Taking Charge of ADHD Quotes

“Be proactive.” Far too often we react to our children’s behavior, often on impulse, without regard for the consequences and with no plan for what we are trying to achieve. In those instances we are being acted on and not consciously choosing to act. Seeing a situation from”
― Russell A. Barkley, Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

“Rather, I believe it is a fundamental deficiency in self-regulation generally and executive functioning specifically—the ability to look toward the future and to control one’s behavior based on that foresight.”
― Russell A. Barkley, Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

“What is not developing properly in your child is the capacity to shift from focusing on the here and now to focusing on what is likely to come next in life and the future more generally.”
― Russell A. Barkley, Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

“and your child.”
― Russell A. Barkley, Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

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― Russell A. Barkley, Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

“It is not, as other books will tell you, just a matter of being inattentive and overactive. It is not just a temporary state that will be outgrown in most cases, a trying but normal phase of childhood. It is not caused by parental failure to properly discipline or raise the child, and it is not a sign of some sort of inherent “badness” or moral failing in the child. ADHD is real: a real disorder, a real problem, and often a real obstacle. It can be heartbreaking and nerve-wracking when not treated properly.”
― Russell A. Barkley, Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

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― Russell A. Barkley, Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

“What is most important to understand about children with ADHD is not simply that they move about too much, it is that they react or behave too much. They are much more likely to respond to the things around them in any situation than are children without ADHD of the same age. Their behavior occurs too quickly, too forcefully, and too easily in situations where other children would be more inhibited.”
― Russell A. Barkley, Taking Charge of ADHD: The Complete, Authoritative Guide for Parents

“Back in the 1990s, research that looked at how ADHD affected teenagers at work concluded that they did pretty much as well as other teenagers. Maybe, it seemed, the symptoms interfered mainly in educational settings and we didn’t need to worry so much about jobs. We now know that’s not true. As the last quote above attests, ADHD can hurt you even more at work than it has at school. The problem with those 15-year-old studies is that they failed to take into account the types of jobs adolescents usually hold: unskilled, part time, and temporary. Working at a local rec center, fast-food joint, or car wash doesn’t demand a lot of attention, thought, or persistence. Maybe ADHD really wouldn’t interfere much.”
― Russell A. Barkley, Taking Charge of Adult ADHD