Ned Hallowell has beat you out on this one. He has renamed it “VAST”, standing for Variable Attention Stimulus Trait. He says we ARE paying attention, we do NOT have a deficit of attention! It’s just that our attention is either on the “wrong” thing or it is pinballing all over the place. We look out at the beautiful clouds during a team meeting, or we hyper focus on something and forget to go to the dentist.

@allieoneal2033

Жыл бұрын

Or forget to even make the dentist appointment... Oops. Now, time to set a reminder on my phone to do that.

@cherylcrawford3581

Жыл бұрын

His books with Dr. Ratey are great. Of course I listened to them instead of reading them because …. ADHD.

@35mayocynthia

Жыл бұрын

I love that name that is a good name.

@jobethk588

Жыл бұрын

I vote for VAST.

@johnperkins1301

Жыл бұрын

Definitely the front runner in Penn’s new name contest

My personal preference is to refer to ADHD as “D.A.R.T.” - Dynamic Adaptive Reaction Thinking. The ability to drop into hyperfocus at the drop of a hat, and hold it, yet adapt to a new dynamic from a different point of perspective - at a moment’s notice, many times in swift succession, is not a handicap - it is a gift.

@jenniferharding6132

Жыл бұрын

Love this name!!

@simplyanindividuallackingt4578

Жыл бұрын

Ok that sounds awesome

@SaneAsLuna

Жыл бұрын

Nope. Won’t work in DFW Texas as that is the name of the mass transit system. Dallas Area Rapid Transit

@craftsman123456

Жыл бұрын

Nice

@hjduke5896

Жыл бұрын

I absolutely love this name I think we should fully consider this name and rename adhd DART

Someone I really look up to calls it "Adventure Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder," meaning that we experience a deficit of needed adventure. Present us with adventure and we thrive.

@SartorialDragon

7 ай бұрын

I LOVE Adventure Deficit!

@QuanticDreamer

6 ай бұрын

That resonates with me so well!

@Anita-pc2if

5 ай бұрын

nailed it 🎉

@theintica

3 ай бұрын

I have an adventure everytime I try going grocery shopping

@QuanticDreamer

3 ай бұрын

@@theintica I felt that

As a person diagnosed with bipolar disorder, I like to call it by a non-clinical name that people seem to understand better and like: "Tigger-Eeyore Syndrome". It describes for me what it feels like, and how my emotions come across when I either feel like Tigger (mania) or Eeyore (depression). I think more like Pooh and Piglet most of the time (either in deep thought or anxious). I appreciate the idea of coming up with non-clinical names for things that people go through with their brains. It's perfectly ok to be different- it's just how you cope with it to live your best life!

@senorsuave

6 ай бұрын

I'm sharing this with my wife, it's a beautiful description of a very common situation. Hope all is well for you!

@Cmars80

5 ай бұрын

I love this idea because it is so relatable. I have never been diagnosed with ADHD but I have always felt like i was different. In primary school I just thought I wasn't as smart as anyone else because i struggled to focus unless it was something i enjoyed doing.

@tigurehime1811

Ай бұрын

Eyore and tigger ❤

TOAST: Tons Of Attention, Simply Transitory. My good friend and housemate has it. Sometimes it's a superpower, and sometimes it's just hard. She is bombarded with all the input and thoughts all the time and switches focus quickly from one to another. She describes it like flipping through radio channels, but you aren't in charge of when it changes. I can't imagine what it must have been like in school for her! But she is the quickest wit I know. Can respond with a funny quip before I've even registered what someone said. Can make up a song on the spot. She's ferociously loyal to things and people she cares about. And she can monofocus like a boss.

@theholdernessfamily

Жыл бұрын

good one!

@sendtothisone

Жыл бұрын

Love this

@karengaray5114

Жыл бұрын

Love it!

@gracewenzel7035

Жыл бұрын

Yes. This one

@mattbryant4664

Жыл бұрын

I like it!

Not me, an ADHD adult, listening to this song over and over in hyperfocus mode, to try to memorize it 🙊🤣

@onceinabluemoon52

2 ай бұрын

that is me a 11 year old with every single song i listen to

@swurmhoe

2 ай бұрын

Yes hy focus mode😅

@swurmhoe

2 ай бұрын

❤​@@onceinabluemoon52

@swurmhoe

2 ай бұрын

​@@onceinabluemoon52you are not alone❤

@gersonpetit7035

3 күн бұрын

oh my goodness! That be me right now LOL.

Know what's awesome when you have a 2nd grader w/ ADHD? Having a 2nd grade teacher w/ ADHD. She totally gets it and I know I'm beyond fortunate to have her in our lives.

@theholdernessfamily

Жыл бұрын

That's great!

@ropshubop

Жыл бұрын

I had a similar experience in 7th grade, but my teacher hadn't been diagnosed at the time. We just really got along well and then years later when I ran into him at a chinese place he was all "DUUUUDE, I get it"

@SweetyHelen92

Жыл бұрын

This is awesome!

@annebethkuijs9442

Жыл бұрын

Same here, I'm so glad my daughter has her awesome teacher from age 4-7 at school (they have the same teacher in the first 3 classes). She is one of his favorite students and it resulted in her having lots of self-esteem and being able to laugh about the goofy symptoms ❤🎉😂 I'm not sure he is diagnosed but I'm pretty sure about him having it, but it helps him in his job!

@Graceistheplacewiththehelp

Жыл бұрын

I’m 13 and have adhd, my second grade teacher was a nightmare, when I kept getting distracted, she would pretty much put me in detention, my schools version of detention was called “the time out room” it was a 6x6 room with only a desk and a very unstable plastic chair, my parents had to actually pull me out of school and put me in virtual school, I’m returning to in person school in august for 8th grade, I hope I have a better experience. By the way, she is still working at that school, I checked the staff lists.

My entire life would have been changed if this conversation would have happened 30 years earlier.

@amypratt9946

Ай бұрын

Mine, too. The trauma from teachers and people in my social circle who didn’t understand was very real and intense. So many missed opportunities from having to sit still and “listen” six hours every day in school!

My daughter's psychiatrist explains it as Boredom Intolerance. I feel like that actually explains the problem so much better.

