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Dr. Handelman frequently has television and radio appearances to educate the public about ADHD. In 2006, Dr. Handelman was awarded the Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Child Psychiatry Teaching from the University of Western Ontario. He was further honored in 2007 with the "William Osler Health Centre Award for Excellence in Education", an award from the hospital at which he worked. Dr. Handelman has been educating thousands of people around the world about ADHD with his websites and newsletter. |
Dr. Kenny Handelman is a Board Certified Psychiatrist, in Canada and the USA. He is an Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Western Ontario. Dr. Handelman has been an advocate for ADHD patients, and has been educating numerous groups about ADHD including: School Boards, The Learning Disability Association of Ontario, Family Physicians, Pediatricians, Medical Students and Residents.|
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Dr. Russell Barkley is a renowned Psychologist, who has been researching and educating about ADHD for over 30 years. It's Not Your Fault
You're So Misunderstood
It's not easy having ADHD.
You may not even notice the following things, but…
How many of these work or home-life situations apply to you? (Be honest.)
Note: If you suspect ADHD affects someone close to you, pretend you are that person… you might learn something about them.
Did you ever wonder why people get upset when you…
- don't pay attention to what they're saying?
- never finish anything unless it's a matter of life or death [(or at least a deadline)]?
- have so many open-ended projects "in progress?"
- think a discussion has ended and change the subject, or worse, walk away, before [the person you're talking to has] finished with the subject?
- look around at other things while talking? (doesn't apply to everyone)
- talk at length about things you're excited about [and not noticed that the other person wants to change the subject?]
- fidget so much? (doesn't apply to everyone)
In short, when you're marching to the beat of a different drummer, it's easy to be misunderstood. And, because the world is full of people who DON'T have ADHD, you end up feeling misunderstood a lot …a whole lot.
Does it sometimes seem as if everyone you meet is a difficult person? (Could it be that they're having difficulty understanding where you're coming from?)
How about if you're trying to have a fulfilling, intimate relationship with another person, and it's just not coming together as you'd like it to?
It's common for people with ADHD to have difficult interactions with others. But it doesn't have to be this way. More about this later…
Is This the Wild and
Wacky World You Live In?
Let's get really brutally honest and dig a bit deeper.
How many of the following have you noticed in your life?
Note: Again, if you suspect ADHD affects someone close to you, pretend you are them… you might learn something about how they see the world.
- You find your mind wandering and you have to fake that you heard everything someone said.
- You find yourself reading the same thing over and over again, trying to pound the words into your head.
- Sometimes you find yourself busy all day, but by bedtime, it seems like nothing much got done.
- Not planning ahead is fun, but sometimes it gets you into trouble.
- It's really hard for you to remember what somebody said to you.
- Sometimes it's not necessary to really think things through because you can always make things up as you go along.
- Friends and relatives keep hinting that you're not living up to your potential.
- You just don't see how setting a budget is supposed to work.
Why Do These Things
Always Happen To Me?
- Your credit cards are dangerously close to being "maxed out."
- You think you're a pretty good driver, but your car insurance company keeps raising your rates because of all the points you have on your license.
- How is it that the bank expects you to keep your check book balanced?
- You have piles of papers and projects all over the place waiting for you to get back to them.
- Sometimes you're too busy doing what you're doing to take time to eat. Then, it suddenly catches up with you and you're too starved to take the time to eat the right things. You end up eating too much of the wrong kinds of food.
- Sometimes your mind races when you should be trying to sleep.
- There's so much that can go wrong in life that it's a miracle things aren't worse.
- Things seem to mysteriously move from where you put them.
- Trying to find things can be very frustrating.
- You go to the grocery store and when you get back, you find that you forgot half the things you went for in the first place. Hint: Even the faintest ink is more reliable than your memory.
Discover the Mystery Of
The Malicious Meter Maid
- Parking meters have it in for you.
