Posted by noa on January 8, 2000, at 15:10:36
In reply to Re: S.Suggs... Anger and ADHD, posted by Noa on January 8, 2000, at 15:03:53
impulsive of me to submit before being sure I am done....
Another thought. There has been research showing ADHD kids do less "self talk" to process what they are taking in and their reactions to it. I think this "self talk" function is an example of cortical processing mediating emotional activity. The thing is, the early, emotional parts of our brain respond more quickly than the thinking parts. One book I saw says it is simply a longer path to the neocortex. Is it possible that in people with ADHD, the "self talk" function doesn't kick in, either at all, or just not as quickly, to process reactions, put things into context, see things in proportion, etc.This seems to be one of the ways ADHD and other disorders overlap: a reactive emotional brain, and difficulty getting the logical, thinking brain to mediate the emotional piece.
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