This makes so much sense, most people think that ADHD is the brain on “WAKE UP WAKE UP LETS GO” mode but really it’s “sleepy sleepy” mode and the constant getting up, stimming all that stuff is because we are trying to keep the brain awake.
I 100% agree! For me this video makes so much sense, I feel like I can give myself a break now like I’ve never heard it summed up this way and I’ve never had more clarity.:)
I was recently diagnosed and having some of my 'strange' behaviors explained is cool because now I don't feel stupid for stimming, i.e. rocking, saying a phrase over and over, having music all the time, or videos, mouth popping, and other noises or movements ESPECIALLY when I'm happy and brain go brr and my body just gotta move
That video makes me very angry and sad that there are still so many "professionals" out there that make it seem as if ADHD is a lesser kind of brain chemistry than a neurotypical brain chemistry. And to say that our brain is slower than others make us seem dumb. And that is not the case! ADHD brains function differently. And that is nothing that needs to be fixed. We just have different weaknesses and strengths than others. We have a million ideas, are innovative, think outside the box and are very empathetic. I would not chnage this just to be more neurotypical. Just let ADHD brains stim and if it is disruptive than maybe children can learn to stim in a way that is less disruptive and society should be more accepting of people who need to stim. Not the ADHD brain or Autism brain needs to change. The neurotypicals should be more aware that there are other ways of being and that that is not lesser or better but other brains have just other needs.
Yea this is weird I was diagnosed recently but I’m like hyper active mentally. It’s like I have 100 ppl in my head asking different questions and I can’t focus on one thing cuz I’m trying to do them all. My brain is like awake all the time. I take weed to help slow my brain down so I can focus on one thing. So o have no idea wtf she’s talking about.
True. 1st thing I thought about was this is some new age theoretical stuff that someone pitched and investors threw money at it. You can’t force a neurological problem to get better like that. That’s not how brain science works.
Thank you for sharing! This is what I've been trying to articulate. I so agree that the perception that ADHD brains need to be fixed needs to change. "NT need to be more aware that there are other ways of being... that is not lesser or better.." "Society should be more accepting of people who need to stim" Love these gems
i dont actually know if i have adhd, but im strongly suspicious of it after looking at how people with adhd act like little behaviours and symptoms. i didnt notice how likely it is i could have it because i have a lot of symptoms, i do a lot of things people with adhd usually do like subconcious behaviours and also stim a lot. im scared to tell my mother tho bc i was getting excited at the dinner table and started clapping my wrists together and she called me the r slur, then my dad furthermore made fun of autistic people and people with speech impediments. it made me feel so bad. and my mum has adhd too so i shouldnt even be that scared to ask for a test but i am. what should i do, all i can do right now is watch these videos for help... update: my mum never ended up taking me to get tested but im stuck with the school counselor now D:
I'd say go ask them as soon as you feel comfortable :) your parents can't really be mad at you for wanting to look into something that is a possibility especially if your mom has ADHD as well
Honestly don't let the slurs bother you, cause they are just words. But if you confront your parents, & they are willing to go with you to get diagnosed & receive treatment then you'll be okay. But if they refuse to help you, then I don't know what to say then... I'm sorry if things don't work out for you ://.
hi, thanks for the replies :) my mum is getting me tested because she caught on to my symptoms and she's also 100% sure that i have it as well. i'll update when i get results :>
Good luck with the diagnosis! I also think i might have ADHD, and probably a part of my family is nd too, but they never bothered to get themselfes diagnosed. When i told her this she didnt understand why i want to get the diagnosis, i dont think she understands how hard for me is doing Basic stuff (i did tried to explain it to her, but she just declines everything and says that all people go thought it) Whenether i stim or just walk from place to another in her presence shes so annoyed at me and making weird faces. A friend from her job (i never talked to them) told me to take the vitamins and exercise outside and that i dont have adhd(she told them that i self diagnosed by online tests 😭) I stim a lot now, and develop more and more stims (i got 2 new ones recently) and im not really sure what to do! That might be by the lack of sleep and maybe strees or something else but i really Hope this isnt my fault Sorry for the long comment, and also potential spell and grammar mistakes
I wrote a whole essay of a comment on how and why I consider the message of this video harmful (regardless of intent) with some neuroscience thrown into it about arousal levels and firing mode and cognition because screw it, but now I'm too self-conscious to post it. So I'll just say this: stimming, unless it's actively harming you or those around you (and no, "looking weird" to others does not count as harmful) is harmless and a great way to regulate yourself and sometimes even a form of self-expression and communication. Everybody does it, but differences in sensory processing and emotional regulation can make neurodivergent people more prone to it. Regardless, it's harmless, so feel free to keep doing it. As for other struggles ... helping people with ADHD usually requires a combination of treatments, coping strategies catered to how their brain works, and self-acceptance. Neurofeedback training can be a part of that. What none of these things do is eliminate ADHD completely - nor do they have to. Yes, ADHD can be debilitating, but living a happy, healthy and fulfilling life is possible with ADHD and does not require making your brain completely "normal." Nor should that be the goal. Disabled or not, given how many brain functions are affected by ADHD, it is more than just a pathology. It is a completely different way for a brain to function. Again, some aspects of it _do_ cause suffering and should be addressed. But it also comes with different strengths and abilities. ADHD brains have value. People with ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions/differently wired brains can display great knowledge, passion, drive, creativity, empathy and new, innovative ideas under the right circumstances, their value deserves to be recognised (though what you "contribute to society" or whatever obviously doesn't make up your value). They should be supported to get to a place where they can be their authentic selves, feel overall content and cope with everyday life through coping strategies that respect how their brain works, and often medication and/or accomodations. ND people are not just "broken normal" people, and they don't deserve to be treated like they're just that. ND and other disabled people deserve to be treated as reliable narrators of their own experience, and they should have a say in _what_ is treated and _how_ it is treated.