- It seems like you're always late to everything, if you even remember what you're supposed to be doing at all. (Hint: PDAs and daytimers were made for you… if you can get used to them running your life.)
- You like to do lots of different things in a day, or even at once.
- Things always take much longer than they should and often become impossibly boring.
Is Deadline Dread Killing You?
- Sometimes the only thing more difficult than meeting a deadline is getting started in the first place because you can't figure out where to start and what you need to get started.
- When you do try to get things done, there's almost always something trying to distract you, making it really hard to make progress.
- Deadlines are particularly deadly and keep you from doing a good job because there is never enough time.
- There's always so much to do that you can't figure out what should come first. In fact, this can become so overwhelming that it can be just too stressful to even think about.
Why Are Other People So Difficult?
- Meetings are just so boring. Why are there so many of them?
- You find that you have to be very careful about how you say things so that people don't constantly fly off the handle.
- People seem to cut you off before you finish what you're saying.
- You find yourself getting impatient because it takes such a long time for others to "get on board" with you so that things can get done.
- Sometimes, people can be SO annoying!
- You don't understand why other people seem to put off fun things and expect you to do the same.
- You find that people have trouble following you when you change topics.
- You don't understand how people can just lie in the sun getting a sun tan. You'd rather be doing something more active instead.
- Your spouse is constantly telling you what to do, as if you can't figure it out for yourself.
- People just don't appreciate it if you say things directly and to the point. Why does everything always have to be sugar coated?
While not all of these apply to everyone, my point is this: people with ADHD experience their lives differently than most people. This self-diagnostic hints at some of these differences.
Some of the ways people with ADHD experience their lives is that they are filled with unpleasant surprises.
Let me explain…
Danger! Danger! Danger!
The best way I can explain what I'm about to say is through an example.
When a person without ADHD gets in a car and sees that the speedometer goes up to 150 mph, it never occurs to them to go much faster than the traffic around them.
But, when a person with ADHD sees the 150 on the speedometer, they immediately wonder if the car actually goes 150 mph. They're tempted to try it, regardless of the traffic around them.
I'm sure you can think of other examples…
This difference in the way an ADHD brain approaches risk can have tragic consequences.
ADHD brains perceive limitations more as challenges. As a professional, I can tell you that you would not believe how often this attitude will get you into trouble.
I'll get into this more below.
But the Real Devil's in the Details
One thing I've noticed about adults with ADHD is that they're "Big Picture" people. But it's not the big picture dangers that cause the difficulties. It's the day-to-day details that trip them up.
For example:
- You're great at starting things, but don't finish them. In a sense, this is worse than not starting at all - because you put time and effort into getting part way, only to veer off in an entirely new direction
- You tend to have trouble organizing things. This makes things hard to find, which aggravates the problem of finishing things.
- Your tendency to leave things unfinished can be a real career killer.
- You have trouble with stable long term relationships because people misread your unique perspective. The tragedy is that you're quite loving, compassionate and empathetic - when you're paying attention. But it only takes ONE slip up to totally ruin a relationship. Trust is earned slowly, but destroyed quickly.
- You tend to have inconsistent reflexes and sometimes inconsistent coordination. When you're "with it," you're really with it - and when you're not - watch out! It only takes a mistake in one tiny detail to produce life changing consequences.
But there's more. As you'll learn in my audio, often, ADHD tends to go along with other conditions that can make life more difficult.
Think of ADHD as the tallest tree in a mostly open meadow. It'll get noticed before the other smaller trees.
Find Out More About ADHD Now>>
Why am I telling you this? It's because I'd like to help you understand why your life has taken some of the strange turns it has.
You see, one common theme with ADHD adults is the number of major life changes and transitions they make. What's interesting is that often my clients don't fully understand why these transitions even happened.
… that's until I explain to them how ADHD colors everything they do. Then the light goes on.
It's sort of like going to the eye doctor after your glasses have gotten too weak. You get a stronger set of glasses, and all of a sudden you realize what you've been missing.
