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2012 Burnett Lecture Part 1 Keynote Speaker: Russell A. Barkley, Ph.D.

Russell Barkley gives the keynote at UNC's 2012 Burnett Seminar on ADHD. He presents it as an executive function disorder and discusses its effects and how to help.

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Why HN readers recommended it

HN recommends it as a rigorous clinical look at ADHD, including the view that it has no benefits and that external prompts help.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel
UNC Learning Center
Topic
adhd and executive function
Format
lecture
Level
intermediate
HN recommenders in dataset
4
HN mentions in dataset
4
Recommendation years in dataset
2013–2022

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From the original HN conversations

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  • As somebody who has ADHD (Please start using the correct acronym.) I feel it is my obligation to make it absolutely clear to everyone that there is nothing beneficial about ADHD. If we are successful with ADHD, then we would only be more successful if …

    mortdeus on Hacker News · 2013-04
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  • It sounds to me like you may have ADHD. Dr. Russell Barkley mentions in one of his speeches[1] that frequent prompts are one effective way to keep someone with ADHD accountable and on track. You may want to watch this shorter version[2] and see if …

    shadeless on Hacker News · 2013-09
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  • > The way I describe it to most people is very simple. If you give a ADD/ADHD child Ritalin, Adderol, etc, they will calm down. You give those drugs to a normal child and they get super hyperactive. No they don't, ~25% won't feel anything. …

    indolering on Hacker News · 2017-02
    In Large imaging study confirms brain differences in ADHD

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