Hi. This is not a video that says anything bad about people with ADHD, or people who stim, it is to shed light as to why people do it and if they want help reducing the behaviors it is available to them. Neuro diversity is essential to recognize. If you’ve ever heard me speak before you know that my whole point is to help people optimize their brains to create a life that they love. That is different for every person. Just as different as their brains are. I think we agree you and I.
@@DrTrishLeighBrainRewire I agree with the intent you've stated here, but then I have to wonder why you replied to another comment that stimming can be harmful and is a sign of your brain not operating correctly. I'm also wondering why you seem to associate it with predominantly or only slow processing (as you stated that it's a sign that your brain is running too slow - I am assuming you mean low baseline arousal by that?) when it's been shown to be a way of regulating and reducing stress, blocking out sensory input when overstimulated, and even a form of self-expression and communication. I'm sure that some stimming behaviour should be reduced or replaced but this take can easily be interpreted as ALL stimming behaviour being harmful or a sign of your brain not functioning "optimally." (I'd also be interested what optimal would look like to you and how flexible your definition of it is.) Also since the neuroscience is heavily simplified in the video I don't quite understand your explanation of it. Do you mean that ADHD comes with overall lower baseline arousal levels? (Arousal regulation does appear to be more unstable in people with ADHD from what I've read which makes sense given that both the dopaminergic and noradrenergic system are involved and stimulants are an effective but not perfect treatment. If I understood things correctly this could very well make it more difficult to enter and sustain a phasic mode, optimise PFC excitability and its associated cognitive and executive functions and sustain attention. I was under the assumption that ADHD is more about differences in attention regulation and adaptation of neuromodulatory systems to different situations (e.g. inattention AND hyperfocus, drowsiness AND overexcitability), including both noradrenaline to regulate cognitive functions (amongst other things) and dopamine for motivation, e.g. to see a multi-step task through. Then there's sensory processing (esp sensory gating), emotional regulation, impulse control and other issues that my guess is could be linked to these two systems in particular. This is just me rambling because I like this stuff, I'm still reading up on it because it's kinda hard to find conclusive research about some things and I was just curious which aspects of ADHD you covered and apply in your treatment. I was also wondering how your explanation fits into some common ADHD experiences that can be better explained by higher baseline arousal/a tonic firing mode which lends itself to the idea that the differences in arousal regulation are more complex than just "too little". Also, what's your take on other treatments? One of your comment replies suggests you're against stimulant treatment, but I don't want to put words in your mouth. These are just questions to understand what you said and are going for correctly. Also sorry if I worded anything in a weird way or if my reply is repetitive, I'm on mobile on my way home from a long day at work.
Thank you, I agree. I have ADHD and now my son does too. I think it can be hard to understand exactly what ADD and ADHD really are especially when you have never experienced it.
I do a lot of mouth stims like whistling or popping my mouth it seems to annoy others which sucks because I don’t know I’m doing it half the time. But now ik why ty!!
You can train your brain to improve its performance so the behaviors decrease. I just made a video on an affordable and accessible way to do that. Look for it soon.
There is nothing wrong with stimming, this is dangerous and if you are recently diagnosed please seek alternate youtubers for information (How to ADHD).
I was just diagnosed last year by 5 different professionals cuz I don’t trust anyone. I’m planning on going to get a brain scan to make 100% sure. I tried adderal and something else they didn’t work well for me. Weed is great it helps slow down my thinking.
I was diagnosed with adhd very early in my life which I am very greatful for and have gotten special help in school!! But for the longest time I get accused of having autism because of stimming but it helps with my focusing in school, Im highly affected by adhd but don't take medication because I don't have good affects by it 😬
one time my teacher reported to my mom that i was having "constant" anxiety attacks in class bc i was rocking back and forth and she didnt know it was just my adhd 😭😭 i have an iep and all that so she just misidentified the behavior but i still find it kind of funny
That's exactly what they said about my eeg when I was 13. They told my parents my brain went into sleep mode (while doing the reading test section 😂) it was purposely supposed to be a boring read. My parents were angry with me, because according to them, i "failed the test"!
