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Dr. Russell Barkley revealed the terrifying truth about ADHD that changes everything parents think they know: By age 5, most kids develop an internal voice — the “mind’s voice” — that lets them talk to themselves, follow rules, and control impulses. In ADHD, that voice is weak or missing... entirely. Young children with ADHD literally don’t have the same private self-talk neurotypical kids use by first or second grade. They can’t “tell themselves” what to do. They can’t internalize instructions, rules, or consequences the way other children can. Watch any typical classroom: kids quietly mutter to themselves, guiding their own behavior. That’s the mind’s voice developing — and it’s what allows them to stop, think, and regulate. In ADHD, it never fully arrives — or it’s too faint to work. That’s why “just listen” or “just stop” feels impossible: there’s no reliable internal voice to enforce it. Barkley: “They can’t internalize the rules… because everything I just said requires a voice in your head, and they don’t have that.” This isn’t laziness, defiance, or poor parenting. It’s a profound developmental delay in the brain’s self-regulation system — as serious as many other neurodevelopmental disorders. If you have (or work with) a child with ADHD, does this suddenly make their “impossible” behavior click into place?show more

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89,106 views • 4 months ago

Dr. Russell Barkley’s blunt truth to parents of ADHD kids: Stop talking. Start acting. Your child’s brain needs external consequences and accountability — not more lectures. In this 8:08 clip he lays out the practical playbook: - Be radically consistent with rules and immediate consequences (ADHD is not an “information deficit”). - Touch, look in the eye, keep it short and sweet — then enforce. - Use timers to proactively check on them and catch problems early. - Break tasks into tiny chunks (reduce expected attention span by ~30%). - Use “time off the clock” accommodations (stopwatch they control) instead of useless “extra time.” - Do transition planning before every change of activity: stop, review rules, state incentives/punishments, get their input. - Use behavior monitoring cards everywhere (school, sports, grandparents, babysitters) — frequent ratings from other adults, points delivered at home. The core message: Reactive parenting = constant firefighting. Proactive structure + external accountability = dramatically fewer problems and a less disabled child. This isn’t about “fixing” ADHD — it’s about engineering the environment so the child can succeed despite it. Which of these strategies have you tried (or wish you’d known sooner) with an ADHD child?

Dr. Russell Barkley’s blunt truth to parents of ADHD kids: Stop talking. Start acting. Your child’s brain needs external consequences and accountability — not more lectures. In this 8:08 clip he lays out the practical playbook: - Be radically consistent with rules and immediate consequences (ADHD is not an “information deficit”). - Touch, look in the eye, keep it short and sweet — then enforce. - Use timers to proactively check on them and catch problems early. - Break tasks into tiny chunks (reduce expected attention span by ~30%). - Use “time off the clock” accommodations (stopwatch they control) instead of useless “extra time.” - Do transition planning before every change of activity: stop, review rules, state incentives/punishments, get their input. - Use behavior monitoring cards everywhere (school, sports, grandparents, babysitters) — frequent ratings from other adults, points delivered at home. The core message: Reactive parenting = constant firefighting. Proactive structure + external accountability = dramatically fewer problems and a less disabled child. This isn’t about “fixing” ADHD — it’s about engineering the environment so the child can succeed despite it. Which of these strategies have you tried (or wish you’d known sooner) with an ADHD child?

Camus

84,733 views • 4 months ago

“ADHD is not a disorder of not knowing what to do. It’s a disorder of not doing what you already know.” Dr. Russell Barkley just delivered one of the clearest explanations of ADHD I’ve ever heard. He says the brain can be split in two: the back part acquires knowledge, the front part (the executive system) uses it. ADHD acts like a meat cleaver that severs the two. You already have the skills and information other people your age have. You just can’t apply them when it counts. That’s why life becomes an endless series of last-minute crises. You’re time-blind — you can only deal with what’s right in front of you. The further away a goal or deadline is, the less real it feels. The solution isn’t teaching more skills. It’s changing the environment at the exact point where the problem occurs — the “point of performance.” It’s a game-changing way to understand why traditional approaches often fail.

“ADHD is not a disorder of not knowing what to do. It’s a disorder of not doing what you already know.” Dr. Russell Barkley just delivered one of the clearest explanations of ADHD I’ve ever heard. He says the brain can be split in two: the back part acquires knowledge, the front part (the executive system) uses it. ADHD acts like a meat cleaver that severs the two. You already have the skills and information other people your age have. You just can’t apply them when it counts. That’s why life becomes an endless series of last-minute crises. You’re time-blind — you can only deal with what’s right in front of you. The further away a goal or deadline is, the less real it feels. The solution isn’t teaching more skills. It’s changing the environment at the exact point where the problem occurs — the “point of performance.” It’s a game-changing way to understand why traditional approaches often fail.