@KJAlways

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I can relate to having that problem of boredom intolerance! 🤣

@SweetyHelen92

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha it doesn't explain it but it does nail it 😂

@KJAlways

Жыл бұрын

@@SweetyHelen92 It's simple we don't tolerate boredom and is what makes us behave the way we do. We don't have an inability to pay attention unless we are bored to death, which lowers our dopamine levels! 😂🤣

@davidmcdonnell8473

Жыл бұрын

I can totally relate to this.I can't sit alone with my thoughts I need to do something with my mind (even if it's just scrolling tik tok)

@JanelleC

11 ай бұрын

For some people that would work, but not me. My brain is almost always racing and I’m always exhausted by it. I don’t notice feeling bored, I’m sick of my brain trying to constantly sprint

I doubt this comment will ever be seen, but I just want to say that I really appreciate how your family is so positive about ADHD. My dad has it (undiagnosed, but we all know he has it) but instead of being valued for the good, people always talk about how he can't remember stuff or get organized. I was diagnosed a couple years ago, in my early twenties, and I've slowly been learning more about it. The first video I watched on your channel was the Under The Sea/ADHD song, and it made me cry. It was the first time I'd heard ADHD talked about in a positive way, explaining what good and wonderful about the different way that we think. I've been trying to change the narrative in my own circle of friends and family, but it's hard when they already have such a negative opinion of it, and because I'm a girl, a lot of people don't even believe I have it -- including some of my previous doctors. Anyway, all this to say thank you -- it's important that more people see ADHD as a real thing and a good thing, a difference in thinking, not a disorder, and I really appreciate the positive advocacy you are doing.

@QUICKBOOKS1

Жыл бұрын

I've had a problem with the two words Deficit & Disorder. I haven't ever had it, but, I know some people who DO.

@karlaschall8615

Жыл бұрын

I have it and I love having it. I can't remember a lot of stuff but I love writing and it really helps me out so much when it comes to focusing on things and I'm trying to publish a book now to. I know what triggers it the most but sometimes it's just being around my friends that makes it worse. All my friends care about me and if they don't like my adhd then they can go suck it. My daughter may have it to and it's fine we can be crazy together. I'm supposed to be on mess but who needs mess when you got a pen and paper lol

@kateramsey5295

Жыл бұрын

I'm sorry you feel so bad about being ADHD. My whole family, Dad (deceased) Mom, in her 70's, brother, sisters, and I (female), all in our 50's, all 4 of my children, likely both of my granddaughters, all function this way, as do most of our friends. My sister -in-law(neurologically normal) is so non-typical of our associates. The poor woman doesn't follow our humorous conversations, find our favorite movies funny, and other things. She is the abnormal one, but we adore her anyway. I hope, from here on, you can embrace our different ways of approaching life as just that, DIFFERENT NOT DEFICIENT.

@spacecadet4069

Жыл бұрын

@@calebbarnes5652 My comment? 😅 I do tend to ramble...

@theholdernessfamily

Жыл бұрын

So glad you are here with us!

I absolutely agree 100%!! I think it should be called: Creative Attention Difference Dynamic! CADD! I also have ADHD, and we are the musicians, the entertainers, the creative artists, the comedians, we are sensitive, we are intelligent, we are AWESOME!!!

This made me smile! I'm autistic, and although I don't have ADHD, I can relate to Penn's frustration with people using labels to degrade neurodiversity. Penn, you are a comedy genius and I am so grateful for this beautiful celebration of neurodiversity!😁

i have adhd, ptsd, manic bi-polar with anxiety and panic attacks....gen x......i am a fighter, a surviver and i will survive no matter if i want to or not. 😂

I agree that "attention deficit" is SO problematic because it doesn't account for our hyperfocus on interesting things. One of the many reasons I love this channel is that it showcases how successful an ADHD person can be when they embrace their strengths and talents and work with them, not against! And, of course, when they have an amazing partner with complementary strengths - Kim is a rockstar! HAPPY BIRTHDAY PENN! So grateful for your example. You're an ADHD superhero!

@sarahvanburen7819

Жыл бұрын

Woohoo! Neurodivergent parents, spouses, and creative workers for the win! Autistic lady here who loves to support everyone under the neurodivergent umbrella, which includes you lovely ADHD folks! :)

@snoopygonewilder

Жыл бұрын

The only thing I can hyperfocus on is reading. I can literally wake up start reading and not stop until the sun goes down or even after.

@robbymounce5764

9 ай бұрын

@@snoopygonewilder Do you EAT…………………? 😳 😱

@naolucillerandom5280

2 ай бұрын

​@@robbymounce5764 As someone who has done this in more than one occasion. No. Unless someone else drags you out the room and you can keep reading while eating, no, you do not eat.

@misspat7555

2 ай бұрын

I wish I had a Kim. It’s different for women, who are traditionally expected to organize and maintain the family day to day. 😔

Extra Sensory Cerebral Activity Great Job Guys, removing the stigma and showing ADHD for what it is but also not shying away at the end and pulling the curtain back to say that it sucks sometimes... As a 90's kid they through everything at me to try to how to learn, it took me till I was 28 to figure out punctuation!

@user-ud8ec1xn6d

3 ай бұрын

With the initials of this one, Penn could make an adaptation song for YMCA!😁

TATT - Thinking All The Things!

@misspat7555

2 ай бұрын

E.E.A.T.- Everything, Everywhere, All the Time! 🤣

Absolutely, we need to stop calling things that are within the human condition "disorders". Being different isn't a disorder.

@thedarkbard

8 ай бұрын

Yeah, same with ASD. It’s not a disorder, it’s a key part of my personality. It’s not like a tumor, it’s who I am.

@ManySkies

4 ай бұрын

It is to most neurotypicals, seemingly...

@user-ud8ec1xn6d

3 ай бұрын

I agree 1000%! (Yes, the extra 0 is intentional) Being different is HUMAN!

@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword

3 ай бұрын

@@thedarkbardI have both, and I refuse to see myself as inherently disordered. I have mental health issues, and those are disorders that I need to fix, but the innate physical structure of my nervous system and the way it works is not disordered. It's just different. Society is disordered for not being inclusive enough.

