Dave Davies
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You know, it seems kind of counterintuitive that stimulants would help with hyperactivity and impulse control, right? I mean, it seems like you're pushing it in the same direction that's the problem. What's the medical explanation for that?
You know, it seems kind of counterintuitive that stimulants would help with hyperactivity and impulse control, right? I mean, it seems like you're pushing it in the same direction that's the problem. What's the medical explanation for that?
So what are some of the non-drug treatments that are helpful in treating ADHD that people are discovering?
So what are some of the non-drug treatments that are helpful in treating ADHD that people are discovering?
So what are some of the non-drug treatments that are helpful in treating ADHD that people are discovering?
You read about Russell Barkley, a prominent ADHD researcher, and he has a lecture that has been viewed more than four million times on YouTube, right? What is his perspective of the disorder?
You read about Russell Barkley, a prominent ADHD researcher, and he has a lecture that has been viewed more than four million times on YouTube, right? What is his perspective of the disorder?
You read about Russell Barkley, a prominent ADHD researcher, and he has a lecture that has been viewed more than four million times on YouTube, right? What is his perspective of the disorder?
And you have to treat it because there will be downstream effects that you really want to avoid. Yes, exactly. I want to talk a bit about some of the research into the nature of this disorder. In 2002, you're right, there was an international consensus statement signed by 85 researchers defending the validity of the diagnosis of ADHD because there had been questions about it.
And you have to treat it because there will be downstream effects that you really want to avoid. Yes, exactly. I want to talk a bit about some of the research into the nature of this disorder. In 2002, you're right, there was an international consensus statement signed by 85 researchers defending the validity of the diagnosis of ADHD because there had been questions about it.
And you have to treat it because there will be downstream effects that you really want to avoid. Yes, exactly. I want to talk a bit about some of the research into the nature of this disorder. In 2002, you're right, there was an international consensus statement signed by 85 researchers defending the validity of the diagnosis of ADHD because there had been questions about it.
What was the thrust of their letter?
What was the thrust of their letter?
What was the thrust of their letter?
And has that held up to further study?
And has that held up to further study?
And has that held up to further study?
You're right that you found a consensus of sorts among most scientists that you spoke to about this question of whether it's a biological condition. What's the consensus?
You're right that you found a consensus of sorts among most scientists that you spoke to about this question of whether it's a biological condition. What's the consensus?
You're right that you found a consensus of sorts among most scientists that you spoke to about this question of whether it's a biological condition. What's the consensus?