ADHD Needs A New Name - Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious Parody

[@jesstyncampbell2574]

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]

I LOVE Adventure Deficit!

[@QuanticDreamer]

That resonates with me so well!

[@Anita-pc2if]

nailed it 🎉

[@theintica]

I have an adventure everytime I try going grocery shopping

[@QuanticDreamer]

@@theintica I felt that

[@RachelMills212]

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]

Love this name!!

[@simplyanindividuallackingt4578]

Ok that sounds awesome

[@SaneAsLuna]

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

[@craftsman123456]

Nice

[@hjduke5896]

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

[@jengarrison8512]

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]

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

[@Cmars80]

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]

Eyore and tigger ❤

[@TexasTrosper]

💜

[@j3anders0n]

Since I encountered so many people who equated clinical depression with just being “sad” I started telling people that I had a neurochemical processing disorder, which isn’t exactly a lie. The way I understand things it’s just a more explanatory term. BONUS: no armchair psychiatrists try to tell you how to treat THAT.

[@erinclaire2453]

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

[@onceinabluemoon52]

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

[@swurmhoe]

Yes hy focus mode😅

[@swurmhoe]

❤​@@onceinabluemoon52

[@swurmhoe]

​@@onceinabluemoon52you are not alone❤

[@gersonpetit7035]

oh my goodness! That be me right now LOL.

[@Knitterly]

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]

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

[@cherylcrawford3581]

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

[@35mayocynthia]

I love that name that is a good name.

[@jobethk588]

I vote for VAST.

[@johnperkins1301]

Definitely the front runner in Penn’s new name contest

[@lindseybriggs2771]

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

[@amypratt9946]

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!

[@bburbridge]

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]

good one!

[@sendtothisone]

Love this

[@karengaray5114]

Love it!

[@gracewenzel7035]

Yes. This one

[@mattbryant4664]

I like it!

[@wendywatson8258]

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]

That's great!

[@ropshubop]

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]

This is awesome!

[@annebethkuijs9442]

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]

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.

[@spacecadet4069]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@theholdernessfamily]

So glad you are here with us!

[@DailyBibleReadingbyMichelle]

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!!!

[@lauramariecoleman1301]

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

[@KJAlways]

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

[@SweetyHelen92]

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

[@KJAlways]

@@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]

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]

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

[@hypnosisenthusiast6302]

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]

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

[@misspat7555]

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! 😁

[@CareerKerry]

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]

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]

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]

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

[@naolucillerandom5280]

​@@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]

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

[@Turkeyinthehay]

TATT - Thinking All The Things!

[@misspat7555]

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

[@ElizabethWalters-yk4ui]

people who think all the time have nothing left to think about except thoughts~ :)

[@rachelmgerlach]

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!😁

[@izmazix2148]

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]

"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]

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

[@Carma281]

We're all different, no wrong or right It's just our mental attention-based fight Helpless to the dopamine stimuli Used to be found to be insane, but now we know we're sane and They took me to the therapist and counseling She took my hand and then said, "I hope you're doing well. If you're hurt, you can tell me!" I told her that they yelled, to just "shut up and sit still please." They were shocked, and glared down right at me. But then she softly said, "I understand. Thanks for telling me." The sound of the chimes in the gentle wind. The calm and cooling buzz of the ceiling fan's spin. I felt that for once I was kind of freed. Finally felt put-together, not just wandering wherever

[@erincounts8209]

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]

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]

I tried putting bread away with the plates today.

[@kathyteel7696]

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]

@@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]

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.

[@DailyDoseofDivinity]

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

[@wendy645]

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 😫

[@tamsintimmers3812]

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]

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]

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

[@tamsintimmers3812]

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]

@@tamsintimmers3812 Yes! Rock on! ❤

[@majormana1]

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.

[@wordforger]

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]

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.

[@diannamallar1155]

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]

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]

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]

Same, girl! Same!

[@TiggerBlueMom]

As a Mom of a high school senior with ADHD I completely agree it needs a new name. I don’t have any great ideas, but I think Executive Function should be in there, because that is the real core of the struggle. I know too many people who focus on the hyperactivity, and completely ignore the real problems of executive functions. Even though Disorder has a negative connotation, I also think it helps express how serious a struggle it can be. Maybe there is a better word? It is a balancing act between not making people feel they are broken, but taking their struggles seriously enough to get them the help they need. My kid is fiercely independent and learning how to ask for help has been one of the hardest, but best, things they have learned. Happy Birthday and thanks for all the great videos 😀

[@odenofasgard3405]

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]

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

[@alisonalsleben8457]

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!

