I followed the news of your new fund (congrats) and ended up here. As someone with ADHD plus more, this was epic. Too true, too real, he explains it so well. I think it's AWESOME you had him speak at your conference. Thanks for sharing.
I have ADD, so this helps with learning more of it for myself when I can remember. Sometimes I forget I have it 😅 It doesn't bother with my daily life that much
I love the glasses analogy. If glasses had a stigma tied to them? Telling a person they are just not trying to see clearly. "Your so smart! Why can't you see? Stop being lazy"
I've seen families and societies destroyed due to severe lacking in awareness about this serious genetic disorder, I hope people take these genetic disorders more seriously
Please, you seem very reflected and knows what you’re doing. Can you help me to, i live in Norway, but i’ll take a flight. Nobody here really seems to CARE bout my problem. My mind has become BLANK and pretty much goes on autopilot. Helpless and hopeless.
understanding your brain and working with your behavioral pattern helps I know I am the most creative person because of ADHD and I also know that I won't be that motivated or focused on that particular thing for long enough .
Firstly, I love Dr. Amen's work creating a database of scans for the purpose of treating mental health conditions physiologically. Here he is obviously presenting to a business professional audience, and so I could understand why he would focus on famously successful celebrity patients they would relate or aspire to. However, without more background knowledge, I question the demographics of the patients he's seen over the years. If you're traveling to 113 countries to see 20,000 patients for a disorder commonly dismissed as laziness - I wonder who can afford to hire you? Are all your patients in the top 1/10th of 1% or just the handful mentioned here? It's his daughter's story which clarifies his motives for me. I am also struggling to enter vet school with piss poor grades and lamely treated ADD. I have also earned A's in my favorite classes with the right teachers. I commend her struggle to even identify her own intelligence when all the numbers, professors and experts told her she had none. To emulate her complete turnaround academically and then professionally would mean everything to me, and I hope I can use her father's books and resources to help me do it. All that being said, I can't help but hurt at Dr. Amen's comments about hiring with discrimination regarding mental health. Even a map of someone's brain function is not an appropriate method for judging the choices which are in their control. Scan everyone's brain physiology as part of job application processes? I'll take your immense medical knowledge, sir, but not the horrifying dystopia of inhuman applications you've suggested. Thank you.
Dr. Amen is an extremely loving person who wants the very best for everyone, I assure you. He’s obsessed with scanning everyone’s brain before dealing with them because he understands the direct link between your brain and your behaviour. But he’s not gonna get rid of you if you have a bad brain, he’s gonna fix it. He likes having the information so he understands what he’s dealing with. He’s not inconsiderate or heartless at all, he’s the complete opposite. He sensirley cares deeply about people and has so much empathy.
His patients aren’t just ADD they’re everything. He’s a double board cirtified pyschiatrist. So ya a lot of his patients prob need insurance cause when you have a mental illness you’re likely to be too broke to afford help.
@@eliciagarcia3601 Did you not understand my point? Yes, he should have their scans, he's their doctor. *_Employers_* should not be scanning potential hires. If he wants the best for those only interested in making money, I do not call that loving. It's blatant discrimination.
In fact I will go so far as to say, an executive assistant with ADHD can often have organizational innovations that exceed divisionary capacity of the one they serve. A person with ADHD who is applying for an executive assistant job obviously has some penchant for linear methodical thinking. Add to that the creativity of ADHD and you've certainly got a Powerhouse that can surpass the abilities of their so-called superior. Often that employer lacks the vision or the humility see the immense worth and time saving potential of such innovations. THIS is why those with ADHD often turn to self-employment, tired of constantly hitting one's head against the wall wondering why such obviously superior protocols are not accepted and implemented.
I followed the news of your new fund (congrats) and ended up here. As someone with ADHD plus more, this was epic. Too true, too real, he explains it so well. I think it's AWESOME you had him speak at your conference. Thanks for sharing.
