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This is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture

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What it is

A short excerpt from Dr Russell Barkley's 2012 Burnett Lecture on ADHD, focused on treatment. He argues ADHD is a disorder of executive function and self-regulation, and that environments should be designed to compensate.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN people with ADHD or ADHD-affected relatives share it as an authoritative, practical talk that helped some seek diagnosis.

  • 10 people recommended it
  • 9 different months
  • 2 strong recommendations
  • first 2015, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “This man is literally ADHD Jesus.”

    Barkley as the key ADHD authority

    azeirah, 2019-05 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: Developers with ADHD/ADD, how do you cope?”

  2. “halfway through, it brought me to tears.”

    Barkley's talk describes the daily ADHD experience

    ncfausti, 2020-01 · Strong recommendation · in “Why I Procrastinate (2019)”

  3. “This 13 min video [1] also by Dr Russell Barkley is something of a summery”

    Shorter summary of Barkley's ADHD lecture

    joshuak, 2015-05 · Recommendation · in “Entrepreneurial Tendencies Among People with ADHD”

  4. “Worth watching”

    Barkley lecture on treating ADHD, listed among worthwhile viewing

    burntrelish1273, 2018-03 · Recommendation · in “In Praise of ADHD”

  5. “It was quite informative.[0]”

    Informative Barkley talk on ADHD

    rl3, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “Procrastination is about managing emotions, not time”

  6. “explains how to use the environment to compensate for ADHD”

    How to use the environment and habits to compensate for ADHD

    andai, 2020-01 · Recommendation · in “Procrastination is about managing emotions, not time”

  7. “Here's a video with some actual useful advice for ADHD people and their managers”

    Useful ADHD advice for people with ADHD and their managers

    prometheus76, 2022-12 · Recommendation · in “The silent struggles of workers with ADHD”

  8. “Great video I came across that expresses similar ideas about it being executive function that's the challenge, not attention.”

    Barkley argues ADHD is about executive function rather than attention

    code_biologist, 2023-08 · Recommendation · in “Cognitive AI for ADHD”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: adhd, russell barkley, executive function, self-regulation, treatment

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