ADHD videos
Videos that explain how ADHD works and what helps day to day — from researchers, clinicians and people who live with it.
How to ADHD (YouTube channel)
How to ADHD (Jessica McCabe)
Short, friendly videos made by someone with ADHD, covering everyday topics like starting tasks, planning, motivation and relationships.
- adults
- free
Failing at Normal: An ADHD Success Story
TEDx Talks (Jessica McCabe)
Jessica McCabe's TEDx talk about years of struggling before understanding her ADHD, and what changed once she started working with her brain.
- adults
- stories
What To Do When You Need To Start, But Can't
How to ADHD (Jessica McCabe)
A practical look at the stuck feeling before a task, with ideas for getting moving when willpower alone isn't working.
- starting
- focus
Breaking Down Projects & Goals: What You NEED to Know
How to ADHD (Jessica McCabe)
Walks through turning a big, vague goal into smaller steps you can actually act on.
- planning
- projects
ADD/ADHD: What Is Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder?
Understood (Dr. Thomas E. Brown)
A roughly half-hour primer in which psychologist Thomas E. Brown explains ADHD as a challenge with the brain's self-management system.
- basics
- executive-function
ADHD and Executive Function - Dr. Russell Barkley
Child Mind Institute
Researcher Russell Barkley explains how ADHD relates to executive function, the skills we use to plan, hold goals in mind and regulate ourselves.
- executive-function
- science
Russell Barkley, PhD - Dedicated to ADHD Science+
Dr. Russell A. Barkley
The official channel of a long-time ADHD researcher, with lectures, research updates and explainers for both general viewers and professionals.
- science
- lectures
The Benefits of Using a Body Double
Distraction Podcast (Dr. Ned Hallowell)
An episode of Ned Hallowell's Distraction podcast on body doubling, with How to ADHD and Landmark College, about why working alongside someone can help.
- body-doubling
- focus
ADDitude Magazine (YouTube channel)
ADDitude Magazine
Video versions of ADDitude's expert webinars and explainers on ADHD in adults, children and families.
- webinars
- adults
Rick Has ADHD (YouTube channel)
Rick Green / TotallyADD
Comedian Rick Green, diagnosed as an adult, shares upbeat, candid videos about living and working with ADHD, often with expert guests.
- adults
- humour
Dr. Tracey Marks (YouTube channel)
Dr. Tracey Marks
A psychiatrist's channel with plain-language videos on mental health, including many on ADHD, focus, procrastination and time management.
- focus
- mental-health
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This toolbox is for information and everyday support, not medical advice. If ADHD is affecting your life, a doctor or a qualified clinician can help.