This is the first time I have someone describe it this way and it makes perfect sense to me now .. I always thought that I had a ' Sleepy Brain ' and even coffee didnt work sometimes it made me more sluggish. Stimulants solved this deblitating symptom .
My husband is like "why are you moving your leg! stop it! but what happens is that later on I'll start verbally stemming which makes me look insane cause ill sing super loud or squeak for like 10 seconds and then I'm done 😂
Psychiatrist or therapist. A Psychiatrist can prescribe you meds if they decide you need to be on them, but a Psychologist & therapist cannot prescribe meds. If you wanna get an honest diagnosis, then see a therapist cause they are there to talk to you & get to know you, a Psychiatrist only cares about your symptoms so that they know what the "best" medication is to treat you with. I still haven't figured out what a Psychologist does, I know back in the day those were the people who did experiments on other people, but I think doing that kind of thing is illegal now lol.
As a kid I used to chew through pencils and eat chicken bones and just have a need in general to be able to bite down on things. Now when the need arises popcorn and kettle chips do the trick
What helps I I obey everything my owner Dr.Trish has taught an told me to do an will obey my owner Dr.Trish everything she says for me to do in the future
As far as o understand, the main reason relates to the bad communication in our brains. We lack certain chemicals in the brain (dopamine and one other thing) that helps transport communication in the brain. But because we have such low levels, a lot of things feel like they take a lot more effort than for neurotypicals and thats why the brain is just sort of exhausted. It's like the adhd brain is a kid trying to eat an adult meal. It's exhausting and sometimes impossible. So if your brain is exhausted by small, non engaging tasks of course it's tired. That's why we focus more easily in interesting stuff: more dopamine means communication transports better in the brain. But only while you do the thing 😅
The slow brain signals (delta and theta waves) are what she’s talking about, I think. You can look up the connection between brain waves and adhd for yourself cuz I don’t feel like typing all that stuff right now.
"Excessive slowing" this is not true! Our brains aren't slow at all, they are faster than the "normal brains" because they are smaller in one of the halfs and in the back, and because of that the blood circulation increases and information appears and Disappear faster, we also are Hypersensitive (Emotionally and In the 5 senses 🤚👂👀👄👃) caused by that fast blood circulation, but because our thoughs are running like crazy sometimes we cant pay attention to somenting that isnt for our speed, like this doctor long pauses between every single word, we can't slow down our speed, its an effort so big that we feel exhausted and just want to sleep. Now imagine this in every single thing in your Life (in school especially) We stim because doing one thing only is exhausting for our brains, and to be able to focus we create more stuff to do so we don't get stress and give up + ⬇️
Thats why sometimes when somoeme is talking slow we do the "shake the leg " thing, Unconsciously we have hope that it will Increase the speed of her slow talking and ends ups we calming us down. Sorry for my orthogramgism erros i'm portuguese. Love the effort you put in your channel tho! 💞 I dont mind you talking slow i Just change the settings to speed it up 😂😂💞💞
Everything you mention sounds more like severe anxiety than ADHD lol. I never actually had any issues when I was younger, I was just hyper a lot & didn't focus very well. Unfortunately I was disciplined in a negative way for behaving "inappropriately" or just not acting like everyone else, all this discipline caused me to have a seriously low self-esteem cause I'm also really sensitive lol, but then I developed other unrelated issues as I got older. So yeah ADHD isn't actually too disruptive of your everyday life, the way how people treat you when you have ADHD is the disruptive part of your life.
But I was also born in the 90's, mental health has always been a really taboo thing, probably within the last 10 years or so is when people finally started taking all our mental stuff seriously. So I'm hoping things will be different for my future kid as he/she is growing up.
Me again, you're right about the doctor's long pauses in this video, I couldn't even make it a minute & thirty seconds before I got bored & turn it off lol.
My mum friend who is a social worker told me that only people with asd stim and it’s kind of damgerging Cus I have adhd and stim and my mum won’t listen to me and now won’t take me seriously
What that friend said is totally untrue-- even neurotypical people (folks without adhd OR asd) stim, just for different reasons and in different ways. So sorry your mom believed that misconception. I'm sure it's hard to have to deal with that. Maybe consider showing her this video? Sharing another professional's information might help her learn the truth.
Just like vampberry said...Stimming is not only for ASD, many people do it to offset the needs of their Brain. But...You can improve your brain performance so it doesn’t need to anymore.
Hi Dr! I was wondering what's the difference between stimming and tics from a tic disorder. I have been diagnosed with ADHD, but recently I've wondered if the stuff I've been doing is actually from an underlying tic disorder or a result from stimming/fidgeting. Is there a way to tell which it would be?
hey! im not a doctor, but the difference between stimming and tics is that stimming is a sort of need/'itch' to do the thing (the stim), and tics are involuntary, like blinking.
@@maximumphlegm Hey thanks for the response! I'm still a bit confused on this, because there's some things that I just become aware that I'm doing some movements and not realizing there's a need/itch to do it. However, when I stop, it feels like I really need to move it. If I can focus on it for like 30 seconds or even a couple minutes I can get the feeling to subside, but there's still a feeling that if I move the whole body part, I'd end up doing the action I caught myself doing. Would that still technically be called a stim?