Understanding ADHD gives you the "lens" to understand the parts of your life that have been puzzling you… sometimes for years.
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We're All Diamonds…
… And Some of Us Are the
Rare and Valuable Colored Variety
As I mentioned before, adults with ADHD are in a minority. In fact, they make up about 4% of the population. It's a sad but true that people who are different in any way are not treated fairly. It's cruel, but it's a sorry fact of life.
The good news is that it's easier to fix this problem than you might think. At this point you may be wondering if people really do treat you differently.
Let me answer that based on my clinical experience. I have been able to help thousands of patients with ADHD. In so many cases, I have heard stories (if only the walls could speak!) that allow me to answer with an unequivocal "Yes - ADHD people are treated differently - even if someone does not explicitly know you have ADHD."
By the way, I'm not just talking about strangers treating you differently. It's especially true that your family, friends and co-workers know at some level that you are a breed apart. A lot of times they "cover" for you … but sometimes they also get really annoyed with you.
Easy Changes
For an Easier Life
Mind you, in most cases, this difference in the way you're treated is so subtle that it takes an expert to see the pattern. But the patterns are abundantly clear. As I hinted above, the good news is that it's pretty easy to minimize this problem.
The answer is simple. Once you understand HOW these damaging differences get in the way, you will find yourself automatically making changes for the better. You get in touch with how others see you.
ADHD adults are amazingly adaptable once they understand what's at stake. Fact is, you've been adapting all along. It's just always been a hit or miss thing because you didn't quite know what you were doing.
Find Out About These Damaging Differences Now>>
I know this because I've seen how ADHD adults adapt. Sometimes it's almost tragic how hard some try to "overcome" ADHD.
It's a shame, because you don't have to try so hard. It's much easier to live with, even succeed with ADHD, when you realize how to make the best use of it.
What Makes
ADHD Adults So Successful?
You see, most ADHD adults have an amazing inventory of strengths. These strengths can more than make up for ADHD quirks. Of course, you need to do your own journey of self discovery to identify your own strengths, but here are some common ADHD characteristics to start you off:
- You're creative and intuitive - You're great at thinking outside the box , brainstorming and finding creative solutions. You're an independent thinker and love to improvise.
- You're artistic and sensitive - You can perceive things in new and exciting ways and present this in such a way that people get a peek into your mind.
- You're enthusiastic and spontaneous - You're a free spirit with a quick mind. This makes you interesting to talk to. Your enthusiasm is catching.
- You're quick witted and quick minded - You can think on your feet and can soak up interesting new information. You are adaptable and great in a crisis.
- You're a natural born multi-tasker - In fact, you NEED to be doing more than one thing at a time in order to stay interested.
- You're energetic and inventive- You've got intense focus on anything you're determined to finish. This can lead to significant accomplishments, discoveries and creative breakthroughs.
- You're an original and a visionary - You're so far ahead of the curve that it takes quite awhile for everyone else to catch up.
How to Succeed
Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
Once ADHD adults get off the couch and get some traction in life, they can excel beyond anybody's wildest imagination.
In other words, you need to make sure you know what it takes to get some traction - and in case you haven't experienced what you yourself are capable of yet - watch out - because there's no holding you back!
Adult ADHD -
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Imagine if you could be a "fly on the wall" and listen in while two well regarded ADHD doctors talk candidly and honestly about the good, the bad and (especially) the ugly of ADHD, all in plain English. You'd be glued to your headphones, right?
I'm sure you can see this coming, so let me be straight up with you: Dr Barkley and I recorded just such a candid discussion for you to "listen in" on.