@thedarkbard

3 ай бұрын

@@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword I can’t tell. Are u agreeing with me?

Renaming ADHD has been suggested so many times over the years. The people who need to be convinced to rename it are the American Psychiatric Association (the APA publishes the DSM, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) and the World Health Organization (the WHO publishes the IDC, aka the International Classification of Diseases). A name update for the condition would probably be more easily embraced via research and academic routes. One prominent research route would be NIMH (the National Institute of Mental Health), whose RDoC (Research Domain Criteria) is characterized as "a research framework for new approaches to investigating mental disorders" and is understood to be more open to new ideas.

@beckischellinger5150

2 ай бұрын

Very true! However it won't get any attention there without input (insistence and ironically attention) without an external drive from patients and physicians seeing patients. It has to be brought up multiple times from multiple sources before that will even start. I say this as a physician with ADHD. And currently stuck in (and enjoying it!) this short video while waiting for my medication to absorb enough to do charts and staring at an Epic screen. In 30 minutes I could have worded this better, but hopefully I will be being productive in mandatory tasks at that time

Honestly guys, I hope you understand what you're doing for us (me). I've struggled with being told to "shut up and sit still" my whole life. This is the first channel I've seen that addresses this in a way that makes me feel good. When I say "Thank you" I want you to know the weight of those two words.

@MaidMirawyn

Жыл бұрын

"WHY CAN'T YOU JUST STAY STILL?" "I try, really." "Just try harder!" Oh, because that works…At least now, at 49, I actually know why!

@debddit

10 ай бұрын

Yes, my whole life only for me it was more that my sensitivities weren't real and I was over reacting. Total mind fuck

I was diagnosed with it at age 50 - I am now 71 - and I disagreed with it until I learned (several years after the initial diagnosis) that the ability to hyperfocus was part of the wiring inside of my head and part of what was being called ADHD, even though I am not hyperactive. This label is SO misunderstood..!

@RaftingBear

2 ай бұрын

You and I (and many others) are just ADD, without the H. But the DART idea covers us, too!

@misspat7555

2 ай бұрын

Yeah, I didn’t think I could have ADHD (granted I was a young teen at the time) because I could REALLY focus on things my brain happened to find interesting, and had never been hyperactive, even as a wee tot. Turns out these are both part of ADHD-PI or, as I like to put it, ADHD without the H! 😁

I have ADHD. I’m a therapist. Part of my job is teaching people to accept themselves, imperfections and perfections. I agree, calling ADH a “disorder” is doing society a grave disservice. Our kids and newly diagnosed adults go around thinking they’re broken!! There’s no such thing as a broken person, just broken bones. And!!! Normal is just a setting on the dryer, honey. Oh. I’m unmedicated for ADH because my brain and body chemistry make it prohibitive. So I fall back on ungodly amounts of caffeine! Point is, I’m right there with you, Penn!!!! And lest I forget, happy birthday, Penn!!!

@PatMcFadyenGrowingGradeByGrade

Жыл бұрын

Yes! It's a disservice. Then so many people spend untold amounts of time and energy trying to "fix" themselves instead of living their best life and bringing their awesomeness to the world! It's a difference, not a disorder.

@theholdernessfamily

Жыл бұрын

"normal is a setting on the dryer" 😂😂😂

@tamsintimmers3812

Жыл бұрын

Pat, right there with you. Neurodivergent is a term I’ve heard a lot of people identify themselves as. I’ve embraced it, too!! I’m neurodivergent, not disordered.

@PatMcFadyenGrowingGradeByGrade

Жыл бұрын

@@tamsintimmers3812 Yes! Rock on! ❤

@majormana1

Жыл бұрын

well i am broken but that has nothing to do with my adhd while directly i have perment hole in 1 of my ankle bones.

I was diagnosed with ADHD just last year at 47 years old. I grew up in the 80s when it was thought that ADHD affected primarily boys, I was more of a daydreamer than hyper active (teachers quickly learned not to have my seat near the windows), and I could hyperfocus when reading. (The only time I received something other than an "A" for conduct was when I received a "B" and the teacher's comment was that I read too much.) I honestly thought my brain was broken because I'm great at procrastinating, I tend to lose my keys, my phone, and my chapstick, and I'm easily distracted if I'm not interested in something. It was actually a relief to be diagnosed.

@wordforger

Жыл бұрын

lol. OMG. I got the "I... would really hate to tell someone not to read so much, but..." speech when I was like in 5th/6th grade. I also learned the word "procrastinate" when I got the "You're so smart. I don't understand why you always procrastinate," speech.

@MaidMirawyn

Жыл бұрын

Okay, we're like the same person. I was born in 1973, same issue, and I was just diagnosed a couple of months ago, at 49. Now I'm like, "Suddenly my entire life makes sense…"

@jcschreidl

2 ай бұрын

Same, girl! Same!

from one adhd person to another i think you'll get a kick out of this one: Attention De- OH SQUIRLE!!!!!

“E3 ENERGY!!!” (E-cube) Extremely Excited Expandable Energy!! (Or E4 for even shorter) -- this has GOT to be the new Name for ADHD!

@wendy645

3 ай бұрын

I have ADHD, but aside from my jiggling legs, all of the H is inside my head. I also have multiple autoimmune issues, and am fatigued 24/7, so I feel like I'm even failing at having ADHD 😫

I like to think of my ADHD as Alternate Functional Neurodiversity. Still quite long but removes some of the negativity. Also Happy Birthday Penn! 🎂 🥳

@shadowdoomrobotnik

Жыл бұрын

AFN sounds pretty nice, actually. I can see it working for other disorders too, such as Asperger’s syndrome (autism).

@llamasugar5478

Жыл бұрын

Or shorten it to Functional Neurodiversity- _Fundiversity_ !! 🥳

@Lyandra01

Жыл бұрын

@@llamasugar5478 I approve of this suggestion! The redundancy of “alternate” with “diversity” was really bothering me. 😅

@cammie49

Жыл бұрын

How about Creative Alternate Neurodivergence (CAN) 😊

@ChrisSandtSmith

Жыл бұрын

Functional Uncontrolled Neurodiversity (FUN) "I don't have ADHD, I have FUN!"

