![]() ![]() This unregulated intersection may explain why your attention wanders. ![]() You could be the smartest, most motivated student ever, but if the teacher says “This species of dog…” and your thought switches to “I wonder what my dog is doing right now?” you get distracted. For people with ADHD, the PFC is unregulated there are no traffic lights or stop signs controlling which message (car) gets through first. A person with ADHD will likely react to whatever is in his focus at that moment - in other words, the faster car or stronger message. In my model, the PFC is the intersection through which attention, behavior, judgment, and emotional responses run (I call them cars or messages). In addition, the PFC helps to focus thoughts, enabling people to pay attention, learn, and concentrate on goals. This vital region of the brain regulates short-term and long-term decision-making. This includes mediating conflicting thoughts, making choices between right and wrong, and predicting the probable outcomes of actions or events. It is responsible for thinking, thought analysis, and regulating behavior. ADHD and the Prefrontal CortexĪt the center of the intersection model is the prefrontal cortex (PFC). And almost none fully understand the way the ADHD brain works to produce the symptoms they experience. To help, I have developed the Intersection Model - a framework that can be used throughout an individual’s life to make sense of behaviors, impulses, and emotions, and to create strategies to manage them. ![]() Others believe that ADHD will not affect their lives once they have graduated from college. Misinformation about attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD) abounds among the patients at my busy practice. Many think medication alone will control their symptoms. ![]()
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