Although Attention Deficit is primarily an
issue of brain-state management of
cognitive (thalamic) and emotional (limbic)
systems, leading to errant brain-wave
production, it also involves the entire
sensorium (vision-smell-touch-hearing,
etc.). When the brain is unable to
manage its states and/or deprived of the
neural connection density needed to
process "traffic" smoothly, conflict
between various stimulus results. Then,
overly competitive stimulation from
multiple external and internal sources
cannot be properly managed and can
cause undue frustration, irritation,
aggression and anxiety. Overly taxed, the
system becomes unable to "tune in" or
focus on some stimulation, while "tuning
out," or "turning down" (attenuating)
other stimulation. This is brain-state
management at it’s worst.
This lack of ability to focus on one
particular stimulus while attenuating
others, creates undue "noise" in the
perceptual systems within the brain. For
the Attention Deficit individual, this
perceptual "neural-noise" is so overly
noxious and continuous that it becomes
competitively assaultive, crippling any
attempt to concentrate on one stimulus
while attenuating others. Feelings of
helplessness and anxiety are often
overwhelming, forcing an Attention Deficit
individual to look for ways in which to
survive the harried nature of their world:
Shut-down or Hyper-drive. For
adolescents and adults, this can lead to
alcohol and/or recreational drug use.
issue of brain-state management of
cognitive (thalamic) and emotional (limbic)
systems, leading to errant brain-wave
production, it also involves the entire
sensorium (vision-smell-touch-hearing,
etc.). When the brain is unable to
manage its states and/or deprived of the
neural connection density needed to
process "traffic" smoothly, conflict
between various stimulus results. Then,
overly competitive stimulation from
multiple external and internal sources
cannot be properly managed and can
cause undue frustration, irritation,
aggression and anxiety. Overly taxed, the
system becomes unable to "tune in" or
focus on some stimulation, while "tuning
out," or "turning down" (attenuating)
other stimulation. This is brain-state
management at it’s worst.
This lack of ability to focus on one
particular stimulus while attenuating
others, creates undue "noise" in the
perceptual systems within the brain. For
the Attention Deficit individual, this
perceptual "neural-noise" is so overly
noxious and continuous that it becomes
competitively assaultive, crippling any
attempt to concentrate on one stimulus
while attenuating others. Feelings of
helplessness and anxiety are often
overwhelming, forcing an Attention Deficit
individual to look for ways in which to
survive the harried nature of their world:
Shut-down or Hyper-drive. For
adolescents and adults, this can lead to
alcohol and/or recreational drug use.
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Nutritionally, those who suffer from ADHD
are hypothesized to have ample supplies
of Acetylcholine and clear, lipofuscin-free,
unobstructed Cholinergic pathways,
allowing them to actively compete and
overwhelm the intrusive messages. Thus,
ADHD individuals attempt to operate at a
"noisier" level (becoming intensely
hyperactive), trying to "drown-out" the
crowded array of competing stimulation
within their brain.
Conversely, ADD and LD individuals are
hypothesized to have low Acetylcholine
levels and adverse lipofuscin populations
within the Cholinergic neural pathways,
making a competitive response more
difficult. For both an ADD and LD
individual, things get so "noisy" that it
often becomes necessary to shut down
all processing, altogether avoiding and
deflecting the majority of stimulation. The
incessant cacophony of "neural-noises"
produces a powerfully competitive
"numbing," almost hypnotic agent, and
ADD individuals simply "give up" to the
competitively powerful, undifferentiated
"white-neural-noise" being generated by
their sensorium. The neural-thresholds of
the sensorium have over-fired and can no
longer be sustained. Thus, unlike ADHD,
ADD and LD brings about a "shut-down"
and "tune-out” response.
are hypothesized to have ample supplies
of Acetylcholine and clear, lipofuscin-free,
unobstructed Cholinergic pathways,
allowing them to actively compete and
overwhelm the intrusive messages. Thus,
ADHD individuals attempt to operate at a
"noisier" level (becoming intensely
hyperactive), trying to "drown-out" the
crowded array of competing stimulation
within their brain.
Conversely, ADD and LD individuals are
hypothesized to have low Acetylcholine
levels and adverse lipofuscin populations
within the Cholinergic neural pathways,
making a competitive response more
difficult. For both an ADD and LD
individual, things get so "noisy" that it
often becomes necessary to shut down
all processing, altogether avoiding and
deflecting the majority of stimulation. The
incessant cacophony of "neural-noises"
produces a powerfully competitive
"numbing," almost hypnotic agent, and
ADD individuals simply "give up" to the
competitively powerful, undifferentiated
"white-neural-noise" being generated by
their sensorium. The neural-thresholds of
the sensorium have over-fired and can no
longer be sustained. Thus, unlike ADHD,
ADD and LD brings about a "shut-down"
and "tune-out” response.
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