Camus

1,552,504 views • 2 months ago

🚨“The vaccine industry is in PANIC” Why? “The truth is going to come out.” Leslie Manookian just REVEALED that polls show “60% of parents want the shots to be studied properly, that they are worried, and they don’t think they have been.” “I think that [RFK Jr.’s] doing everything he can—but it is just vicious.” “He can’t fix everything that we wanted to fix overnight, but I think that he’s doing huge things.” “Secretary Kennedy announced that 1 in 12.5 boys in California have autism.” “It was 0.7 in 10,000 in 1970.” “Then President Trump said, ‘something’s happening. I don’t know if it’s a drug or what.’” “He knows what it is.” “The other side is desperate, and they’re doing everything they can to throw everything they can at him in order to derail this effort, but it’s not gonna work.” Leslie Manookian Joni McGary

🚨“The vaccine industry is in PANIC” Why? “The truth is going to come out.” Leslie Manookian just REVEALED that polls show “60% of parents want the shots to be studied properly, that they are worried, and they don’t think they have been.” “I think that [RFK Jr.’s] doing everything he can—but it is just vicious.” “He can’t fix everything that we wanted to fix overnight, but I think that he’s doing huge things.” “Secretary Kennedy announced that 1 in 12.5 boys in California have autism.” “It was 0.7 in 10,000 in 1970.” “Then President Trump said, ‘something’s happening. I don’t know if it’s a drug or what.’” “He knows what it is.” “The other side is desperate, and they’re doing everything they can to throw everything they can at him in order to derail this effort, but it’s not gonna work.” Leslie Manookian Joni McGary

Health Freedom Defense Fund

43,876 views • 7 months ago

This Somali guy asks real questions about the Somali daycare issue and the other guy fails to answer anything. This is typical of people that fell for the Nick Shirley propaganda. Just sheep that can’t think for themselves and think critically. When confronted with facts they have no rebuttal. They just repeat what they heard or saw.

This Somali guy asks real questions about the Somali daycare issue and the other guy fails to answer anything. This is typical of people that fell for the Nick Shirley propaganda. Just sheep that can’t think for themselves and think critically. When confronted with facts they have no rebuttal. They just repeat what they heard or saw.

Aaboom16🇸🇴

36,553 views • 5 months ago

I can’t believe a person you would put your trust into, marry them, have kids with them and they can do this to you! And then have the nerve to get mad when we choose the bear. It’s really sicko and weird. Would you want this to happen to your daughter or sister or mother? I’m at a lost for words. For the men who say they are our allies, you have a lot of work to do. Men who get offended by this it’s because you know what men are actually capable of. Either you are them or so ashamed you don’t want to admit it. But it doesn’t stop it from happening. Damn damn damn. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ I just wish we had the same strength as men cause this would be a different story. And for the ones who think “not all men” you are a very big part of the problem. You definitely know a man who is. Talk to the women in your life they will tell you or like he said they may not cause they just don’t trust you enough to do so. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

I can’t believe a person you would put your trust into, marry them, have kids with them and they can do this to you! And then have the nerve to get mad when we choose the bear. It’s really sicko and weird. Would you want this to happen to your daughter or sister or mother? I’m at a lost for words. For the men who say they are our allies, you have a lot of work to do. Men who get offended by this it’s because you know what men are actually capable of. Either you are them or so ashamed you don’t want to admit it. But it doesn’t stop it from happening. Damn damn damn. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️ I just wish we had the same strength as men cause this would be a different story. And for the ones who think “not all men” you are a very big part of the problem. You definitely know a man who is. Talk to the women in your life they will tell you or like he said they may not cause they just don’t trust you enough to do so. 🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️

Leslie Jones 🦋

261,633 views • 1 year ago

Unpopular 🌶️ take but it's time we call it out and tell the truth! Entitlement is a cancer. So many wonder why we’re losing great coaches, leaders and struggling to find quality ones. No one wants to deal with this level of nonsense. Entitled parents are teaching entitled kids that they can whine, complain, and manipulate their way into what they want. But that’s not how life works. The best players earn their spot that’s how it’s supposed to be. Don’t like where you stand? Work harder or move on. Because in college and especially in the real world you can’t just call the coach or your child’s future employer and demand they get a position, scholarship, or job they didn’t earn. Accountability builds character. Excuses don’t. And it’s sad, because these parents aren’t helping they’re robbing their kids of the opportunity to build confidence and resilience through hard work. When you step in and do it for them, the message you send is: “You’re not good enough on your own.” But the truth is, they’ll never know what they’re capable of if you don’t let them earn it. Thoughts? 💭

Unpopular 🌶️ take but it's time we call it out and tell the truth! Entitlement is a cancer. So many wonder why we’re losing great coaches, leaders and struggling to find quality ones. No one wants to deal with this level of nonsense. Entitled parents are teaching entitled kids that they can whine, complain, and manipulate their way into what they want. But that’s not how life works. The best players earn their spot that’s how it’s supposed to be. Don’t like where you stand? Work harder or move on. Because in college and especially in the real world you can’t just call the coach or your child’s future employer and demand they get a position, scholarship, or job they didn’t earn. Accountability builds character. Excuses don’t. And it’s sad, because these parents aren’t helping they’re robbing their kids of the opportunity to build confidence and resilience through hard work. When you step in and do it for them, the message you send is: “You’re not good enough on your own.” But the truth is, they’ll never know what they’re capable of if you don’t let them earn it. Thoughts? 💭

Wendi A. Irlbeck MS, RDN, LD, CISSN

35,970 views • 7 months ago

I really do wish that people knew how to leave actors alone and understand that Just because they voice a character or are vocal about issues, you as a fan are not in a position to demand them of anything Not even just for amir or the hazbin voice cast, ANY actor

I really do wish that people knew how to leave actors alone and understand that Just because they voice a character or are vocal about issues, you as a fan are not in a position to demand them of anything Not even just for amir or the hazbin voice cast, ANY actor

Tooth✨️ 🩷🦷🩷✨️ HAZBIN OC ENTHUSIAST

18,803 views • 5 months ago