Dr Amen is an asset for human beings. Thank you :)
Thank you, Dr Amen.
I wish upj were in england😢 thank you for thos wonderful talk. X
Thank you so much! I am going to search like crazy for more info.
I have ADD, so this helps with learning more of it for myself when I can remember. Sometimes I forget I have it 😅 It doesn't bother with my daily life that much
I love the glasses analogy. If glasses had a stigma tied to them? Telling a person they are just not trying to see clearly. "Your so smart! Why can't you see? Stop being lazy"
I've seen families and societies destroyed due to severe lacking in awareness about this serious genetic disorder, I hope people take these genetic disorders more seriously
Please, you seem very reflected and knows what you’re doing. Can you help me to, i live in Norway, but i’ll take a flight. Nobody here really seems to CARE bout my problem. My mind has become BLANK and pretty much goes on autopilot. Helpless and hopeless.
When he says “people who have add are successful” is he referring to people on medication or people who just have it and don’t treat it ?
Bella May on medication
understanding your brain and working with your behavioral pattern helps I know I am the most creative person because of ADHD and I also know that I won't be that motivated or focused on that particular thing for long enough .
Firstly, I love Dr. Amen's work creating a database of scans for the purpose of treating mental health conditions physiologically. Here he is obviously presenting to a business professional audience, and so I could understand why he would focus on famously successful celebrity patients they would relate or aspire to.
However, without more background knowledge, I question the demographics of the patients he's seen over the years. If you're traveling to 113 countries to see 20,000 patients for a disorder commonly dismissed as laziness - I wonder who can afford to hire you? Are all your patients in the top 1/10th of 1% or just the handful mentioned here?
It's his daughter's story which clarifies his motives for me. I am also struggling to enter vet school with piss poor grades and lamely treated ADD. I have also earned A's in my favorite classes with the right teachers. I commend her struggle to even identify her own intelligence when all the numbers, professors and experts told her she had none. To emulate her complete turnaround academically and then professionally would mean everything to me, and I hope I can use her father's books and resources to help me do it.
All that being said, I can't help but hurt at Dr. Amen's comments about hiring with discrimination regarding mental health. Even a map of someone's brain function is not an appropriate method for judging the choices which are in their control. Scan everyone's brain physiology as part of job application processes? I'll take your immense medical knowledge, sir, but not the horrifying dystopia of inhuman applications you've suggested. Thank you.
Dr. Amen is an extremely loving person who wants the very best for everyone, I assure you. He’s obsessed with scanning everyone’s brain before dealing with them because he understands the direct link between your brain and your behaviour. But he’s not gonna get rid of you if you have a bad brain, he’s gonna fix it. He likes having the information so he understands what he’s dealing with. He’s not inconsiderate or heartless at all, he’s the complete opposite. He sensirley cares deeply about people and has so much empathy.
His patients aren’t just ADD they’re everything. He’s a double board cirtified pyschiatrist. So ya a lot of his patients prob need insurance cause when you have a mental illness you’re likely to be too broke to afford help.
@@eliciagarcia3601 Did you not understand my point? Yes, he should have their scans, he's their doctor. *_Employers_* should not be scanning potential hires. If he wants the best for those only interested in making money, I do not call that loving. It's blatant discrimination.
I agree with you. It seems he wants to help but saying don't hire an executive assistant with ADD, terrible.
In fact I will go so far as to say, an executive assistant with ADHD can often have organizational innovations that exceed divisionary capacity of the one they serve. A person with ADHD who is applying for an executive assistant job obviously has some penchant for linear methodical thinking. Add to that the creativity of ADHD and you've certainly got a Powerhouse that can surpass the abilities of their so-called superior. Often that employer lacks the vision or the humility see the immense worth and time saving potential of such innovations. THIS is why those with ADHD often turn to self-employment, tired of constantly hitting one's head against the wall wondering why such obviously superior protocols are not accepted and implemented.