I have ADHD, What is Your Superpower? | Negar (Nikki) Amini | TEDxWPI

Wow, I almost forgot. I

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n't said hello to everyone for the next 18 minutes. I'm going to change

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life. To whom I lie? I can't change anyone's life in 18 minutes. I only said that to get

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attention, but

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if it's not easy? for your attention at any time in any situation my name is Meg R and today I am here to talk about ADHD growing up I was that kid who couldn't sit still who was always in the front office even though I was known for being overly polite and docile, but somehow all the problems at school were related to me.

I used to hear from all my teachers that we don't understand how smart you are and how stupid you are, at the same time people wish they had your brain, they work. so twice as hard as you and the result they get is only half the results you get and you waste all that potential listening to dad made me feel guilty about myself all the time. I was so angry about

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was happening to me. I read so much that I couldn't concentrate on something and do a job back then, neither I nor anyone around me knew about ADHD, but what is ADHD?

ADHD is characterized by attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, so there are three different characteristics: hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity, and there are three different types. of people with ADHD those who are predominantly inattentive those who are predominantly hyperactive thank God I'm not that and those who are lucky to

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both at the same time and those are the most common there are theories that say that that part of your brain that is responsible paying attention and has a higher level of Averno and conscious, it is less developed and smaller in people with ADHD compared to normal brains. I mean, let me correct myself on a common type of brain, that's why all the stimuli make their way. to our higher and higher level of Avernus, that's why people with ADHD spin with the slightest noise, so let me tell you what I mean when I talk about difficulty paying attention.

I understand that you all have those days when you can't concentrate. You have to do the homework, but people with ADHD have 365 days in a year of those days, let's say you have something important in your life, let's say you're giving a TED talk, it won't occur to everyone to remember those words they choose with Be careful, they try to remember the lines and think about their body language, but people with ADHD oh my goodness, have such a nice day. I like it. Sorry, people with ADHD are distracted even in the most important moment of their lives.

I want to talk, statistically, 3% of the population has ADHD. When I wrote this script there were supposed to be a hundred people here, so my statistic might be a little off, but next to me in this room are two other people with ADHD. who probably no longer listen to me because they are distracted and if I want to tell you how that could affect our lives I need to share some of my personal experiences with you in the second semester of my bachelor's degree I began to miss one hundred percent. of my classes because I forget that I have class I almost forget everything and although I do remember that I have class I am always late, you saw it and although I do survive dad also when I go to class I get very bored and I can't sit still and listen to the teacher or instructor and I will probably end up distracting other people because of that distraction and forgetfulness we tend to lose our things more often than other people look at this photo.

I lost everything. In this photo the only thing I didn't lose is my head because it's attached to my body and now I'm not one of those people with a hundred types of visa and credit cards I only have one but I keep losing it and I have to replace it every time I get one new in my Uber account so we have some kind of information like I know that at our school the library door opens seven times an hour and on average, how do I know that I can't do it every time? that door opens and closes I turn around and I have this urge after that to see who's coming in and who's coming out and now I'm not nosy, it's just my brain, that's how it works edie, she's correlated with dopamine, if you don't know dopamine, that is a reward hormone, our brain wants more dopamine than other brains to feel alive, we long to stimulate those dopamine receptors, that is why, although if there is absolutely no external distraction, our brain can have that state of internal distraction, like when we are alone, we never get bored.

We always have a party in our brain and we can choose all the songs, but when we are around other people, if you are not really interested in what you say, even if you look us in the eyes and talk to us directly. We can't hear you, but if we get more dopamine and simulate those dopamine receptors more, what could be the result when it comes to creativity when it comes to problem solving? Our brain works amazingly. Sorry, we are willing to do that. They take risks three times more than other people, which is why it is more likely that someone with ADHD will start their own companies and businesses and be successful in them.

We love to experience new things and sick trails and we have a sense of humor. It's fun to be around. and we're probably the ones with charisma in the room, so we're just as likely to have relationships or get married as other people, but because of that forgetfulness, impulsivity, and sometimes aggression, people with ADHD are more likely to get divorced or get divorced. any relationship, they can actually end the relationship impulsively and regret it and in an hour, talking about impulsivity, we act like an emotion, it's like we want something and we want now you have this excessive urge for one thing, something and we want it right away, no we can wait.

To do this, by showing your hands, tell me how many of you had those moments when you were so upset that you wanted me to cry. You were so angry that you wanted to flip the table and slap the person in front of you. We were so excited. Want? It's hugging everyone, right? Everyone feels it well, we actually do it, you know, that thing in your brain that prevents you from not saying or not doing things, yeah, we don't have that, go ahead and do it, but in our brain works. much faster than the pause button that is why you are excited and we act according to our emotion we cry if we feel like it and if you are excited everyone would know it and if you are angry we are more likely to fight with another the characteristic is aggressiveness the aggressiveness of today I wanted to say hyperactivity which was a real ADHD here when you are hyperactive it is as if all day long you are driven by a motor and you probably talk excessively having energy throughout the day that is good but that can lead to restlessness and insomnia I read this joke online and I really relate to it.

It was like if someone with ADHD wanted to use that method to sleep because he has insomnia, it would probably be like a sheep, two sheep, a dog, a cow, old Mac Donald had it and we'd probably forget it. We wanted to sleep and we got distracted and started doing something else but why am I telling you all this? I'm 27 years old and I was recently diagnosed when I was 7. I was diagnosed with asthma. I'm a complete package. My parents recognized these symptoms very early, they took me to the best doctors and specialists and they took care of it and I was that good patient at the doctor's office because my asthma was under control and I took all my medications so what was the reason my ADHD wasn't diagnosed until 20 years later , it wasn't because of lack of parenting, it was because my parents were educated that if the child is seeing if they have difficulty breathing, that means their child has asthma, but they didn't know anything about it.

In the best case scenario of ADHD, let's say you knew about the symptoms of ADHD, how would you feel if I came to you and said, "Hey, your child has a mental disorder?" They wouldn't accept that, but they still didn't, and once they have a mental disorder, it's not a disorder, it's different just because your brain works differently, that doesn't mean it's any less than other people's brains, so Don't label it, don't scare people who label those kids with ADHD, they can benefit from ADHD, their ADHD is not a disorder, it's an opportunity, so if you have ADHD, that means you are genetically designed to be successful. , it's like you're tall and have more genes to be a successful basketball player or it's like you have a ticket to the Elvis concert. actually you need to show up to the concert or you want to cook, like everyone else, you have those ingredients but you and only you are the one who has saffron, a spice.

I know when I started I said that 3% of the population has ADHD. I think only 3% of the population has ADHD, so diagnose it, manage it and by manage it I don't mean they have anything. Keep God, don't keep calm, embrace that ADHD and those differences, embrace it. Wouldn't you be ashamed if your brain works differently if you find it almost impossible to concentrate if you are always lucky and can't ask for help because you also lost your credit card and if you talk excessively that sometimes you bore other people and other people always bore you you or if sometimes you speak so fast that other people have a hard time following what you say congratulations it's ADHD I'm going to introduce myself one more time my name is Megan I'm 27 years old I was diagnosed with ADHD so everything was fine Einstein thank you