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  • - Today we're going to talk

  • a squirrel!

  • (throat clearing) Anyway, like I was saying,

  • there's a lot of misconceptions about this topic.

  • For example, not everyone is like that

  • and gets distracted by squirrels, although,

  • squirrels are cute and distracting.

  • So with this video,

  • I'm going to take the seven most commonly

  • believed myths that you likely still

  • believe about ADD and ADHD

  • and explain the truth behind them.

  • So I say we get right into it.

  • This is Seven Myths You Still Believe About ADHD.

  • (light electronic music)

  • ADD and ADHD are not actually medical disorders.

  • Let's start with one that people

  • have been talking about since ADD and ADHD

  • were originally discovered.

  • That, of course, being that ADD is not

  • a legitimate medical disorder.

  • This myth basically says that ADD

  • is a crutch for parents, teachers and doctors

  • who want to use it to explain why

  • a person would rather do fun things than work,

  • but that is simply not true.

  • In addition to being the most commonly

  • studied psychiatric disorder in children

  • and adolescents, Attention Deficit Disorder

  • is biologically based, and scientists

  • have shown an imbalance in chemicals

  • that lead to significant problems

  • with the executive functions in the brain.

  • The inability to focus and impulsiveness

  • are just two symptoms of this 100%

  • accurately categorized medical disorder.

  • So if you get distracted easily you may

  • have it or you just may really like squirrels.

  • I really like squirrels.

  • ADD and ADHD can be cured by simply

  • learning to focus.

  • Now that we've established that ADHD

  • is in fact a medical disorder, we turn

  • our attention to the ridiculous cures

  • that people who don't have the disorder

  • have come up with.

  • The first is the idea that simply

  • willing yourself to focus whenever

  • possible is the fastest way to rid yourself of it.

  • However, it's simply not true,

  • and there is no cure for ADHD.

  • All a person can really do is deal

  • with the symptoms of the disorder.

  • Thus, by trying your hardest to focus,

  • you might actually be able to do so,

  • but without some sort of treatment plan,

  • such as academic help and behavior

  • modification treatment, the inability

  • to focus will more likely than not return soon.

  • So all you're going to do if you see someone

  • with this condition and you're like

  • hey man, why can't you just focus,

  • you're just gonna upset them, so don't do it.

  • Kids can grow out of having ADHD.

  • Many people who haven't read into ADHD

  • and have obviously never been to medical

  • school believe that not only is ADHD

  • not a medical condition, but that it's

  • simply a phase that a person can grow out of.

  • The reality is that this condition can

  • stick with you well into adulthood.

  • In fact, despite there being an abundance

  • of treatments like better structured

  • environments and medications such as Ritalin,

  • 70% of kids who have the disorder

  • continue to have it when they reach adolescence,

  • and 50% have it through adulthood.

  • Many of those adults have even made

  • their ADHD a merit instead of a flaw.

  • As in many careers, having a lot of energy

  • is actually an asset, just as long as it

  • doesn't require you to focus on too many

  • things at once, that's just no bueno.

  • Only hyperactive kids have ADHD.

  • Let's tackle this myth on two fronts.

  • Firstly, it's possible for someone to have ADHD

  • and not seem hyperactive all the time,

  • even though hyperactivity is the most

  • common symptom of this disorder.

  • They may have trouble staying focused

  • on a task and act impulsively without

  • it seeming like they've got limitless energy.

  • Secondly, as we've touched on before,

  • ADHD can affect adults as well.

  • In fact, over 6% of adults have Attention

  • Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,

  • and many don't even know it.

  • Students with ADHD get an unfair advantage.

  • Many parents who find out that their

  • children's classmate gets academic help

  • or extra time during tests and assignments,

  • actually claim it's unfairly biased against the kid.

  • However, when you have a condition that

  • limits your ability to focus on a task,

  • of course you're going to get the help

  • that you need to complete it.

  • Both teachers and professors are doing

  • their best to provide a balanced education

  • to all the students and sometimes it

  • takes a little more focus to get that education.

  • Consider it just leveling the playing field,

  • as before that extra time was given,

  • the non-ADD children actually had the advantage.

  • Taking ADHD medication leads to drug abuse.

  • Hello, left field, it's me a jump to conclusion.

  • Despite the fact that people with ADHD

  • tend to take more risks and be more impulsive,

  • studies show that the opposite

  • of this myth is actually true.

  • Research done over the last 50 years

  • suggests that those who take mediction

  • for their diagnosed ADHD are actually

  • at a reduced risk of abusing other drugs

  • then those who have not had their

  • condition diagnosed or treated properly.

  • See, ADHD medications are stimulants

  • that don't cure the disorder but treat

  • the symptoms, so sadly, because of that,

  • people without the condition have been

  • known to abuse the drugs for various reasons.

  • People with ADHD never amount to anything.

  • Anyone who says that someone with ADHD

  • isn't going to amount to anything is extremely

  • misinformed and is borderline bullying.

  • The truth is, many famous people from inventors

  • to politicians even to celebrities on the cover

  • of your favorite magazine have had ADHD.

  • Like who?

  • Well for beginners, Robin Williams,

  • Benjamin Franklin, Elvis Presley, Bill Gates,

  • JFK, and the Wright brothers, Abraham Lincoln,

  • Mozart, and the list pretty much goes on and on.

  • ADHD is a common condition, but even if

  • there was a cure tomorrow, a great number

  • of people would likely not take it

  • as they've made it a part of who they are,

  • and they're actually better for it.

  • So hopefully you guys learned a little

  • something from this video.

  • I wanted to let you know that Amazon Fire

  • has launched a brand new series called

  • This Week on Fire, and it's hosted

  • by none other than my friend PhillyD,

  • aka Philip DeFranco.

  • The purpose of the series is to highlight

  • new movies, new TV series and new games

  • coming to Fire TV every week,

  • but it gets even better because Phil

  • had me on the show.

  • We had a lot of fun.

  • You guys are gonna love it.

  • If you wanna check it out, click the little

  • eye or click the annotation or click

  • the link in the description.

  • There's three different places you

  • can check it out, but be sure to check it out

  • 'cause you're going to love it.

  • And as always, if you got something

  • out of this video, subscribe to this channel

  • so that you can catch my next video.

  • I love you guys.

  • Thanks for watching.

  • See you next time.

  • Bay!

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あなたはまだADHDについて信じている7つの神話 (7 MYTHS You Still Believe About ADHD)

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