[@jdak537]

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]

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

[@williamhalsted4]

For anyone who has experienced working with goats, I propose renaming ADHD to Goat Syndrome. Goats have ADHD worse that any human does.

[@xVolta]

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

[@thedarkbard]

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]

It is to most neurotypicals, seemingly...

[@SAC-j4m]

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

[@Weirdisjustabrownandyellowword]

@@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]

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

[@selbarton]

It's a shame those with it seem to fail to comprehend the hyperactivity is the brain's hyperactivity. It doesn't mean just physical.

[@foodthehardway3671]

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]

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]

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]

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]

@@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]

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?”

[@Helen247]

I have something akin to "Interest Based Neurology" Being IBN means that I can be laser focused, successful, and creative when my brain is being provided dopamine - aka you aren't boring me to tears. However, I may become so entrenched in that path that I need help to remain fed, watered, and do all the things that do not keep the lights on in my brain, or worse yet, shuts the power and causes me pain. IBS tends to hang out at the Neurodivergent Bar with a mixed bag of famous beatnik and hippy icons like Dyslexia, Creativity, Masking, Time Blindness, Talent, Daredevil, People Pleaser, Overcompensator, Autism, Addiction, Brilliance, Compassion, and Fear. More often than not this group hooks up more often than the members of Fleetwood Mac. Party tricks can, but don't always include, the ability to tune into EVERYTHING around you (don't mind that knob hole, you can't shut it off), the ability to over share at the mere mention of something that might be related, your inner gas pedal has hyper drive and safety shut down functions built-in (although access to the control of said functions is off site, possibly manned by toddlers learning how to make switches move), your mileage will vary.

[@aussiemaker39]

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]

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

[@llamasugar5478]

Or shorten it to Functional Neurodiversity- _Fundiversity_ !! 🥳

[@Lyandra01]

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

[@cammie49]

How about Creative Alternate Neurodivergence (CAN) 😊

[@ChrisSandtSmith]

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

[@suesutherland3243]

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.

[@aurawolf4053]

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]

Love that you feel proud of your super power!

[@psyphyrebloodrose7478]

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. 😂

[@happyash6048]

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]

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]

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]

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.

[@suewheeler5146]

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.

[@pam7825]

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

[@bjelfin]

I wish I had the hyperactivity. For myself, ADHD stands for Altered Dopamine (deficient) Hypoactive Disorder.

[@nancystewart4788]

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]

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

[@Trufriend61]

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]

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]

@@majormana1 I'm so sorry. 😞

[@nancystewart4788]

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

[@dubaiedge]

Female, diagnosed around 50, & sort of grateful for that time lapse 😂, because by then i knew my strengths + had enough common sense & life experience to know difference doesn't automatically equate to "deficit," & normie brains can be said to be the ones showing deficit, as they lack the ability to focus on more than 1 thing at a time or think creatively. We're the ones who got us to the moon, who sailed across the seas, who furthered medicine. Things like that. I wouldn't trade it.

[@bethjacobotr902]

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

[@tracy3418]

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

[@theholdernessfamily]

Oh wow, thank you for letting us know.

[@Saberg]

I am a clinical psychologist and my specialty is ADHD diagnosis and treatment. I have done over 400 evaluations since 2017 alone. My father, a pediatrician, has consulted with me and we have agreed that ADHD needs to be rebranded as well. The name we came up with is Attention Directive Difference. There is no deficit... tons of attention to go around! We just struggle to direct it in the required direction all the time.

[@FocusingOnChrist]

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.

[@candiceleerobey8360]

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!

[@SchvennMeister]

First of all, as a person with ADHD, I watched this video at double speed, which I do for a lot of KZbin 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]

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

[@johnkidd4605]

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

[@annabattista2530]

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

[@theholdernessfamily]

Love that you watched it at double speed

[@BoyMama87]

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. 💖

[@mayanelson980]

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]

thank you!

[@mayanelson980]

@@theholdernessfamily Any time!

[@alyshaharper8730]

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.

[@writingmyway]

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]

thanks for sharing!

