ADHD: Essential Ideas for Parents - Dr. Russell Barkely

Why HN readers recommended it

HN readers recommend it as the best primer for understanding ADHD at a neurological level, often suggesting that even the first 10 to 20 minutes are enlightening.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

ADHDtips

Topic

ADHD

Format

lecture

Level

intro

HN recommenders in dataset

11

HN mentions in dataset

14

Recommendation years in dataset

2018–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• If you haven't already watched it: ADHD: Essential Ideas for Parents - Dr. Russell Barkely is essential to understanding ADHD at the neurological level. [VIDEO]

• I can't recommend this video enough. I wish this research and understanding was available when I was a kid. I figured out systems and tools to succeed in school and work (I was largely a C student testing in the top 0.1% of CA school …

• If you’re still here looking at replies feel free to contact me. And or watch/listen to this video [VIDEO] Wish you'd left some way to contact you. Now that I'm at a computer I can say more but you're certainly not uncommon and there is …