Here's a sample of what you'll learn:
- What has research shown to be the number one problem of adults with ADHD? p.7 or 6 minutes 45 seconds
- How does this problem contribute to the large number of unfinished projects littering an ADHD adult's life? p.7 7:25
- What's the second biggest problem ADHD adults have?… and why is it sure to tick other people off? p.8 7:50
- Why is impulsive language even more of a problem for adults than children? p.8 8:21
- Why is an adult with ADHD an accident waiting to happen? (It's probably not what you think.) p.8 8:35
- Danger: It is very easy for ADHD adults to run up a lot of credit card debt. p.8 8:50
- Are ADHD adults as prone to fidgeting as children? p.8 9:12
- Is a feeling of internal restlessness a sign of adult ADHD? p.9 9:19
- Generally, a "desk job" is not the best career choice for an ADHD adult. But what is? p.9 9:33
Learn About Great Careers For ADHD Adults Now>>
- Is it normal for an ADHD adult to have trouble getting things done without there being immediate consequences? p.9 10:16
- ADHD adults have a weakness in the brain's "executive ability." How does that manifest? p.9 10:30
- What is the difference between ADD and ADHD? Why can this be so confusing? p.10 10:50
- Is ADHD real? What does science say? p.11 13:00
- What are the 3 areas effected by ADHD? This is a real eye opener. p.13 14:53
- Is having ADHD dangerous? If so, how, when and to whom? p.13 16:00
- Did you know that adults with ADHD are two and a half times as likely to die young? Why? p.13 15:56
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- What ways have scientists found to measure the difference between "normal" people and those with ADHD? p.14 16:50
- What causes ADHD? p.15 17:43
- Can brain injury cause ADHD? p.16 19:25
- What things should you look for if you suspect someone has ADHD? p.16 20:20
- Conversely, what kind of feedback could you ask for from those around you if you suspect you have ADHD? p.17 21:40
- Furthermore, what questions can you ask YOURSELF if you suspect you have ADHD? p.18 22:43
- As you might have suspected... people with ADHD have an unusually high risk of divorce. p.18 23:09
- ADHD Adults are also more likely to get fired, and have a generous portfolio of car accidents as well as speeding and parking tickets. p.18 23:30
- Are ADHD adults spenders or savers? p.19 23:47
- 3 reasons why ADHD adults have escaped diagnosis. (Hint #1: Nobody knew to look!) p.20 and p.21 24:53
- How does being very bright or intelligent affect ADHD? p.22 27:35
- How can you find out for sure if you (or someone you care about) really has ADHD? p.23 29:00
Tell Me How I Can Best Get Diagnosed for ADHD>>
- Danger: How do you know if you're getting bad professional advice about ADHD? (It happens!) p.23 29:25
- Two reputable organizations for ADHD are ADD.org and CHADD.org p.24 30:32
- Can you diagnose ADHD yourself? Why not? p.24 31:14
- What is ADHD co-morbidity? (It's not what it sounds like.) p.25 31:58
- Do ADHD adults have other disorders? Yes! 80 % have at least one other disorder and 60% have at least two other disorders. p.25 32:10
- What other disorders are commonly seen along with ADHD? p.26 to p.30 32:42
- What related disorder can lead to a life of crime? p.26 33:23
- How common is general anxiety disorder for ADHD adults? p.27 34:01
- It's common for an ADHD adult to have difficulty with reading comprehension and to re-read something multiple times. p.28 35:54
- They may also "tune out" when they are being talked to. (And they've gotten REALLY good at not letting on that they're not paying attention.) p.28 36:36
- Warning: some ADHD adults may also have problems keeping their moods on an even keel… with devastating results… p.29 37:07
- What are the big four related disorders that are common with ADHD? p.30 38:01
- Are women as likely to have ADHD as men? The answer may surprise you. p.31 39:30
- How does ADHD show up differently in men than in women? p.32 to p.34 40:30
Tell Me More About ADHD Gender Differences>>
- What is the relationship between chronic fatigue syndrome and ADHD? p.32 41:40
- What are the four steps of treatment for adult ADHD? p.35 to p.37 44:29
- Warning: Not all information on the internet about ADHD is accurate and reliable. OK. Maybe that's not a surprise. The United States Government site at Help4ADHD.org is reliable. p.35 45:20
- How can three popular books about Adult ADHD help you? p.36 46:15