I didn’t go to college until I was 40. It was only then I was diagnosed ~ called me “the lost generation” because I am ADD, the opposite of hyperactive. I am also naturally quiet so because I didn’t present with behavior issues, I flew under the radar as a kid. In nursing school when we were learning about ADHD, there was real confusion about detecting the differences ~ so another classmate (she was ADHD and had all the typical hyperactive traits) and I basically volunteered and put a face with each name. Everyone was like oooohhhh but y’all are so different! Exactly ~ plus I had 40 years of coping mechanisms so on the outside, I appear organized with my calendar and post it notes. I was raised by an organized mom which was my only saving grace. Ironically it was also the mask that made things look fine from the outside while internally I felt like I have to work three times as hard as others just to keep it all together. Also ~ my stepmom still says I have a “learning disability.” ADD has absolutely nothing to do with intelligence. I am naturally smart and enjoy learning new things but I absolutely hated school as a kid. All of this to say: there is hope ~ even on days when you catch yourself almost putting coffee creamer away in the microwave.

@christaverduren690

Жыл бұрын

Finding BBQ sauce in with the coffee mugs and dish soap in the fridge. I just laugh at myself. I'm 52 and was diagnosed at 49, my son has ADHD and Autism (I have autism too lol wonder where he got it from?) lol

@violetopal6264

Жыл бұрын

I tried putting bread away with the plates today.

@kathyteel7696

Жыл бұрын

Agree with all this, except...having a learning disability doesn't mean you're not intelligent. So, true, ADHD has nothing to do with intelligence, but neither do learning disabilities. In fact, the presence of intelligence happening at the same time as the lack of a skill is one way we know a learning disability is happening.

@erincounts8209

Жыл бұрын

@@kathyteel7696 you are absolutely correct! My point there was just educating on old school judgements to the neurotypical can be exhausting. Hopefully my comment didn’t seem insensitive to learning disabilities ~ that was not at all my intention. I’m thankful to live in an era that we are learning more and more about the intricacies of neurology everyday! I find it all fascinating.

@cammie49

Жыл бұрын

My daughter was super quiet. Turned out she was dyslexic…a word processing problem. She could not get words out of mouth fast enough to have a conversation. She was a very frustrated extrovert but 2 days on Ritalin and everything in her brain sped up so words could fally come out of her mouth as she thought them. It was 10th grade and she could finally talk & make friends! The Ritilin also helped her get organized and be calm so then we realized she was also ADHD.

I'm a clinical social worker and I couldn't agree more! I love my job, I hate diagnosing "disorders" (I'm a practicing therapist); it's judgy and labels all the "bad" or things that are "wrong" with people. Why can't we celebrate our differences?! At the very least remove the stigma and acknowledge that because someone had a different way of doing things (or having undesired thoughts if I can so branch out on my soapbox) that's is a "disorder"? Why can't it simply be that it's different than what society (* DSM developers*) says is "normal". Specific to ADHD, I have this conversation often and share your videos on this topic with my clients. Keep advocating and being loud about it- only way change happens!

Thanks in part to you (and others who talked about their ADHD experiences online) I finally realized what had been causing me trouble with stupid little things like organizing, doing homework, cognition of words being directly addressed to me, and completing basic chores my whole life. I never really had the 'hyperactivity' and tended to get more in trouble for focusing too well--on the wrong things--and misplacing stuff. I was interested in learning so it wasn't all that hard to pay attention in class unless there were a million things happening around me at once. I was a gifted female student, too, so I was more likely to be called lazy back in the 90s-early 2000s than to have someone suggest I might have ADHD (or ADD). As I got older I started to suspect something was going on that wasn't being accounted for because I noticed that my working memory was seriously slow/bad compared to many of my peers, even if, given enough time, I'd trounce them in every subject otherwise. Learning that ADHD is more about difficulties with task switching and working memory than hyperactivity or inability to pay attention suddenly made my whole life make more sense.

@carolinebarnes-fm9cr

9 ай бұрын

Can relate to so much of what you said. I'm 38 this week so know what you mean about the attitudes in education then. Although not enough has changed even nowadays.

I'm a child of the 70's/80's... Mensa member, Intertel member... I grew up in a time before this was being recognized. I am a textbook ADHD case. Self-diagnosed. I love that your girl appreciates your brain. Me and my girl are getting ready to celebrate 22 years of marriage and I love how much my wife puts up with me. On our first road trip I was doing math with mileage markers, time, fuel consumption and however many of each color car we passed. She was like 'What are you doing?' My only answer was. "I need input' :) Love this song... thanks for what you do!

@christaverduren690

Жыл бұрын

I love that! "I need input!" Number 5 needs more input! I so feel like that a lot of the time. (Short Circuit the movie)

@scottadler

Жыл бұрын

I'm self-diagnosed. Also a Mensa member. My wife just rolls her eyes. She's used to it. Did you ever seek help from a professional who told you that you deep down wanted to be hyper-focused and absent-minded?

@hyperfocused7029

Жыл бұрын

I chose my username back in the 90s when I was researching my own suspected AD(H)D. I was finally diagnosed in my 30s, after a lifetime of typical girl symptoms. You know the drill. Noisy boys get treatment, daydreaming girls with our heads in a book get told we’re lazy. Still, I wouldn’t give up my creative, funny mind for all the A’s I didn’t earn. (And as a huge musical theatre fan, I adored this.)

@DawnDavidson

Жыл бұрын

@@hyperfocused7029feeling ya, here. I was diagnosed at 49. But I was famous for having my head stuck in a book on road trips. And I managed to screw up a report in 3rd grade because I spent so much time on the visuals I forgot to write the actual report! And I LOVE this song!

@hyperfocused7029

Жыл бұрын

I bet you’re familiar with this oft repeated scene from my childhood road trips: “Look, Hyper, there’s a giant ball of string/pasture full of horses/landmark! (A few miles pass until I get to a good stopping place and look up at the window) “Where?”

