For years, ADHD (Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) has been explained mainly as an attention problem: difficulty concentrating, sustaining focus, or completing tasks. However, this explanation is incomplete. Russell A. Barkley, one of the most influential voices in contemporary ADHD research, has emphasized for decades a central point: the core of ADHD is not attention, but self-regulation.

For years, we’ve been taught that to feel better, we must focus only on managing symptoms and diagnoses: anxiety, depression, ADHD, stress, and burnout. Evidence-based psychology has evolved. Today we know that reducing symptoms—although important—is not always enough to live a full and coherent life. Recent research has given rise to a new generation of therapies—known as third-wave behavioral models or contextual approaches—that propose a different way of working with men