- What kind of accommodations should you consider if you have ADHD? p.36 46:43
- Is there a cure for ADHD? p.36 47:05
- There are 4 kinds of medications that help with adult ADHD. p.38 to p.40 49:00
- Can you get a prescription from your psychologist or do you need to see a psychiatrist or physician as well? p.40 to p.42 53:31
- How can ADHD Adults end procrastination and beat deadlines? p.43 to p.44 55:44
What's the Trick To Beating Deadlines?>>
- Is it better for ADHD adults to volunteer for lots of different things or to focus on just a few? The answer may surprise you. p.45 58:23
- How can you make accountability work for you as an ADHD adult? p.46 59:50
- Breaking tasks into very small chunks (chunking) can do wonders for getting things done. p.47 to p.48 61:30
- How can you make a "reward system" work? p.49 63:23
- Clutter can be the death of concentration for an ADHD adult. What to do? p.50 64:36
- Learn a sneaky timer trick that helps even if you DON'T have ADHD. p.51 66:00
- What does it take to succeed in life with ADHD? p.52 to p.53 67:13
- How do ADHD adults do in crisis situations? Surprising answer. p.53 68:48
- What ONE THING should you look for in a spouse if you have ADHD? p.55 70:39
- Discover a hidden danger with your choice of friends. p.55 71:04
- And a whole lot more...
In addition, you'll learn how to:
- Stay safe by learning how not to be accident prone
- Stay on task longer that you'll reap the rewards that come with getting things done
- Improve your organization so find things when you need them
- Improve your relationships so that they won't be so stressful
- Improve your work performance so that you make more money and move ahead in your career
That's a whole lot of ground to cover in just 1 hour, 12 minutes and 30 seconds. And because you can download it and pop it into your 'iPod,' (or other mp3 player - or even your computer) you can listen to it again and again to catch all the subtleties you missed the first time around.
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As a psychiatrist, I know that different people learn differently. Some learn by listening and others learn by reading. That's why I've gone over the top and included BOTH an mp3 audio as well as the full, edited, transcripts. I've even included the page numbers and the time stamps above so it's easier to find a given section. (And you can keep the list above as a key.) You can also search for a word or phrase so you can find a specific section.
In Case You're Wondering…
There's one question I need to address briefly right now... I also talk about it in my report and on the recording.
"How is it that I've made it this far having ADHD without being diagnosed?"
Not everyone needs to ask this question, so feel free to skip to the next section.
Many older adults with ADHD have never been diagnosed because doctors have only been realizing adults could have ADHD in recent years.
Also, families often accommodated ADHD family members. In other words, they covered for them because they knew they were different in some way.
Finally, some Adults with ADHD are very bright and intelligent. This can also cover up ADHD symptoms. Intelligence is a double edged sword. For example, people excused Albert Einstein's quirks (it's likely he had ADHD,) by saying he was "just being an absent minded professor."
In any case, if you suspect you have ADHD, my report will show you your next step in finding out how severe it might be and what to do about it.
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What are you waiting for? Don't be living far beneath your potential. Instead, learn what it takes to live up to your expectations and sidestep your limitations.
Best of success,
Dr. Kenny Handelman, MD FRCPC DABPN
P.S. Please excuse me if I suggest that the information in this report is life changing. But as my interviewee, Dr. Barkley, will tell you - not understanding ADHD can increase your chance of suffering unnecessarily in life...
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P.P.S. On the other hand, knowledge is power. Understanding ADHD means you can sidestep some of the difficulties caused by ADHD. This means you'll be more successful, with less effort...
P.P.P.S. ADHD tends to cluster in families. So, not only will you be helping yourself, you may find that you can also make a difference in the life of someone you care about.
