only you know get by but actually to thrive and to design my life in my
business around my personality and ADHD is a big part of that
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