I tend to rock badk an forth when I am on the phone esp with doctors or insurance people I get so stressed out I tend to wonder away an my dad had to keep me on the kitchen so I won’t wonder off…it happens at work too I have to stay occupied or I’ll wonder off or take my necklace off an expensive picking (using needles to clean crevices in the chain links) so to prevent that I have music playing in rhr background but I do get annoyed with music so I use a Star Wars sized figure 2-4 of them an fidget with that when ppl don’t notice I’m stimming (I’m 31)
I'm 25 now and my vocal stiming has recently gotten worse and idk what to do. If I keep myself from doing it my throat becomes really uncomfortable, I even stim while I'm eating now
This sounds awesome and confusing to me. I’d like to do this but concerned the brighter light could also affect with my autism. Would it? Have you helped any autistic / ADHD individuals?
We send you a sensor and paste and you download a specialized app that walks you through the process in less than 20 minutes. It is very easy and informative. You can reach out to Jamie at jamie@drtrishleigh.com for more info. She can tell you all about it.
Has anyone had ADHD symptoms after COVID (we had Covid 8/2021, 8/2022 & again 9/2022). Anyone using nutrition (cutting out processed foods, sugar, grains, dairy, seed oils), TMS transcranical magnetic stimulation and/or Hyberbarric treatments?
Yes. This would be an excellent test for your kiddo. If you’re interested you can call Jamie, our operations manager and she can describe it to you. Her number is 919-548-5555.
Lots of my family members take prescription amphetamines to concentrate on work/school but that seems like a more bandaid solution. Flooding their brains with dopamine (with drugs or excess stimulation) seems like it will guarantee ADHD symptoms. The same way a type 2 diabetic taking insulin guarantees they will always be insulin resistance.
My brother has this program and it drives me nuts because I don't like any stimulation or the radio on at all. I've seen him fall asleep at church if he is not constantly moving around. He always says he is bored. I feel over stimulated and I want peace and quiet. I think that I have Aspergers.
I can help with that! Try the Muse brain training headband. You can purchase it from Muse with a 15% discount with the link below. It is very affordable and works! I have the Muse-2 and you can add the Biofeedback+ feature to listen to podcasts with brain feedback. You will enjoy it and it will help. You can add coaching with me if you are inspired. ;) Information on both is below. drtrishleigh.com/neurofeedback-coaching-program/
No it’s not lol, half of what she’s saying is bull shit and panders to one type of ADHD. Most of its really unhealthy and can lead to masking and imposter syndrome for other types of ADHD. Do research about other types of adhd before taking anything this woman has to say seriously.
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This makes so much sense, most people think that ADHD is the brain on “WAKE UP WAKE UP LETS GO” mode but really it’s “sleepy sleepy” mode and the constant getting up, stimming all that stuff is because we are trying to keep the brain awake.
Yeah this is the first time I’m hearing it framed this way, my mind is blown 🤯 Makes so much sense.
That’s not what adhd looks like gif me though. I don’t think she’s correct. Mine is over stimulated and so much do that I can’t focus.
@@quincyjones5676 Adhd is different for everyone.
I 100% agree! For me this video makes so much sense, I feel like I can give myself a break now like I’ve never heard it summed up this way and I’ve never had more clarity.:)
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I was recently diagnosed and having some of my 'strange' behaviors explained is cool because now I don't feel stupid for stimming, i.e. rocking, saying a phrase over and over, having music all the time, or videos, mouth popping, and other noises or movements
ESPECIALLY when I'm happy and brain go brr and my body just gotta move
i LOVE mouth popping tbh i just started doing it the other day and ik its prolly weird to have favorite stims but mine are rocking and popping rn
Brain go brr. 😂😂😂😂
I personally love walking to a certain rhythm/scuffing my toes in a beat, humming one tone, and tapping/moving feet
That video makes me very angry and sad that there are still so many "professionals" out there that make it seem as if ADHD is a lesser kind of brain chemistry than a neurotypical brain chemistry. And to say that our brain is slower than others make us seem dumb. And that is not the case! ADHD brains function differently. And that is nothing that needs to be fixed. We just have different weaknesses and strengths than others. We have a million ideas, are innovative, think outside the box and are very empathetic. I would not chnage this just to be more neurotypical. Just let ADHD brains stim and if it is disruptive than maybe children can learn to stim in a way that is less disruptive and society should be more accepting of people who need to stim. Not the ADHD brain or Autism brain needs to change. The neurotypicals should be more aware that there are other ways of being and that that is not lesser or better but other brains have just other needs.
THIS!! SO MUCH THIS!!
Yea this is weird I was diagnosed recently but I’m like hyper active mentally. It’s like I have 100 ppl in my head asking different questions and I can’t focus on one thing cuz I’m trying to do them all. My brain is like awake all the time. I take weed to help slow my brain down so I can focus on one thing. So o have no idea wtf she’s talking about.
