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Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.91,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello brains!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I say that to you because...\Nif you think about it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't really you\Nthat decided to come here today.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was your brain.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And whether you decided \Nto walk or drive, take a taxi, ride a bike
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That decision was decided\Nby your brain.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Behavior, all behavior,\Nis affected by your brain.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a story about my brain.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I was a smart kid. By 18 months I\Nwas speaking in full sentences.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By third grade I was scoring \Npost high school on standardized tests.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had as all my teacher's agreed,\Nso much potential.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was also struggling.\NI didn't have many... any friends.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Outside of books.\NI was easily overwhelmed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I spaced out in class.\NI lost things, constantly.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And trying to get my brain to focus on \Nsomething I wasn't excited about...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was like trying to nail Jell-O\Nto the wall.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I was smart.\NSo nobody was worried.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It wasn't until middle school \Nwhen I was responsible for
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,getting myself to classes on time,\Nand remembering to bring my own homework.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That being smart wasn't enough anymore,\Nand my grades started to suffer.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mom took me to the doctor\Nand after a comprehensive evaluation.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was diagnosed with\Nattention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're not familiar with ADHD \Nit has three primary characteristics.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Inattention, impulsivity, \Nand hyperactivity.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some people with ADHD \Nhave more of the inattentive presentation.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are the daydreamers,\Nthe space cadets.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Some have more of \Nthe hyperactive/impulsive presentation.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are the kids that usually\Nget diagnosed early.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, the most common presentation\Nis a combination of both.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My doctor and my parents decided \Nthat given my shiny new diagnosis.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe stimulant medication would succeed,\Nwhere spankings and lectures had failed.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I tried it.\NAnd it worked.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The first time I took my medication \Nit was like putting on glasses.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And realizing I could see, \Nwithout squinting.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could focus!
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Without changing anything \Nmy GPA went up a full point.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Honestly it was kind of miraculous.\NBy 14 I had friends, that liked me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By 15 I had published my first poem.\NI got a boyfriend.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By 17 I knew I wanted \Nto be a journalist.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My local college had a program that would\Nguarantee admission to USC.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They had a really \Ngreat journalism program.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I signed up at my local college\Nand I started taking classes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved in with my boyfriend.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Things were going great!\N...until they weren't.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started having trouble making it \Nto class on time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I aced a statistics course, \Nbut I forgot to sign up in time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I never got the credit.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I took classes so I could help\Nmy boyfriend with his career.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But I completely lost sight of mine.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never made it to USC...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By 21 I dropped out of college\Nand moved back home.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Over the next ten years I started\Nand quit, or was fired from 15 jobs.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I ruined my credit.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I got married!\NAnd was divorced within a year.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point I was 32, and I \Nhad no idea what I was doing with my life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Besides reading self-help books\Nthat didn't seem to be helping.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What happened to all that potential?\NWas I not trying?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No, I worked harder than anyone I knew,\NI didn't even have time for friends.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was that busy.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had potential, though...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So my failure was clearly my fault.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just hadn't done what I needed to do \Nto reach it and honestly....
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was tired of trying, putting more effort\Ninto life than everyone else.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And falling farther\Nand farther behind.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At this point I could\Nhave given up on myself.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I could have decided that everyone who\Nthought I had potential, was wrong.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, I didn't, because I knew that it was\Nmy behavior that had gotten me here.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And behavior is affected by the brain.\NAnd my brain has ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Looking at my behavior\NI knew...
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Even with medication, \Neven as an adult.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My ADHD was still interfering\Nwith my life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I needed to know\Nwas how, and why.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And more importantly,\Nwhat could I do about it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I started to do some research.\NAnd I found a lot of great information.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I found a lot of bad information too,\Nbut that's another talk.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But there's good information out there.\NWebsites, podcasts,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,talks, by researchers \Nand medical professionals.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Books that would of been way more helpful\Nthan the self-help books I've been using.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That were clearly written for normal...\Nwell, there is no normal.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Neurotypical brains.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of what I found though \Nwas either really technical.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or seemed like it was written for parents,\Nand teachers trying to deal with ADHD kids
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There wasn't a lot that seemed to be \Nintended for us, the people who have ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, I started a YouTube channel.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had no idea how to start\Na YouTube channel.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, I started a YouTube channel
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I almost called it "How Not To ADHD"\Nbecause that was all I knew at the time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But my boyfriend, Edward, \Ntalked me out of it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It turns out lots of people need help\Nunderstanding ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Including, maybe especially,\Nthose who actually have it.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was no exception.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought having ADHD\Nwas kind of the same for everybody.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought it was mostly\Nabout getting distracted.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I thought that maybe having ADHD was the\Nreason that I was failing at life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I thought I was what needed to change\Nin order to be successful.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I couldn't be successful,\Nand still be me.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Spoilers.\NI was wrong.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, lets go back for a second.\NBack to what brought us here today
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The brain.\NUnderstanding the brain you're
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,working with, it turns out\Nis kind of important.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, that's true whether that brain is\Nyour employees, your students,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,your kids, your significant others,\Nor your own.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ADHD affects between \N5 and 8% of the global population.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Which means statistically speaking there's\Nbetween 37 and 60 of us just in this room.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can't tell who we are just by looking\Nbut its fun to watch you try.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So at some point you're going \Nto meet someone with ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Work with them, give birth to them,\Nor fall in love with them.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Chances are you already have.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And at some point, \Nyou're going to ask yourself.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What is going on in their brain?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, after two years of learning about \NADHD and a lifetime of experience with it
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After having the honor of connecting with\Nresearchers, and doctors, and ADHD experts
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and tens of thousands\Nof ADHD brains all over the world.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What can I tell you,\Nto help you understand ADHD?
