Driving The ADHD Brain
Let's face it, driving a new car, truck or SUV is a very satisfying experience. There are many different types or styles to choose from. Obviously, all vehicles need repair or a tune-up at various stages of the normal life cycle. I give you this analogy as a simple comparison when looking at the Attentional system or brain in ADD/ADHD.
If the attentional system is not functioning efficiently it can impair one's reactions, perceptions, and behaviors, just like a car in need of a tune-up. The vastness of the attentional system accounts for the variation of ADD/ADHD types. Where one child needs an oil change, the next needs spark plugs replaced. Where one individual is withdrawn and overwhelmed by stimuli, the next is hyperactive and can't get enough stimuli. Where one is anxious, the other is depressed. To compensate, each develops his or her own coping skills that developmentally add to or subtract from the brain's subsystem.
As new research on ADD/ADHD becomes available from the National Institute of Mental Health and others, we will pass it along. Any clues that help to explain what might prevent nerve cells from forming proper connections to drive the ADHD brain will help many.
Knowing how to get a true diagnosis on ADD/ADHD
ADD/ADHD starts in the brain and involves the entire sensorium (vision, smell, touch, hearing, etc.,) including the inner world of cognition and emotion. It is when there is not a sufficient amount of neural connections to process incoming information and outside stimulus ("traffic") quick enough, then competition between the various stimuli occurs. As the “traffic” becomes congested from a multitude of external and internal stimuli an individual with ADD/ADHD may become frustrated, irritated, aggressive and full of anxiety. Leaving the individual to "tune in" or “focus” on some stimulation, while "tuning out" or "turning down" other stimulation.
Having this constant backlog of stimuli creates undue "noise" in the perceptual systems in the brain, unfortunately causing an ADD/ADHD individual to feel helpless and overwhelmed, and they will adapt in any way possible to eliminate this assaultive reality. ADHDs are hypothesized to have an ample supply of Acetylcholine and lipofuscin-free, unobstructed cholinergic pathways. This allows them to actively compete and overwhelm the intrusive messages. Individuals with ADHD operate at a "noisier" level and act out, being intensely hyperactive in an attempt to "shout-down" the excess stimulation in the brain.
In contrast, ADDs and LDs are hypothesized to have low Acetylcholine levels and adverse lipofuscin populations within the cholinergic neural pathways, making competitive responses more difficult. It becomes so "noisy" inside the brain that the affected individual may shut down all processing of the senses altogether, avoiding all stimulation. Thus, unlike other children, the ADDs and LDs "shut-down" and "tune-out," often being thought of as shy or lazy.
There is a safe alternative that can ease the stress and frustration felt by both ADDs and ADHDs. Attend is safe and non-toxic! Unlike other medications, Attend works without harmful side-effects. The homeopathic ingredients in Attend support the body's ability to help calm and reduce stress and frustration as well as help focus attention and improve concentration. Indeed, Attend works to help naturally stimulate neural growth patterning and regenerative activity so as to forge more “connections” within the neural network. Essentially, opening up the highway and allowing more room for “traffic.” Furthermore, Attend works without diminishing overall processing, cognitive and learning activities, unlike amphetamines, antidepressants or anticonvulsants normally prescribed for ADD.
If the attentional system is not functioning efficiently it can impair one's reactions, perceptions, and behaviors, just like a car in need of a tune-up. The vastness of the attentional system accounts for the variation of ADD/ADHD types. Where one child needs an oil change, the next needs spark plugs replaced. Where one individual is withdrawn and overwhelmed by stimuli, the next is hyperactive and can't get enough stimuli. Where one is anxious, the other is depressed. To compensate, each develops his or her own coping skills that developmentally add to or subtract from the brain's subsystem.
As new research on ADD/ADHD becomes available from the National Institute of Mental Health and others, we will pass it along. Any clues that help to explain what might prevent nerve cells from forming proper connections to drive the ADHD brain will help many.
Knowing how to get a true diagnosis on ADD/ADHD
ADD/ADHD starts in the brain and involves the entire sensorium (vision, smell, touch, hearing, etc.,) including the inner world of cognition and emotion. It is when there is not a sufficient amount of neural connections to process incoming information and outside stimulus ("traffic") quick enough, then competition between the various stimuli occurs. As the “traffic” becomes congested from a multitude of external and internal stimuli an individual with ADD/ADHD may become frustrated, irritated, aggressive and full of anxiety. Leaving the individual to "tune in" or “focus” on some stimulation, while "tuning out" or "turning down" other stimulation.
Having this constant backlog of stimuli creates undue "noise" in the perceptual systems in the brain, unfortunately causing an ADD/ADHD individual to feel helpless and overwhelmed, and they will adapt in any way possible to eliminate this assaultive reality. ADHDs are hypothesized to have an ample supply of Acetylcholine and lipofuscin-free, unobstructed cholinergic pathways. This allows them to actively compete and overwhelm the intrusive messages. Individuals with ADHD operate at a "noisier" level and act out, being intensely hyperactive in an attempt to "shout-down" the excess stimulation in the brain.
In contrast, ADDs and LDs are hypothesized to have low Acetylcholine levels and adverse lipofuscin populations within the cholinergic neural pathways, making competitive responses more difficult. It becomes so "noisy" inside the brain that the affected individual may shut down all processing of the senses altogether, avoiding all stimulation. Thus, unlike other children, the ADDs and LDs "shut-down" and "tune-out," often being thought of as shy or lazy.
There is a safe alternative that can ease the stress and frustration felt by both ADDs and ADHDs. Attend is safe and non-toxic! Unlike other medications, Attend works without harmful side-effects. The homeopathic ingredients in Attend support the body's ability to help calm and reduce stress and frustration as well as help focus attention and improve concentration. Indeed, Attend works to help naturally stimulate neural growth patterning and regenerative activity so as to forge more “connections” within the neural network. Essentially, opening up the highway and allowing more room for “traffic.” Furthermore, Attend works without diminishing overall processing, cognitive and learning activities, unlike amphetamines, antidepressants or anticonvulsants normally prescribed for ADD.
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