[@llamasugar5478]

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

[@robinsonsomething]

I'm all for rebranding ADHD, but you hit an even more important point in the middle there - everything is directed to one brain type and we should be beyond that. My kiddo has ASD and it's just grueling watching doctors and therapists and teachers do assessment after assessment after assessment and keep coming to the conclusion that he's the problem. The problem is this idea that we're all supposed to fit in the same box.

[@donwallace7354]

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.

[@Digging4evidence]

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. 🤔

[@paigeconant5764]

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.

[@catrionaspencer241]

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!

[@Greens5511]

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"! 👍💪👍💪🤗

[@shotintel]

It's not quite with the other comments but one thing I've changed is using the terms potentials and limitations in place of strengths and weaknesses. This stimmed off of a discussion about ADHD and a disagreement about it's strengths and weaknesses. I found that the terms of weaknesses wasn't really appropriate, and things I found to be a strength in ADHD, to others may have been an issue. So potentials and limitations seemed much more appropriate. Limitations are things that need to be worked around, like having issues with short term memory, or not being tall, or such. Potentials are things that can be used like hyperfocus or such. A potential could be wasted if not used correctly, but it still has the potential to be useful. Limitations are what could limit but not necessarily weaken or stop us. This terminology seemed like a better match, and much less negative in my opinion.

[@Kaseybluebar]

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!

[@bethanybinkley8096]

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]

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.😢

[@elleneastwood7435]

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.

[@penwithoutasword9459]

Octo ---- I consider myself an Octo, an Obsessive Creative Thinking Opportunist, offering likewise Opportunities. The number 8 is good on a scale of one to ten. Nothing needs to be perfect. It also represents the infinity symbol for the endless opportunities it offers. Octophiles love me, Octophobes less so. Octologists try to understand me. I have my own awareness month, conveniently corresponding with Rocktober. See Opportunities where others see Disorders.

[@GGStudioTTV]

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]

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!

[@logicandlaughs]

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

[@TheCoolCookieKitchen]

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

[@joshuakeller5770]

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

[@thetaxladies5615]

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…

[@Caitydid561]

If you really think about it, it's not an attention deficit. It's really an attention SURPLUS. We're paying attention to EVERYTHING AT ONCE, except for when we hyperfocus on one thing.

[@TheSmileyangie]

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

[@Farrgangsmom]

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"

[@cherylmulholland4036]

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]

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

[@SmartVideosJarkaWatched]

Happy Birth-Week (a few days late, but not as bad as telling JC His birthday's Dec. 25 when it's actually in August or September)

[@APlusRussian]

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 KZbin, in case anyone is interested 😉)

[@pastormfischer]

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!!!

[@lisaroper421]

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!

[@becky7329]

My husband and my daughter are both “adhd”. We are all musicians and love watching your videos way back to the beginning of the pandemic. You are so talented and funny! I like the VAST one in the top comment.

[@totem1975]

According to my daughter, ADHD has been renamed about a year ago to DAVE. This stands for Dopamine Attention Variability Executive-dysfunction. And there's a theme song too. Lol

[@taraa3456]

DAVE, yes!

[@Penny-ts5ec]

And they killed it with dysfunction! Sigh

[@meganofsherwood3665]

Okay, now I'm gonna have to look this up. At least it's sort of more specific?

[@totem1975]

@@Penny-ts5ec that's what I said

[@Em_Powell_KC]

Why dysfunction… don’t get my wrong it can suck but sometimes it’s like “stand back while I turn my ADHD on and kill this project in a surprisingly short period of time! Oh and no one interrupt me!”

[@teriddax3692]

To be efficient, I suggest changing Disorder to Difference, then we can keep the acronyms for this and autism (which I have).

[@ryanbelden520]

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

[@heavyd777]

I call it hyper creativity who sees the entire field of all potentiality. From everything I have read it is related to an issue in the hypothalamus. Perhaps it is evolution?

[@michellerose3796]

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]

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!

[@brettrenis915]

Have a son with autism and ADHD. Animatics. I don't have autism but ADHD my wife started laughing yacko wacko and dot. Old school cartoons.

