Guides
- With ADD, we can’t pause – can’t wait – we must act – the frontal lobes don’t stop us – don’t inhibit us.
- Once you can stop/pause – you can begin visualise – you can replay the past and look into the future – hindsight and foresight don’t happen without being able to pause.
If we can’t pause, we cannot develop an internal voice.
We need one – it helps to regulate oneself.
We are 30-40% delayed by age…so kids leaving home at 18 are probably only 12 – emotionally.
We can’t managing emotions –
so cant manage motivations
So we don’t know where we are headed…..
no mind’s playground
–multiple future possible options – we can’t see them