True. 1st thing I thought about was this is some new age theoretical stuff that someone pitched and investors threw money at it. You can’t force a neurological problem to get better like that. That’s not how brain science works.
Thank you, I agree with you 100%
Thank you for sharing! This is what I've been trying to articulate. I so agree that the perception that ADHD brains need to be fixed needs to change. "NT need to be more aware that there are other ways of being... that is not lesser or better.." "Society should be more accepting of people who need to stim" Love these gems
i dont actually know if i have adhd, but im strongly suspicious of it after looking at how people with adhd act like little behaviours and symptoms. i didnt notice how likely it is i could have it because i have a lot of symptoms, i do a lot of things people with adhd usually do like subconcious behaviours and also stim a lot. im scared to tell my mother tho bc i was getting excited at the dinner table and started clapping my wrists together and she called me the r slur, then my dad furthermore made fun of autistic people and people with speech impediments. it made me feel so bad. and my mum has adhd too so i shouldnt even be that scared to ask for a test but i am. what should i do, all i can do right now is watch these videos for help...
update: my mum never ended up taking me to get tested but im stuck with the school counselor now D:
I'd say go ask them as soon as you feel comfortable :) your parents can't really be mad at you for wanting to look into something that is a possibility especially if your mom has ADHD as well
she called you the r slur? uhh wtf but you should def get checked because adhd usually is inherited from family members
Honestly don't let the slurs bother you, cause they are just words. But if you confront your parents, & they are willing to go with you to get diagnosed & receive treatment then you'll be okay. But if they refuse to help you, then I don't know what to say then... I'm sorry if things don't work out for you ://.
hi, thanks for the replies :) my mum is getting me tested because she caught on to my symptoms and she's also 100% sure that i have it as well. i'll update when i get results :>
Good luck with the diagnosis! I also think i might have ADHD, and probably a part of my family is nd too, but they never bothered to get themselfes diagnosed. When i told her this she didnt understand why i want to get the diagnosis, i dont think she understands how hard for me is doing Basic stuff (i did tried to explain it to her, but she just declines everything and says that all people go thought it) Whenether i stim or just walk from place to another in her presence shes so annoyed at me and making weird faces. A friend from her job (i never talked to them) told me to take the vitamins and exercise outside and that i dont have adhd(she told them that i self diagnosed by online tests 😭)
I stim a lot now, and develop more and more stims (i got 2 new ones recently) and im not really sure what to do! That might be by the lack of sleep and maybe strees or something else but i really Hope this isnt my fault
Sorry for the long comment, and also potential spell and grammar mistakes
I wrote a whole essay of a comment on how and why I consider the message of this video harmful (regardless of intent) with some neuroscience thrown into it about arousal levels and firing mode and cognition because screw it, but now I'm too self-conscious to post it. So I'll just say this: stimming, unless it's actively harming you or those around you (and no, "looking weird" to others does not count as harmful) is harmless and a great way to regulate yourself and sometimes even a form of self-expression and communication. Everybody does it, but differences in sensory processing and emotional regulation can make neurodivergent people more prone to it. Regardless, it's harmless, so feel free to keep doing it.
As for other struggles ... helping people with ADHD usually requires a combination of treatments, coping strategies catered to how their brain works, and self-acceptance. Neurofeedback training can be a part of that. What none of these things do is eliminate ADHD completely - nor do they have to. Yes, ADHD can be debilitating, but living a happy, healthy and fulfilling life is possible with ADHD and does not require making your brain completely "normal." Nor should that be the goal. Disabled or not, given how many brain functions are affected by ADHD, it is more than just a pathology. It is a completely different way for a brain to function. Again, some aspects of it _do_ cause suffering and should be addressed. But it also comes with different strengths and abilities. ADHD brains have value. People with ADHD and other neurodevelopmental conditions/differently wired brains can display great knowledge, passion, drive, creativity, empathy and new, innovative ideas under the right circumstances, their value deserves to be recognised (though what you "contribute to society" or whatever obviously doesn't make up your value). They should be supported to get to a place where they can be their authentic selves, feel overall content and cope with everyday life through coping strategies that respect how their brain works, and often medication and/or accomodations.
ND people are not just "broken normal" people, and they don't deserve to be treated like they're just that. ND and other disabled people deserve to be treated as reliable narrators of their own experience, and they should have a say in _what_ is treated and _how_ it is treated.
Hi. This is not a video that says anything bad about people with ADHD, or people who stim, it is to shed light as to why people do it and if they want help reducing the behaviors it is available to them. Neuro diversity is essential to recognize. If you’ve ever heard me speak before you know that my whole point is to help people optimize their brains to create a life that they love. That is different for every person. Just as different as their brains are. I think we agree you and I.
