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I have never looked into his political beliefs, and I don't care for it either. He has been a massive help for me in managing my symptoms, and helping me see ho

I have never looked into his political beliefs, and I don't care for it either. He has been a massive help for me in managing my symptoms, and helping me see how my brain works, and why I keep falling on my head in certain areas. I also think it's important to mention, Barkley has a very large emotional stake in his research, his brother had ADHD, and he died in a car accident. I won't try to guess the influence of this incident on Barkley, but I can only think that Barkley "hates" ADHD for this reason (ie, ADHD has no advantages), and I think it becomes clearer why he is so immensely focused on the negative aspects of ADHD. I won't comment on his stance on intelligence or memory.

anoncake 7y ago
> I have never looked into his political beliefs, and I don't care for it either. He has been a massive help for me in managing my symptoms, and helping me see how my brain works, and why I keep falling on my head in certain areas. Absolutely! I don't really care that he has these views either, I was just surprised. > I won't try to guess the influence of this incident on Barkley, but I can only think that Barkley "hates" ADHD for this reason (ie, ADHD has no advantages), and I think it becomes clearer why he is so immensely focused on the negative aspects of ADHD. Definitely. I think his belief that ADHD has no advantages probably stems from emotions, not from logic (although I'm sure he rationalises it)
- McWobbleston 7y ago
  One impression I've gotten from Barkley is he's used to interacting with people who do not believe in ADHD, or underestimate the conditions effect on individuals and their lives. His talks often revolve around acknowledging the seriousness of ADHD and how the symptoms are not a result of moral / intentional failures but cognitive defects
  - anoncake 7y ago
    That makes sense, and his work is important.

anoncake 7y ago

> I have never looked into his political beliefs, and I don't care for it either. He has been a massive help for me in managing my symptoms, and helping me see how my brain works, and why I keep falling on my head in certain areas. Absolutely! I don't really care that he has these views either, I was just surprised. > I won't try to guess the influence of this incident on Barkley, but I can only think that Barkley "hates" ADHD for this reason (ie, ADHD has no advantages), and I think it becomes clearer why he is so immensely focused on the negative aspects of ADHD. Definitely. I think his belief that ADHD has no advantages probably stems from emotions, not from logic (although I'm sure he rationalises it)

McWobbleston 7y ago
One impression I've gotten from Barkley is he's used to interacting with people who do not believe in ADHD, or underestimate the conditions effect on individuals and their lives. His talks often revolve around acknowledging the seriousness of ADHD and how the symptoms are not a result of moral / intentional failures but cognitive defects
- anoncake 7y ago
  That makes sense, and his work is important.