Dr Russell Barkley - ADHD More Accountability, Not Less

[gfurst]

I have ADD and i often think i need more accountability, more pressure, the "a matter of life" position to get things done.

What are those B-mod programs?

[youmarley]

He,s absolutely brilliant.....

[DollyandEmmy]

I feel so understood. Any relative of an adhd adult should watch this whole lecture

[monticae]

So how should you train a wife/mother with ADD 2 B more accountable?What is the immediate consequence or accountability for her?The consequence for me completing tasks and staying focused on priorities is that I don't get criticized by my husband.(seldom)Otherwise, even though my brain is working 3x harder, I'm being selfish and unaccountable. This = major depression!

[PopCULTureHigh]

I'm not an expert on ADHD, but I am an expert on me (as well as a psych major). I just got into a conversation about this topic yesterday. I can say that I am highly motivated, but I have good days and bad days. On good days I can bang out 3 papers and a presentation that result in A's. On a bad day I've spent 7hrs reading the same paragraph for Honors Existentialism- couldn't filter out the noise. I do need deadlines, but I ALSO need leeway when, for all my best efforts, my brain won't work.

[PopCULTureHigh]

I think it's hardly "lack of motivation" that can and does keep me plugging away until I can work. On the contrary motivation keeps me in the seat(or fighting to stay near it) while "lack of the ability to focus/concentrate" eats away at my time. Consequences have to be tailored, b/c just like people that are considered to be neuro-typical we're not all the same. Too many bad consequences during a period when the child/adult is trying but CANNOT complete what YOU want will lead 2 depression.

[cajunscheri72]

I do not appreciate this solution. It is hypocritical to say in one sentence that ADHD'ers need to be held accountable more, not less...and then to offer a solution that does NOT hold them accountable, but cripples them instead. Talk about special treatment. What will all the other kids think when a few "special" kids in the class are being offered stars or tokens and they are not? Ridiculous. I could tear apart these theories all day long. Hogwash!

[ljg307]

He needs to rephrase the word "consequences" with "support". Increased support, more support, immediate support is what he's saying. Behavioral treatments, tokens, star cards, charts are NOT consequences, they are support systems like the ramp he mentions in the end of this clip.

[ljg307]

He has an odd way of making his point. His information can be easily misunderstood and make things more difficult for those with add/adhd especially children/students! At first its as if he's saying "get after them more. nag them more!", which will only increase anxiety and low self esteem with those with add/adhd. What he is really saying though, is the "accountabilty" is a more intense structural system that supports and holds up the brains inability to function the way it should.

[chryanvii]

More accountability = life is much more difficult for ADHD'ers. We don't have it easy. We have to try harder, push much harder than other people do. And...still come up empty.

[sactownteri]

Kid Rock comes to mind..."It ain't cocky if you do it and you back it up." I found Dr. Barkley's web site...he has spent over 30 years studying ADD/ADHD in depth. I believe his passion lies in helping people. He puts many of his videos online because we can't get or afford the treatment that he could provide. I don't call him cocky...I call him knowledgeable, very articulate, and compassionate. When I found his videos, I felt reborn because he answered my long-time questions-I have found peace.

[MosquitoBite82]

This guy is really cool. This idea of more accountablilty is really what I'm looking for in my everyday life (liviing with ADD). More accountability means that you have someone caring about what you do and that you do sconstructive things. There was a good saying in my education at university; If people stop critizicing you, THEN you schould get worried. It means that people have given up on you and stopped caring if you do good or not. ADD or not ADD, but especially ADD.

[bananaba1121]

Um, maybe that's because he's an expert in the field of psychology. He's probably sick of people misunderstanding ADHD and is trying to set the record straight. I applaud his efforts.

[ryanael]

no disrespect, but this guy is really cocky