At 63 years old I’ve lived with this “gift” for a long time. It truly is awesome if you like being able to process information on multiple levels but don’t mind mounds of papers, clothes left laying around, or people that don’t understand HOW we process information. Often others will fill the uncomfortable gaps in conversation created when my brain is assembling a response to 5 different topics at once. It needs a different name & immediately. Then it needs to make it into DSM-5. Awesome is not what it is always but it is a gifts that’s more people should have. It’s not a stigma but it can be a challenge for other people. I’m all in on VAST!!!

@ladle24

Жыл бұрын

You should see my stack. No one else can touch it, or the whole thing will collapse.

EMF Energetic Mind Frequencies. Our brains move faster than everyone else which keeps us busy and creative. That's why our minds and bodies jump around so much because of the frequency and speed of our brains Also i have a playlist of you videos because they make me feel better about having "EMF"

Totally agree! My daughter and I are both diagnosed, and we applied our ADHD superpowers (and online glossaries) to come up with something better. Here’s what we landed on (it even plugs neatly into the song 🎉): Anomalous Creative Hyperfocusable Courage

@SartorialDragon

7 ай бұрын

Love the courage!! ❤ But not the anomalous, because i want to get rid of the notion that the others are normal and we aren't, just cause there are more of them.😢

ADHD is my husband’s superpower but living with him is challenging!! Julie Andrews would be proud of this re-make!!! ❤

All these ‘disorders’ came about after they started expecting everyone to conform to the same mold. Sit there, do your what you’re told, be quiet. Anyone outside of that was wrong or broken. No, this system is relatively new, throughout history, hyper focusing was a good thing. It’s how people became masters of their work. It’s how incredible wonders of the world were made. Just my opinion.

You need to win an award for this song ♥You're positive! You're awesome and you and Miss Kim made cry at the end 🥰 HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Penn 🎂 So, for now I'm just happy calling ADHD... Penn! Because you embody everything that makes me happy and positive and proud about that other acronym 😃

Thank you for making this topic a priority and for highlighting the positives that are involved with having “ADHD”. I agree that it is in need of relabeling. Might I suggest the acronym S.M.A.R.T.! Sensory Magnified Action Response Thinking. My senses noticed something that has redirected my thought process and has motivated me to move forward onto my next interesting activity. 🤔

I love this. I have two daughters very close in age and one has ADHD. They are both amazing, but so very very different. It makes me sad because so few people recognize my younger daughters strengths. They get so frustrated and criticize my parenting for trying to work with her instead of punishing her. Ironically, I worry about how my older daughter feels because her sister does have more visible "super powers," especially in sports. I just want them both to realize how amazing they are. I'm with you on giving this a more positive name for all the amazing people out there.

@roxiegraham8521

Жыл бұрын

I'm a mom of two girls who are also close in age. The youger one is diagnosed with ADHD and the older one is not. It is sometimes hard on the older one because though she does great academically, she isn't as social or as good at sports as her sister. The thing is, I think both of my daughters have ADHD but different forms of it. Their dad probably would have been diagnosed as ADHD if it had been a thing during his childhood. I was the good student, like my oldest daughter, and never thought that I could also have ADHD but he showed me that I do (undiagnosed) but have learned to use my unique skills as a benefit, though sometimes I find it hard to concentrate because my mind is being extra hyperactive and going too many directions at once.

@cammie49

Жыл бұрын

Yep, keep an eye on the neurotypical dsughter! My younger sister is only one year younger…and I was the ADHD gifted athlete with boundless energy and enthusiasm. She was always good, quiet and got straight As…but I got all the attention and smiles. As an introvert, she was crying inside and none of us noticed. She spent her whole life trying to get approval from our parents…even got a PhD from Stanford and I am just a Mom who hops from one part time job to the next. Somehow she’s still crazy jealous. Can’t ever get over the attention I got for constantly being late and forgetting things and throwing my energy wherever family needed it.

@notthegrandma5733

Жыл бұрын

I have twin boys, one clearly has ADHD, the other doesn't. I have it (I will finally admit), and it helps that I can recognize and be able to relate to my one son's experiences. On the other hand, it is frustrating, too seeing myself in him LOL plus dealing with people calling him lazy, inattentive, etc. Yet, he is extremely talented with so much potential. Sadly, people only focus on the negative and a lot of people who don't have it don't even want to try to understand. It is one of those things that is really hard to explain.

Holy crap! This is amazing I relate so much but honestly I was happy when I was diagnosed because of videos like this. With Penn constantly calling it a superpower on the amszing race and music videos. It makes me feel proud that I have my own power as well. Also it means when I want to express my ADHD I just play ADHD parody of under the sea. ALSO HAPPY BIRTHDAY PENN!!! I do agree it think it would be beneficial to have a new name for those who struggle with identity like a lot of kids it was be scary and sad to be called a Disorder like ADHD is a bad thing. Yes it's hard but it is also amazing and is a special power that not everyone has. I really hope they come up with a name thay embodies the community the surrounds it and realise that it is truly a super power.

@theholdernessfamily

Жыл бұрын

Love that you feel proud of your super power!

My husband bought me that shirt for Christmas... LOVE it! So soft and... SQUIRREL!

I love your positivity Penn! My ADHD makes me an incredible preschool teacher yet I get down on myself because my brain doesn’t work like other people’s. ADHD is such a box and while I hate the name, the past name failures are indicative of the myriad of symptoms experienced, some total opposites. I prefer neurodivergent. I think differently from others and that’s not just ok, it’s supercalafragalisticexpialodocious!

First of all, as a person with ADHD, I watched this video at double speed, which I do for a lot of KZread videos and it's exponentially better! :D Secondly, I prefer "Polymorphic neuro-focus stimulation". Also, congrats Pen. You're closing in on that milestone. Been there, done that. It's no big deal.

@Penny-ts5ec

Жыл бұрын

What?? How?? That's a thing???? Not adhd here at all lol

@johnkidd4605

Жыл бұрын

Just rewatched it at double speed, and you are so right!

@annabattista2530

Жыл бұрын

Oh my gosh I almost always watch KZread at double speed. Glad I’m not the only one. I wish there was a double speed setting for everything

@theholdernessfamily

Жыл бұрын

Love that you watched it at double speed

Alternative Executive Function Processing I thought of it on the fly 😂 just spitballing. Happy birthday Penn!

This is exactly why I knew I needed to homeschool my son! He is such a great kid, and because of his energy he would have been labeled as a bad kid. Not gonna happen at home!