[@raea3588]

You need to win an award for this song ♥You're positive! You're awesome and you and Miss Kim made me 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 😃

[@maeveevans362]

I just wanna say I always felt like a freak ever since I was diagnosed when I was 6 (now 41). I don't even think my guardian completely understood it back then. She would say that she couldn't understand why I couldn't pay attention in class ( unless it was ancient history )but I could watch a whole movie without blinking or remember every line to every song I ever heard LOL. I used to compare my brain to a TV and I had no control of the remote, just a stream of thoughts until it lands on something that really interest me and then I'm all about that for hours sometimes days. And now thanks to ppl standing up and speaking (or singing) about it, I understand more about it and I'm not a freak, I'm different and special 🙂! Thanks for being awesome!! Love you guys!! Love love!! P.S. The line about the recorder made me giggle cause that's one of my passions (which I have been made fun of) LOL It's not just for kids!! 😂

[@Matacron]

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]

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

[@christineashby4003]

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

[@Unbreakable1986]

Executive Function Disordered Under Pressure - because when I'm not supported properly my functioning is pretty EFDUP Qualifier - I don't mean time pressure or the pressure of difficulty, those can be motivation multipliers

[@amandag417]

They definitely need to drop hyperactivity because it can include hyperactivity or not. ADD is now diagnosed ADHD without hyperactivity. Happy Birthday, Penn!

[@cammie49]

They include hyperactivity now because our BRAINS never ever stop thinking (even if our bodies are lounging on the couch!!

[@mellyq92]

I heard that they did that because the hyperactivity is still there but more internal in some. Like people can be physically hyperactive or have an incredibly hyperactive thought life.

[@vogelfound]

Born in the 60’s, and every year would see “not working to her potential” on report cards until they bumped me 2 grades. Finished high school in the 80’s taking honors classes, but not diagnosed until my 50’s. Pretty common for females with inattentive adhd. The more accelerated the learning, the better I did. Once I got bored, I couldn’t be bothered, and it’s still true. I’m thankful for medication that makes it easier to slog through boring stuff at work, but recent shortages have me nervous every time I get close to needing a refill. I am great at thinking outside the box for solutions, but communication can be a struggle because it can be challenging to remember to apply a filter to the “stream of consciousness” when sharing my thoughts! Thanks for the fun way you approach educating others, and I hope you had a great birthday!

[@passportquinn.c5435]

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

[@kynn23]

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

[@AlpacaPam]

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!

[@sarahkwast1250]

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. 😀

[@JustForFunST]

Sarah Ward calls ADHD, Executive Function Developmental Delay. This better describes the part of ADHD that impacts children in school and adults in life...

[@susansmith3096]

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.

[@ThatKrakenGirl71]

I know I’m a little late but I had an idea that instead of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder it could be something like Attention Regulation Hyperactivity Disorder or even just Attention Regulation Disorder

[@rachelmurdock6869]

You are 100% right. My husband was never diagnosed, but has always struggled with the same things. He watched your videos and said this explains a lot. Lol. It’s not a disability or disorder. He learns different. He’s very creative. I say it’s an advantage. He’s an out of the box thinker and when people say it’s impossible, he proves otherwise. Thank you for your videos, especially on ADHD.

[@tigurehime1811]

😂im loveing the marry poppins riff😂

[@gregsilver]

Happy Birthday Penn. Just thinking if ADHD is really not that uncommon - do we even need to label it with a name? Just dissolve the name and treat people with love. No names needed.

[@kristinanoall]

It does require treatments of different kinds, though, and that can’t be done if it doesn’t have a name. Our whole family was absolutely drowning for a long time until we were able to get my son diagnosed and find the right medications for him. It was nothing but anger, explosions and misery most of the time. 😞 Though love is always a great suggestion!

[@theormonster]

My pitch: Variable Focus Cognition Type (VFCT) as opposed to Controlled Focus Cognition Type (CFCT) I like the type concept because it implies it’s simply one way the system works. And I like the idea that the alternative type also has a name. So it’s not that one is weird or atypical; it’s that there are two types, and people are simply one or the other. 💡

[@nse712]

I like this!

[@lilrockstar8170]

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! 🤣🤣

[@ptrkmr]

“Write a song about adhd, but it’s entire structure was clearly written by someone with adhd, but is only obvious to someone who also has ahd”

[@britniewing4012]

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

[@juliatarrel1674]

Awe - some. Worthy of awe. And AWE doesn't mean all shiny and nice and farting unicorns and rainbows. Tornadoes are awesome. Hurricanes. Volcanos, volcanos are extremely awesome, especially when erupting. And I'm ADHDing my way through this comment. Even though I think I'm more Autism Spectrum than ADHD but frankly, who the (*&$ cares? I'm not neurotypical, and dammit I'm proud of it!