Dr. Alok 'Dr. K' Kanodia

I can't study for a test.

I can't write a paper.

I can't stick with something.

We think about things in terms of cans or cannots.

When I sit with my patients, one of the things that I've started to appreciate that no one ever talks about is that you can, it just costs you a lot more.

So really great example of this is a lot of people with ADHD.

So let's, let's, let's understand why this happens.

What are the mechanisms and what are the neuroscience mechanisms in ADHD and how you can approach these things?

Okay.

So first scenario we're going to talk about, I have, uh, let's not call it an appointment.

Let's call it.

So for a neurotypical person, if you have something scheduled at a certain time, the time prior to that is available for other things.

You can be productive in other ways.

But if you have ADHD, this is incredibly difficult to do.

I have so many patients who will tell me if I have something later in the day, I can't do anything before then.

I'm just waiting for that thing to happen.

And once that thing happens, then maybe I can do something after that.

But oftentimes waiting until 4 p.m.

is actually exhausting.

takes up a lot of energy.