Before falling in love with the Holderness family in 2020, I was a ‘daydreamer and procastinator and perfectionist’. I would tell people that I have the other disorder - obsessive compulsive, but this didn’t really explain how my brain seemed to be different to ‘normal’. Now, at 75, I ‘m learning from you and the wider Holderness community that I have many ADHD traits. I have a very good memory and good health. Last year I changed careers and am now working as an auditor. I call my unfinished things, especially in my garden, ‘projects’, and just change the dates on my things to do today lists. I’m constantly distracted. In spite of all of that, people admire how ‘organised’ I am - ha! Thank you so much Penn, for this song. I like the VAST name.

Thank you so much. I use your ADHD videos for parent/ child training in our children’s hospital. I assign yours one other KZreadr videos weekly for the diagnosis education part. The support needs to be much more positive. This work matters.

@tracy3418

Жыл бұрын

You should check out the videos by "how to adhd" as well. She's great too.

@theholdernessfamily

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, thank you for letting us know.

Penn and Kim, I sent this to my 26 year old son who was diagnosed in first grade. He’s a firefighter/EMT. Thought it might make him smile. (Sent it to his wife too cause she relate I’m sure! )

@theholdernessfamily

Жыл бұрын

thanks for sharing!

@llamasugar5478

Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure the guy who does Fire Department Chronicles is ADH, and he is awesome!

Thank you so much for bringing light to this subject. It's so great that you're helping to change the stereotype of adhd as a different thinking/learning style vs a disorder. I appreciate you being such a positive role model as an adhd'r myself. And yes, it does need a more positive name that reflects the positive parts of the thinking differences.

As someone who was actually diagnosed at age 8 with ADHD.. I ❤️This video!!!! I’m also a therapist and we definitely need a new name for it!! I went all through my 20’s refusing to believe it was a real diagnosis because I hated the name and the judgment that came from it. In my 30’s I’m just owning that my brain is different- but I like that. It helped to have college professors diagnosed with it be so open and honest. 💖

I love this! As someone who's had ADHD my whole life, I can relate to this on so many levels. In the 80's though we were dubbed as, "lazy," "disrespectful," "out of control," "talkative," along with some other very hurtful stigmas that stuck with us. Finally in the late 90's more was known about our "superpower." I was a senior in high school; 3 months from graduating the first time I was finally diagnosed. As an adult it's still hard. I have 4 children and every single one of have them have been diagnosed. My husband is a Rockstar, though. To be the only one in a full house that doesn't have ADHD I can't imagine how hard it must be at times. There are many days I still wish I was "normal." That my brain functioned like others. That I wish I could start a task and finish it regardless of my interest or what was going on around me unmedicated. Then I see things like your video letting me know I'm not alone, I'm not weird, I'm not really all that different and it makes me smile. Thank you for reminding me I'm not alone. I don't have a deficit. My brain works differently, and that's OK. Sorry, I don't have a clever renaming suggestion. 😅 Happy Birthday, Penn!

@majormana1

Жыл бұрын

3rd grade in 90s after round about explusion from k called me a spazz it sucks

@Trufriend61

Жыл бұрын

I am glad that I have never been "normal" or that my brain functions differently than most! As a child growing up in the 60s and 70s I heard many of the same things you heard Nancy as well as being called "difficult", "disruptive" and a daydreamer. In grade 5 my desk was placed behind a bright yellow pegboard screen because I was told I was a distraction to my classmates! They sent me for different types of tests, without my parents' knowledge or consent but I never got any proper diagnosis until now. I've spent most of my life struggling, without help or support until recently, and being the outcast, the "black sheep" of the family. Not only do I live with ADHD but also Celiac Disease and IBS.

@Indie_Calls

Жыл бұрын

It might seem like it sucks that all your kids share your neurodivergence. However, I think it's absolutely wonderful, because you know about it first-hand, having it yourself. This way, you're able to teach your children valuable coping strategies and how to maneuver through life with it. My mom, throughout her life, had struggled with me and my sister, because her being neurotypical, she never knew what to do to help us, and all she ever wanted was to have an answer. We get our attention deficit from our dad, but although he was never properly diagnosed, he had all the tell-tale signs, from childhood to now. He also never really cared to get diagnosed, just kind of accepted that he wasn't "normal". My sister and I are only recently coming to terms with our neurodivergence in our adulthood, but we understand each other so well thanks to it. It's a strange little bonding tool in its own way. I often worry about having kids who could be born with my neurodivergent traits, so to speak, because I would never want for them to struggle the same way I did growing up. However, my sister told me the same thing I'm telling you: it gives you an edge as a parent, because you'll give them the necessary tools and tricks to work with it, and therefore know how to help. Be happy, knowing that :)

@nancystewart4788

Жыл бұрын

@@majormana1 I'm so sorry. 😞

@nancystewart4788

Жыл бұрын

@@Indie_Calls thank you. I never thought of it that way.

ADHD has always been a box to me, that too many get put into, and is viewed as a limitation, rather than just a difference. Thanks for helping to teach this lesson. BTW, the "SQUIRREL" on your shirt made me laugh.

Thank you. Its clear that you've been blessed with true talent. You use your talent for music, sense of humor and creativity to make this world a better, more compassionate, understanding and accepting place. This KZread channel (along with your other ones) is special. My favorite is your episode called "ADHD in the Wild". May you be blessed to continue the good work that you do with good health and long life.

Thank you so much for making these beautiful videos about ADHD! My child LOVES them and it has really helped her think of her brain in a positive way.

It's always super fun to see Penn do different spinoffs of songs that everybody knows but this one was really great! Good work! And Happy Birthday Penn!!!!

@theholdernessfamily

Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@mayanelson980

Жыл бұрын

@@theholdernessfamily Any time!