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By the way, many of them\Nhelped with this talk.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all its real.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not bad parenting \Nor lack of discipline.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's currently the most \Nwell researched mental condition.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, there are actually measurable\Ndifferences in the brain.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,These differences are larger in children,\Nbut for most people they never go away.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In other words,\Nadults have ADHD too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,While rates of the ADHD diagnosis\Nare increasing.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not because of an increase \Nin sugar, or technology.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or... lack of spanking.\NIt's not.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anymore than people drowning in\Nswimming pools is because of Nicholas Cage
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Correlation does not equal causation.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Those are real numbers.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Audience laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's from both an increase \Nin understanding that ADHD exists.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That girls, adults, and gifted students\Ncan have it too.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And ironically a lack of understanding\Nthat being hyper, misbehaving,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or struggling in school\Ndoes not mean that you have ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ADHD is more serious than I realized.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The primary characteristics of inattention\Nimpulsivity, and hyperactivity.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Don't sound all that serious, \Nand I didn't think that they were.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in real life they translate into\Npeople getting into more accidents.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Being more likely to get fired, \Nget divorced.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Significantly more likely \Nto struggle with addiction.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned that ADHD is on a spectrum.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Raise your hand \Nif you've ever lost your keys.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or spaced out in the\Nmiddle of a lecture.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're not raising your hand I'm \Ngoing to assume you spaced out
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the middle of this one.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Audience laughter)
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The thing is while everyone experiences\NADHD symptoms sometimes.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An actual diagnosis is based on how many \Nof those symptoms significantly,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and chronically impair\Nmultiple aspects of your life.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Just like you can get sad\Nand not have depression.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can get distracted\Nand not have ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And just like you can have \Nmild depression, or severe depression.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ADHD can range\Nfrom mild to severe.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also learned ADHD is a \Nterrible name for ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It creates a lot of confusion.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We don't have a deficit of attention.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What we have trouble with\Nis regulating our attention.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As ADHD coach Brett Thornhill puts it,\Nit's like your brain keeps switching \N
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,between 30 different channels,\Nand somebody else has the remote.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sometimes we have a hard time \Nfocusing at all.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And other times we get stuck on a \Nchannel, and can't pull ourselves away.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In real life this might look like we just \Ndon't want to do homework because we'de
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,rather play video games,\Nand sure sometimes that's the case.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, the truth is, there are plenty of \Ntimes we want to be able to focus, we try.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we just can't.\NCurrent understanding is
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that this difficulty has to do with the \Nway our brains produce,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and metabolize neurotransmitters,\Nlike dopamine, and norepinephrine.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learned ADHD is highly treatable.\NStimulant medication boosts
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,these neurotransmitters, \NWhich is why it helps us focus.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's very effective for around 80%,\Nof people with ADHD.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I learned that medication \Nisn't enough.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ADHD affects much more than our focus,\Nit impairs executive functions
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like planning, prioritizing and the \Nability to sustain effort towards a goal.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It affects our ability to regulate \Nour emotions, our behavior, our sleep.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not one program in our brain\Nthat it works differently.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's the whole operating system.\NIt can effect every aspect of our lives.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there are a ton of strategies\Nout there, that can help.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cognitive Behavior Therapy,\Ncoaching, even meditation,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or regular exercise can \Nmake a huge difference.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Understanding your brain.\NI knew I had trouble focusing,
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I knew my medication \Nhelped with that.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I didn't know was that getting\Noverwhelmed all the time had to do
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with poor working memory.\NAnd that making lists helps.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or that the reason that I ran late all\Nthe time isn't because I didn't care.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,ADHDer's have a skewed sense of time.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that using a timer could teach me\Nhow long thing's actually take.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mostly, I expected to learn\Nwhat I actually learned.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That ADHD is real.\NAddressing it is important.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And medication is not enough.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What I didn't expect to learn\Nthat I wasn't alone.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had an ADHD tribe.
Dialogue: 0,9:59:59.99,9:59:59.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What a difference it would make \Nto connect with it.