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Barkley considers meds necessary but not sufficient. The second part is "to design prosthetic environments around the individual to compensate for their EF [Exe
by adolph 4y ago
Barkley considers meds necessary but not sufficient. The second part is "to design prosthetic environments around the individual to compensate for their EF [Executive Function] deficits." [0] For those not following the ADHD conversation, Executive Function refers to a set of: Nonverbal working memory, Internalization of Speech (verbal working memory), Self-regulation of affect/motivation/arousal, Reconstitution (planning and generativity). [1]
0. This is how you treat ADHD based off science, Dr Russell Barkley part of 2012 Burnett Lecture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tpB-B8BXk0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tpB-B8BXk0
1. https://chadd.org/about-adhd/executive-function-skills/ https://chadd.org/about-adhd/executive-function-skills/
- navjack27 4y agoBarkeley is such an important person in the ADHD community and I wish more people knew about him and listened to him.
- temporary22 4y agothis 100 times. Meds help tremendously in being able to design and using coping mechanisms and good habits. For me in particular, meds are keeping at bay my secondary depression and anxiety. Before I was spending so much energy on managing my mood that I had no energy left for managing my tasks.