Edward M.Hallowell

That lecture changed my life forever. As I listened to Elsie speak, my jaw dropped. I had the greatest “Aha!” experience of my life. Elsie was describing me. At last I found an explanation for the different ways I thought and behaved. I’d always excelled in school and college, so no one, including me, thought I had a learning disability.

nd the cure for ADD is to try harder. While trying harder helps just about everything, telling someone with ADD to try harder is no more helpful than telling someone who is nearsighted to squint harder. It missed the biological point.

He attacked ADD as a bogus diagnosis concocted by the pharmaceutical industry and supported by irresponsible parents who wanted to excuse their children’s poor behavior rather than step up and learn how to be good parents.

In fact, I see the human connection as the single most powerful therapeutic force in the treatment of ADHD.

The point is: Focus on anything external to yourself. Activating the TPN will shut down the DMN. It’s difficult to do because the DMN is seductive and the negative messages it is feeding you are captivating and convincing, borne out of your past experiences, but you must not allow yourself to be drawn in, you must quickly do something active, to engage the TPN.