Happy Birthday Penn!!! Well for sure the word " disorder" needs to totally DROPPED!!! WHO THE H, decided it is a disorder??? It is if anything a " type". So my contribution is to replace the word disorder to "Type"! 👍💪👍💪🤗

Totes agree on needing a new name for it - it does help as much as it hinders, and I love having it (even when it drives me nuts!). Differential Executive Functioning? Though that would shorten to DEF. Then we’d all be saying we’re DEF which would get super confusing for people who work in HR or healthcare. Anywho, thanks, Holderness family - it was your Little Mermaid-inspired ADHD song that got my brain whirring. And the fact that I was still singing it three days later, driving my other half nuts 😁. Got my diagnosis which has really helped get me support at work to maximise my productivity (which is ace!). So, erm, thanks for raising the profile for those of us who had it staring them in their face their whole life but never really taking it on board or addressing it!

I love all your songs and the fact that you embrace ADHD is amazing. I have it myself and I haven’t figure out a way to really tap on it. Thank you for making it so positive! It gives me hope for the rest of my life until figure it out 😂

I love this!! Thank you! My 7 year old son was recently diagnosed with ADHD without the H! But he is so creative, such a leader among his friends, so focused on what he loves, and just an incredible kid!! But it’s frustrating that the focus is on what he struggles with so much of the time! This video just made me laugh and feel a lot better about all this! Thank you!

Love it! Change it for sure!!! My 7yr old is so very adhd in the negative part but I really want him to hear a more positive superpower name for it(he is already negative, defiantly stubborn) that lifts him up, gives us all hope.

The amount of instantaneous joy that filled my brain when “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder” fit precisely into the syllables of that song … is unparalleled

My 11yo ADHDer loved this song. Thank you for doing what you do. Between your songs and the audiobook, it's been super encouraging for both of us.

The name really does make you feel like somethings wrong with you even though you just think differently than others it’s not fair

So it was one of your other ADHD videos during a time when I was falling apart because I just couldn’t do any of the things that I decided I needed to be evaluated. It’s been a long process, but I’m learning so much about myself and leaning into my strengths now instead of feeling like a total failure all the time. And now my dad is starting to identify ADHD in himself and it’s helping him, too. So thanks for being so positive about it. It’s helping a lot of people. And yes. I agree it needs a new name.

Happy Birthday Penn. Saw a tictok the other night made me laugh.... not exactly a total new name, but still funnier Attenion Deficted Hey Donuts! lol Thought it was worth a smile so I sent it to my kids who both deal with the struggle daily.

Thank you so much for all this positivity, us ADHD folks really need lots more of that in our lives ☺️- oh, and happy birthday 8 months ago Penn! 🤣🤣

Happy birthday!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉 The label sucks. We are a Fabulous bunch of people - we love life, we love experiences, we lift everyone’s spirits, we’re able to laugh at ourselves and have the most fun…. So it’s not us… it’s the boxes that are the problem. Why don’t they make better boxes to put us in… some with shapes other than square…

Happy Birthday Penn!! Love this so much!! These videos and songs have helped my 10 year old remember that it is a super power and not a deficit!! I’d love to hear how you have learned to navigate the emotional side of ADHD. As a parent, the emotional lows in my son are the hardest to deal with.

I’m a mom of a kid with adhd, have a husband with adhd and I’m a mental health therapist specializing in adhd and comorbid disorders (like anxiety or depression) and this has me crying happy tears! So beneficial for my family and clients to see. I have a feeling we will no longer call adhd a disorder but look at it as another way of thinking, learning, doing. Hoping the world gets on board. Life is hard for adhd’ers because they are trying to function in a neurotypical world. The more experience I have as a parent and working with diverse populations the more I’m realizing there really aren’t “neurotypical” people. Thank you for shedding light on the greatness but also being honest on the impact on yourself and relationship and functioning.

I watched your first adhd song and it got me looking more into it and even use some of the ideas you have made videos about to help me cope so I can function more easily in day to day tasks. Your videos helped me embrace it and even use it to my advantage so thank you for that

First off - HBD 🎂 But also, any new name for ADHD should have a 🐿️ reference 💯 No, seriously, let's actually call it VALT: *Variable Attention Learning Tendency* - you're welcome! (I do have a "Buy me a Coffee" that supports my work here on KZread, in case anyone is interested 😉)

I'll never hear this song again without thinking of your remake. So so good!! Happy Birthday!!!

@kynn23

Жыл бұрын

Same here. And it will be in my head all week.

I have a son and husband with ADHD. Your videos have helped me understand how they operate so much better and have helped me feel not so alone!! Thank you for highlighting all the positive attributes of someone with ADHD. Your videos have made such a difference for me, so thank you!

I have enjoyed this video and the 'under the sea' one my algoroithm gave me :-) Both my kids are blessed (i mean that genuinely) with ADHD (one hyperactive and one inattentive). Your video's made them laugh and feel understood! So thanks for being awesome :-) We love hyper focus in our family!

My partner has ADHD and it is pretty awesome. It's everything, all the time, or only ONE thing for a really, really, really long time. I do think ADHD is treated as if it were a negative when it is just different, and it certainly does need a rebranding! 💜

@peggylarson7727

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!! And it's treated as negative because those of us that have ADD don't fit in that tidy, controllable little box that our culture deems necessary!

Happy Birthday Penn! I cant wait to hear the rebrand, behind you 100%!!! I guess we cant just call it Squirel! Lol

Love how it turns into a rap halfway through

Amazing lyrics!!!! Your family rocks!!! ❤️ Your videos & the ones through the pandemic that kept us laughing 🤣 through such a tough time!! I'm a FAN!!!

Happy birthday PENN!! I AGREE!! I have a family member that way and I hate HOW people THINKS its a negative ‘disorder’ so they avoid the tests for it- but it could AMAZINGLY let them be understood!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY! And I agree, our entire family has ADHD (half of us don’t have the hyperactivity part of it). Both my husbands’ family and mine all have it too 😅 My husband grew up on 13.5 acres and kept busy his whole life with rodeo, sports, breaking horses, and working the land. Unfortunately, our family lives in a subdivision which makes it so hard to keep our kids active and their minds stimulated they way they need to be. School is insanely hard for them. I wish there was much more hands on, real world application learning

Thank you for highlighting the positives of this type of neurodiversity! My son has an ADHD diagnosis and we love your videos! My kiddo's ADHD super power is making up fun games anytime, anywhere, with anything or nothing at all. He is so much fun to be around! Keep up the great work Holderness!

