Ty Pennington talks about ADHD
Ty Pennington, the host of Extreme Home Makeover, shares his personal experience with ADHD.
He shares that he was diagnosed with ADHD at 17 years old, and that effective treatment of his ADHD has transformed his life.
I am including Ty’s video in my blog, because I want you to be able to show this video to your kids, your teens, or anyone with ADHD who is having trouble accepting it, dealing with it, or feeling that they can succeed with it. Ty Pennington is creating a great example for everyone with ADHD out there.
Enough of my talking, let’s let Ty tell you himself:
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November 24th, 2007 at 7:52 pm
I just wanted to let you know that Ty is being named as ‘motivator of the year’ for the American Motivation Awards.
January 19th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
HOLA VIVO EN MEXICO Y TENGO UN NIÑO DE 6 AÑOS CARLOS EMILIO, ÉL TIENE PROBLEMAS PARA CONCENTRARSE. TIENE OIDO ABSOLUTO Y ES MUY INTELIGENTE CON LAS COMPUTADORAS. EL TOMA DESDE HACE UN AÑO UN MEDICAMENTO LLAMADO RITALIN DE 10 MG PERO EN ESTE AÑO VEO QUE HA TENIDO AVANCES PERO QUISIERA VER OTROS MÁS Y CREO QUE YA SE ESTANCÓ. ME GUSTARÍA QUE ME AYUDARAN A DIAGNOSTICARLO PARA SABER QUE TIENEN PORQUE NADIE ME DICE A QUÍ QUÉ ES LO QUE REALMENTE TIENE. OJALÁ PUEDAN AYUDARME Y QUE DIOS LOS BENDIGA. GRACIAS.
February 29th, 2008 at 12:23 am
If someone has this video about Ty talking about his ADHD I would really appreciate it if I could get a copy, its for a school project and the website isnt allowing me to download the video or even play it. thanks!
May 30th, 2008 at 12:16 am
It seems anyone with celebrity clout has disassociated from the Adult ADD cause….Ty’s video is no longer available , Eli Lilly is no longer offering the scholarships, and the information and articles are old. It’s more chic to have an addiction and earn the REHAB “badge of honor” than having a mental disorder that is considered child’s play, is overdiagnosed, misunderstood, and so debilitating. After 47 years of impulsive, inconsistent, ADD behaviors, I have devastated our finances to the point of bankruptcy, turned our lives upside down by thrawting amazing opportunities and relationships. I’ve traded anything I knew was important in the long run for what i wanted at the moment. I can’t run a sustainable business on my own, can’t thrive in a corporate environment, and don’t have the human or financial resources to bring my out-of the box ideas to life. I’ve read every book on the subject, every other self-help book, had 3 life coaches, went thru Landmark Education, New Earth Webcasts with Oprah, been on meds, tried neurofeedback and therapy……and intellectually I get it all!!! But I’m still an inconsistent, creative soul who yearns for peace of mind and a normal existence. With even the basics as a burden, I feel like a useless, self-destructive force on the universe–a bad influence on my children who would probably be better off without me. The music videos, half screenplay, website outlines, sit on my desktop with the rest of my great ideas that will only see the light through another’s more highly functioning efforts. Sometimes I go to sleep hoping I won’t wake up so I don’t have to go through the torture of another day trying to make it all work. I feel like a cat whose on it’s NInth Live. Any one up for taking me on as a challenge? A test case? I’ll try anything….
May 30th, 2008 at 1:54 am
Hi Linda,
Thanks for letting me know that the video isn’t there anymore… I’ll have to see if I can replace it.
Regarding Eli Lilly - they do still have the scholarship - I have blogged about it here:
http://www.addadhdblog.com/adult-add-scholarship/
Regarding yourself - you have been through a lot!
You didn’t mention if you ever tried medication. That may be worth a discussion with your doctor.
Also, it would be worth screening for other co-existing conditions - like depression, anxiety or even learning disabilities.
I’m not trying to treat you online via a blog - just trying to make some general (and hopefully helpful) suggestions for you to follow up with your doctor.
All the best,
Dr. Kenny
June 25th, 2008 at 3:34 pm
You wouldn’t believe how awful I’ve been treated by the Moorestown High School administration in New Jersey. I started a scholarship for kids named Coloring Your World - Proud to be AD/HD. They ignore, refuse to let my scholarship be presented as a school scholarship, I can’t be on any litertaure for the annual scholarship awards dinner, they put me (after nagging and nagging and nagging them) on the website under ‘other scholarships’ from outside. They ignore my emails until they get tired of hearing from me. The tried to get me to change the name. Awful! Horrible. I am extremely disappointed.
June 26th, 2008 at 10:56 am
Christina,
You did an amazing thing by starting a scholarship for AD/HD kids.
If changing the name will help get it out there thru these channels, and help the marketing of it, it’s a small price. While I do understand the message you are trying to get across with the name and subtitle, I can see it being misconstrued.
As an ADDer my world is colorful and I bring color to others, but it is often through unintentional drama and negative actions that I am not proud of.
Some suggestions:
The ADDed Dimension Scholarship
AD/HD Attributes Scholarship
July 7th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Hola , tengo un hijo de 10 años, su nombre es Emiliano y a él le diagnosticaron déficit de atención e hiperactividad a los 5 años , probó muchos medicaments, pues segun el neurologo teníamos que hayar algo que le sirviera, su hiperactividad era muy fuerte, fue expulsado de dos colegios sin oportunidad de regreso, hac cerca de 4años esta tomando concerta de 27mg y la verdad le ha ayudado mucho, lleva ya 3 años en el mismo colegio y lo alterna con sus terapias sicológicas, yo he visto mucha mejoría en el comportamiento de mi hijo, pero siempre que leo un artículo de la medicación termino preocupada, no se si estoy haciendo bien en medicarlo, claro que yo ya quisiera que dejara de tomarlas. Admiro muchísimo a Ty Pennington y es una luz de esperanza que me muestra que mi hijo puede llegar a ser exitoso. Por supuesto que eso tambien depende de mi compañía y la educación que yo le de.
Felicidades a Ty por ser la persona que es, que Dios te bendiga, y a todas las mamás con esta situación, no dejen de apoyar y ayudar a sus hijos. Saludos desde México.