@@DrTrishLeighBrainRewire I agree with the intent you've stated here, but then I have to wonder why you replied to another comment that stimming can be harmful and is a sign of your brain not operating correctly. I'm also wondering why you seem to associate it with predominantly or only slow processing (as you stated that it's a sign that your brain is running too slow - I am assuming you mean low baseline arousal by that?) when it's been shown to be a way of regulating and reducing stress, blocking out sensory input when overstimulated, and even a form of self-expression and communication. I'm sure that some stimming behaviour should be reduced or replaced but this take can easily be interpreted as ALL stimming behaviour being harmful or a sign of your brain not functioning "optimally." (I'd also be interested what optimal would look like to you and how flexible your definition of it is.)
Also since the neuroscience is heavily simplified in the video I don't quite understand your explanation of it. Do you mean that ADHD comes with overall lower baseline arousal levels? (Arousal regulation does appear to be more unstable in people with ADHD from what I've read which makes sense given that both the dopaminergic and noradrenergic system are involved and stimulants are an effective but not perfect treatment. If I understood things correctly this could very well make it more difficult to enter and sustain a phasic mode, optimise PFC excitability and its associated cognitive and executive functions and sustain attention. I was under the assumption that ADHD is more about differences in attention regulation and adaptation of neuromodulatory systems to different situations (e.g. inattention AND hyperfocus, drowsiness AND overexcitability), including both noradrenaline to regulate cognitive functions (amongst other things) and dopamine for motivation, e.g. to see a multi-step task through. Then there's sensory processing (esp sensory gating), emotional regulation, impulse control and other issues that my guess is could be linked to these two systems in particular. This is just me rambling because I like this stuff, I'm still reading up on it because it's kinda hard to find conclusive research about some things and I was just curious which aspects of ADHD you covered and apply in your treatment. I was also wondering how your explanation fits into some common ADHD experiences that can be better explained by higher baseline arousal/a tonic firing mode which lends itself to the idea that the differences in arousal regulation are more complex than just "too little".
Also, what's your take on other treatments? One of your comment replies suggests you're against stimulant treatment, but I don't want to put words in your mouth.
These are just questions to understand what you said and are going for correctly. Also sorry if I worded anything in a weird way or if my reply is repetitive, I'm on mobile on my way home from a long day at work.
Appreciate this comment and perspective. I’d come away from this video with a distinctly Not Good feeling, and I think you’ve articulated why. Thanks.
Thank you, I agree. I have ADHD and now my son does too. I think it can be hard to understand exactly what ADD and ADHD really are especially when you have never experienced it.
I have adhd and I stim so thanks!!!!!
I stim too
I love the crinkle sounds
I do a lot of mouth stims like whistling or popping my mouth it seems to annoy others which sucks because I don’t know I’m doing it half the time. But now ik why ty!!
I have borderline adhd and stim
You can train your brain to improve its performance so the behaviors decrease. I just made a video on an affordable and accessible way to do that. Look for it soon.
@@southwestlickingschoolssuc7576 im sorry if this seems rude, but what is borderline adhd? sorry just curious
@@DrTrishLeighBrainRewire would neuroplasticity work as a sole treatment of ADHD?
@@Swameh no
There is nothing wrong with stimming, this is dangerous and if you are recently diagnosed please seek alternate youtubers for information (How to ADHD).
Thank you. This was super frustrating spam. SMH click baity.
I was just diagnosed last year by 5 different professionals cuz I don’t trust anyone. I’m planning on going to get a brain scan to make 100% sure. I tried adderal and something else they didn’t work well for me. Weed is great it helps slow down my thinking.
What's your suggestion take meds. lol
Had to pump this up to 1.5x speed just to stay with this
Im not even listening.
I was diagnosed with adhd very early in my life which I am very greatful for and have gotten special help in school!! But for the longest time I get accused of having autism because of stimming but it helps with my focusing in school, Im highly affected by adhd but don't take medication because I don't have good affects by it 😬
The lady really said SLEEPy SLEEPY MODE 💀
one time my teacher reported to my mom that i was having "constant" anxiety attacks in class bc i was rocking back and forth and she didnt know it was just my adhd 😭😭 i have an iep and all that so she just misidentified the behavior but i still find it kind of funny
That's exactly what they said about my eeg when I was 13. They told my parents my brain went into sleep mode (while doing the reading test section 😂) it was purposely supposed to be a boring read. My parents were angry with me, because according to them, i "failed the test"!
This is the first time I have someone describe it this way and it makes perfect sense to me now .. I always thought that I had a ' Sleepy Brain ' and even coffee didnt work sometimes it made me more sluggish.
Stimulants solved this deblitating symptom .
My husband is like "why are you moving your leg! stop it! but what happens is that later on I'll start verbally stemming which makes me look insane cause ill sing super loud or squeak for like 10 seconds and then I'm done 😂
How could I possibly get diagnosed?
Psychiatrist or therapist. A Psychiatrist can prescribe you meds if they decide you need to be on them, but a Psychologist & therapist cannot prescribe meds. If you wanna get an honest diagnosis, then see a therapist cause they are there to talk to you & get to know you, a Psychiatrist only cares about your symptoms so that they know what the "best" medication is to treat you with. I still haven't figured out what a Psychologist does, I know back in the day those were the people who did experiments on other people, but I think doing that kind of thing is illegal now lol.
