Outstanding breakdown of how ACEs and ADHD connect through emotion regulation. The distinction between PTSD-driven inatention versus neurodevelopmental deficits is crucial and often gets muddled in public discourse. What really stands out is how self-compassion doesnt just help with coping but actually strengthens emotion regulation capacity itself, creating a compounding effect for folks dealing with both ADHD and childhood adversity.
Scott, diabetics have trackers that measure their blood-glucose levels and release insulin or glucagon as needed to hold their sugar near baseline.
I hope and pray that we'll soon develop something like that to manage an emotionally dysregulated person's nervous system by strategically lifting or dropping neurotransmitters and hormones concentrations back to near-baseline. Spiking adrenaline in an ADHD patient? This product returns it to the calmer levels mimicking that of an emotionally regulated person.
Outstanding breakdown of how ACEs and ADHD connect through emotion regulation. The distinction between PTSD-driven inatention versus neurodevelopmental deficits is crucial and often gets muddled in public discourse. What really stands out is how self-compassion doesnt just help with coping but actually strengthens emotion regulation capacity itself, creating a compounding effect for folks dealing with both ADHD and childhood adversity.
Exactly!
Scott, diabetics have trackers that measure their blood-glucose levels and release insulin or glucagon as needed to hold their sugar near baseline.
I hope and pray that we'll soon develop something like that to manage an emotionally dysregulated person's nervous system by strategically lifting or dropping neurotransmitters and hormones concentrations back to near-baseline. Spiking adrenaline in an ADHD patient? This product returns it to the calmer levels mimicking that of an emotionally regulated person.
As someone who was late diagnosed with ADHD this article really resonated with me. The emotional deregulation is really hard to manage. Thank you
Thank you.
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I think these distinctions really do matter actually.