The part of me that loves everything Mary Poppins was very excited and happy to find this parody video, so thank you!

I have no suggestions - but kudos for such a fab video again Penn and Happy Birthday 🎉😀

Happy birthday!! And this is such an amazing video. I struggle with ADHD that at times can drive increased anxiety and stress and has put some stress in areas of my life that I am constantly trying to focus on getting better. I sometimes equate my ADHD to struggling to adult that day…it’s definitely more complex but I also think it’s a huge blessing. I’m a software engineer (struggled my entire life in school and always had to work 10x harder to achieve what so many could do with ease). I found that when I went to college, traditional learning didn’t work well for me. It was when I attended a university that was more hands on approach style vs traditional lectures, this helped me succeed. I have my Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, full stack software engineer but also a UX designer and THIS is where I believe my ADHD helps. I have a way to channel creativity and understanding of users and user experience design. I’ve been told that I’m very much a unicorn in the way I am able to articulate and do both design and development. So to all those that may be struggling. DON’T EVER GIVE UP ON YOURSELF! I know it can be hard, it’s hard EVERY day for me. It doesn’t help with my personality type either being a 5 (enneagram for those who have studied or know what that is). I have both social anxiety and high functioning anxiety mix that with ADHD, there’s a recipe for an interesting day. Just find your passion, give it your all, love what you do, and find others you can connect with that may understand you or what you feel or are going thru. I have a life coach (helps on the personal journey), a professional mentor, and I am a mentor (in my profession) as well as connect with others in a personal setting but I’m no where near a place where I feel I can be that rock to someone, more like an ear to listen 😊

@cammie49

Жыл бұрын

I find that just 5-10 mg of methylphenidate keeps my anxiety under control…because my thoughts don’t spin off in all directions and I can stop worrying about losing my keys and everything else!

I love and appreciate the positive attention and explanations you guys are bringing to the table.

As an person living with ADHD and autism living with another person with ADHD I propose "what is that there?" syndrome. Why is my husband's phone in the dish drying rack, why is my favorite measureing cup on the Kuerig thing and why are the stockings still out from last year? Or when did I make this tea syndrome.

I don't know much about this condition but agree it could use a re-brand. The name doesn't even really explain what it is. Way to go on sending an important message in such a fun way, Penn.

But without the term "ADHD," we wouldn't have gotten this awesome song! Nor would I have gotten my t-shirt with the letters in the style of ACDC reading "ADHD Highway to ... oh look! A squirrel!"

@paradisehuntress2877

Жыл бұрын

That t-shirt saying is hilarious! I love it! 😆

@christineashby4003

7 ай бұрын

How can I get that shirt?!?!?!?

I am a substitute teacher in a music classroom and have been telling the kids that you can take the arrangement of a song and change the words and make it your own… sort of. Of course there’s copyright issues and all that blah blah blah’s… but one of the kids was pointing out his ADHD and wanted me to show him the six year old on AGT that was laughing about it. This video and your other one on ADHD…. Maybe you have more but I’ve only found two so far…. Oh my God they’re going to love them!!! Thank you so much for keeping it clean!

Happy belated birthday, Penn! I’m thinking Difficult Attention Backwards Learning. I have been thinking of ADHD this way for a while because I DABL (dabble) in writing, myself. I have ADHD and can focus on certain things I enjoy, but not for very long (most of the time). I love you guys and your videos!

Happy Birthday! Anyone with your level of creativity and positivity definitely does NOT have a deficit. I 100% agree a name change is in order. 😀

Penn, you make me feel so much better about my ADHD. I was diagnosed with it last year and am struggling to find ways to cope. Ever time I have a hard day due to my ADHD, I listen to your Little Mermaid parody. Thank you for this

I was diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum a year ago at 49. In the same way that ADHD is a style of learning, being on the autism spectrum is also a different way of processing information... But it is called a communication disorder. But because of this "disorder" I have an incredible memory which I am very grateful for... Neurodiversity is awesome!!!

Thank you for this. I often forget (as most people do, no matter the context) that I'm not the only person who has the struggles and challenges I often face.

As a mom of 2 adhd kids. I have one of each gender and they're completely different my oldest gets hyper sometimes and can't turn off his brain hyperfocus and the info dumping. While younger sister has all the emotions that can result in anger with violent outbursts. But they both have great abilities. Definitely a lot of work dealing with it all

Happy Birthday Penn!. In the autism community, those of us who do not have autism are called "nurotypical". Perhaps a better word for ADHD would be "nurohyper'" This name would explain that nurohyper is just how your brain works, not that you have a deficit/problem that needs a special name or diagnosis. May of the traits you have explained to us nurotypicals are hyper to us - hyper focus, hyper thought processing, even the forgetfulness is due to your brain running a little fast to keep up with our slow, typical world. What do you think?

@thelivinggamer623

Жыл бұрын

I love this suggestion! nurohyper is a much better way to put how our brain works in different but not necessarily negative light :)

Amen! So good!! I was recently diagnosed as a 37 year old women and it was such a lightbulb moment for me. I never understood why I struggled so much with things that other people just did so naturally and effortlessly. It definitely needs a new name and lots of awareness brought to what it truly is about. Thank you so much for spreading truth and empowerment!

As someone who rocks it with ADHD I have purchased 2 of your ADHD is awesome shirts. I have struggled with for most of my life and have always been told I am stupid, I have now surrounded myself with friends and family who have really helped and put up with my awesomeness. What about the new name UFAB. Untapped Fun And Brilliance. I don't know if you will read this but thank you for all your fun and creativity and helping make my wife and I's week such so special with all of the videos. Love you guys. - Daniel

Love this!!!!! My daughter has ADHD and yes, we have learned how to embrace who she is and everything that comes along with it!

back when I was a child (70's)...my report card said that I was a chatty cathy and refused to focus.... having a bonafide name, meant having a formal diagnosis -- and my parents didn't have the $$ to get anything formally diagnosed....so corporal punishment was always in order whenever my report card reflected something other than the stellar behavior my parents expected to see....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR PENN!! Hope it’s as awesome as you!! Thanks for bringing positivity to ADHD and the world!!

This is amazing- well done! Love it and love you guys- sharing this with everyone 🥰