Yes! I constantly have to tap a part of my body, pop my mouth, or bite the inside of my cheeks. Sometimes I hum too. But- 😅
Yes!! I bite my cheeks allll the time and I move my jaw side to side like a stretching feeling
@@sarahmartinez7609 same!!!!
As a kid I used to chew through pencils and eat chicken bones and just have a need in general to be able to bite down on things. Now when the need arises popcorn and kettle chips do the trick
wow this video kicked the AHA moment for me about ADHD.
All my life I thought ADHD are going 1000 mph in their brain.
What helps I I obey everything my owner Dr.Trish has taught an told me to do an will obey my owner Dr.Trish everything she says for me to do in the future
what is the science on the go to sleep mode? i'd just like to know more about what is going on that keeps me from being present
As far as o understand, the main reason relates to the bad communication in our brains. We lack certain chemicals in the brain (dopamine and one other thing) that helps transport communication in the brain. But because we have such low levels, a lot of things feel like they take a lot more effort than for neurotypicals and thats
why the brain is just sort of exhausted. It's like the adhd brain is a kid trying to eat an adult meal. It's exhausting and sometimes impossible. So if your brain is exhausted by small, non engaging tasks of course it's tired. That's why we focus more easily in interesting stuff: more dopamine means communication transports better in the brain. But only while you do the thing 😅
The slow brain signals (delta and theta waves) are what she’s talking about, I think. You can look up the connection between brain waves and adhd for yourself cuz I don’t feel like typing all that stuff right now.
"Excessive slowing" this is not true!
Our brains aren't slow at all, they are faster than the "normal brains" because they are smaller in one of the halfs and in the back, and because of that the blood circulation increases and information appears and Disappear faster, we also are Hypersensitive (Emotionally and In the 5 senses 🤚👂👀👄👃) caused by that fast blood circulation, but because our thoughs are running like crazy sometimes we cant pay attention to somenting that isnt for our speed, like this doctor long pauses between every single word, we can't slow down our speed, its an effort so big that we feel exhausted and just want to sleep.
Now imagine this in every single thing in your Life (in school especially)
We stim because doing one thing only is exhausting for our brains, and to be able to focus we create more stuff to do so we don't get stress and give up + ⬇️
Thats why sometimes when somoeme is talking slow we do the "shake the leg " thing, Unconsciously we have hope that it will Increase the speed of her slow talking and ends ups we calming us down.
Sorry for my orthogramgism erros i'm portuguese.
Love the effort you put in your channel tho! 💞
I dont mind you talking slow i Just change the settings to speed it up 😂😂💞💞
Everything you mention sounds more like severe anxiety than ADHD lol. I never actually had any issues when I was younger, I was just hyper a lot & didn't focus very well. Unfortunately I was disciplined in a negative way for behaving "inappropriately" or just not acting like everyone else, all this discipline caused me to have a seriously low self-esteem cause I'm also really sensitive lol, but then I developed other unrelated issues as I got older. So yeah ADHD isn't actually too disruptive of your everyday life, the way how people treat you when you have ADHD is the disruptive part of your life.
But I was also born in the 90's, mental health has always been a really taboo thing, probably within the last 10 years or so is when people finally started taking all our mental stuff seriously. So I'm hoping things will be different for my future kid as he/she is growing up.
Me again, you're right about the doctor's long pauses in this video, I couldn't even make it a minute & thirty seconds before I got bored & turn it off lol.
@@Rianna_B I watch everything (apart from music) at 2x speed otherwise I get bored
My mum friend who is a social worker told me that only people with asd stim and it’s kind of damgerging Cus I have adhd and stim and my mum won’t listen to me and now won’t take me seriously
What that friend said is totally untrue-- even neurotypical people (folks without adhd OR asd) stim, just for different reasons and in different ways. So sorry your mom believed that misconception. I'm sure it's hard to have to deal with that. Maybe consider showing her this video? Sharing another professional's information might help her learn the truth.
Just like vampberry said...Stimming is not only for ASD, many people do it to offset the needs of their Brain. But...You can improve your brain performance so it doesn’t need to anymore.
I had no clue I was stimming when I used to bang my head on the pillow or rock back-and-forth when I was a kid until now.
Hi Dr! I was wondering what's the difference between stimming and tics from a tic disorder. I have been diagnosed with ADHD, but recently I've wondered if the stuff I've been doing is actually from an underlying tic disorder or a result from stimming/fidgeting. Is there a way to tell which it would be?
hey! im not a doctor, but the difference between stimming and tics is that stimming is a sort of need/'itch' to do the thing (the stim),
and tics are involuntary, like blinking.
@@maximumphlegm Hey thanks for the response! I'm still a bit confused on this, because there's some things that I just become aware that I'm doing some movements and not realizing there's a need/itch to do it. However, when I stop, it feels like I really need to move it. If I can focus on it for like 30 seconds or even a couple minutes I can get the feeling to subside, but there's still a feeling that if I move the whole body part, I'd end up doing the action I caught myself doing. Would that still technically be called a stim?
