Why Your ADHD Brain Can Focus for Hours on Some Things (But Not Others) 🧠

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[00:00:00]Russell Barkley, one of the most cited researchers in the field, has spent decades arguing that ADHD is better understood as a disorder of executive function and self-regulation. The brain's ability to manage its own attention, emotions, impulses, and time.

[00:00:16]And here's the thing that breaks the focus narrative wide open. People with ADHD can focus intensely when a task is interesting, urgent, and emotionally engaging.