I tic/stim like crazy because I mask it all day but I twitch a ton
Wow took me 31 years to know this #mindblown
Very informative thank you
I tend to rock badk an forth when I am on the phone esp with doctors or insurance people I get so stressed out I tend to wonder away an my dad had to keep me on the kitchen so I won’t wonder off…it happens at work too I have to stay occupied or I’ll wonder off or take my necklace off an expensive picking (using needles to clean crevices in the chain links) so to prevent that I have music playing in rhr background but I do get annoyed with music so I use a Star Wars sized figure 2-4 of them an fidget with that when ppl don’t notice I’m stimming (I’m 31)
i love the painting behind you.
I'm 25 now and my vocal stiming has recently gotten worse and idk what to do. If I keep myself from doing it my throat becomes really uncomfortable, I even stim while I'm eating now
This sounds awesome and confusing to me. I’d like to do this but concerned the brighter light could also affect with my autism. Would it? Have you helped any autistic / ADHD individuals?
Terence are my tics/stims and we have a love hate relationship
Hi Trish, what is the process used for the home QEEG mapping?
We send you a sensor and paste and you download a specialized app that walks you through the process in less than 20 minutes. It is very easy and informative. You can reach out to Jamie at jamie@drtrishleigh.com for more info. She can tell you all about it.
Sounds like a scam
Can you still do this while taking adhd meds?
Has anyone had ADHD symptoms after COVID (we had Covid 8/2021, 8/2022 & again 9/2022). Anyone using nutrition (cutting out processed foods, sugar, grains, dairy, seed oils), TMS transcranical magnetic stimulation and/or Hyberbarric treatments?
Will this work for my 7 yr old son?
I mostly do the bouncy leg movement and the tappy toes
I'd never heard of stimming. Not sure if it's mainly an American term (I'm British), or I've been living under a rock.
It's a popular term at least in the US!
I would like to look into this for my child. They are autistic and technically nonverbal so would it be possible to do this type of testing with them?
Yes. This would be an excellent test for your kiddo. If you’re interested you can call Jamie, our operations manager and she can describe it to you. Her number is 919-548-5555.
Awesome! Thank you so much!
Can stimming hurt? I have ADHD and I stim, sometimes it gets painful because of my head movements
Yes. If you stimulate a lot and aggressively it likely means that your brain is running quite slow. You could optimize it with brain training.
I like ur hanako pfp :0
@@swordbunni Thank you! I have a Hanako fictive. We are a system :)
Oh I cannot believe it us related, I m talking with music, singing whistling constantly
My brother has autism and over the years his tics and stimming has gotten worst. I wonder if it has to do with adhd?
Is that peridot ?
So people who are autistic do they stim for the same reason or are the reasons different?
This can be quite interesting but I can not follow it, because I get distracted, due to the slow talking. :(
Is this why some adhd folks have repetitive body focused behaviors?
My son like twitches with big deep breaths at the same time and bounces constantly. I try to give him fidget toys but they do nothing for him 😥
Does my ADHD explain my chronic fatigue?
Can you help people overseas? I'm in Australia. Recently diagnosed.
Yes. I work with many people in Australia.
I would love to help.
drtrishleigh.com/adhd-brain-training/
How young can you do this testing ?
I think I got tested around kindergarten or 1st grade
I Humm a lot. I try to catch and stop myself.
Lots of my family members take prescription amphetamines to concentrate on work/school but that seems like a more bandaid solution. Flooding their brains with dopamine (with drugs or excess stimulation) seems like it will guarantee ADHD symptoms. The same way a type 2 diabetic taking insulin guarantees they will always be insulin resistance.
Exactly. It is not healthy.
no sure i believe the sleepy speed logic, im constantly thinking. and not falling asleep
My brother has this program and it drives me nuts because I don't like any stimulation or the radio on at all. I've seen him fall asleep at church if he is not constantly moving around. He always says he is bored. I feel over stimulated and I want peace and quiet. I think that I have Aspergers.
Has this problem is what I meant to say.
Had to start over this video 4times...
I can help with that!
Try the Muse brain training headband. You can purchase it from Muse with a 15% discount with the link below. It is very affordable and works! I have the Muse-2 and you can add the Biofeedback+ feature to listen to podcasts with brain feedback. You will enjoy it and it will help.
You can add coaching with me if you are inspired. ;)
Information on both is below.
drtrishleigh.com/neurofeedback-coaching-program/
“You can watch my videos”🤭
Mmm m no
Like the video but you come across a bit a aggressive/rolled eyes at helping people...like uh 🙄😒 vibes
Scam alert !
Is this legit??
This is absolutely legitimate. You can look it up.
No it’s not lol, half of what she’s saying is bull shit and panders to one type of ADHD. Most of its really unhealthy and can lead to masking and imposter syndrome for other types of ADHD. Do research about other types of adhd before taking anything this woman has to say seriously.