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Right prefrontal cortex— impulse control, social-emotional intelligence, motivation
“One way to understand [ADHD] neurologically is a lack of inhibition, a chronic interactivity of the prefrontal cortex… The brain, flooded with multiple bits of sensory data, thoughts, feelings and impulses, cannot focus… Hence the efficacy of stimulant medications: they arouse the inhibitory function.” - pg. 41
— Jun 19, 2026 12:40PM
“One way to understand [ADHD] neurologically is a lack of inhibition, a chronic interactivity of the prefrontal cortex… The brain, flooded with multiple bits of sensory data, thoughts, feelings and impulses, cannot focus… Hence the efficacy of stimulant medications: they arouse the inhibitory function.” - pg. 41
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Charli
is on page 95 of 368
“What do our fears or fantasies of the future reflect, if not our past?”
“You don’t need horrors to trigger deep, conscious and unconscious anxieties in the parents… These negative factors can be present in any family, even when the material circumstances are ideal, and even when the parents love their children and have nothing but the best intentions.”
- pg. 93 💙
— Jul 29, 2026 08:38AM
“You don’t need horrors to trigger deep, conscious and unconscious anxieties in the parents… These negative factors can be present in any family, even when the material circumstances are ideal, and even when the parents love their children and have nothing but the best intentions.”
- pg. 93 💙
Charli
is on page 87 of 368
Takeaways:
- Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC) associated w/ visuo-spatial relationships, relationship btwn. self and others, & judging emotional significance of situations.
- Chemical imbalances are as much effect as cause. Emotional experiences shape chemical balances and chemical balances shape behaviors/experiences.
— Jul 25, 2026 02:58PM
- Orbitofrontal Cortex (OFC) associated w/ visuo-spatial relationships, relationship btwn. self and others, & judging emotional significance of situations.
- Chemical imbalances are as much effect as cause. Emotional experiences shape chemical balances and chemical balances shape behaviors/experiences.
Charli
is on page 77 of 368
Re: Gaze, Attunement 💞
“‘Embryologically and anatomically the eye is an extension of the brain; it is almost as if a portion of the brain were in plain sight.’ The eyes communicate eloquently… unconscious emotional states.” - pg. 70
“… signals that the mother is aligned with, responsive to and participating in their mental states… This sharing of emotional spaces is called attunement.” - pg. 72
— Jul 09, 2026 01:48PM
“‘Embryologically and anatomically the eye is an extension of the brain; it is almost as if a portion of the brain were in plain sight.’ The eyes communicate eloquently… unconscious emotional states.” - pg. 70
“… signals that the mother is aligned with, responsive to and participating in their mental states… This sharing of emotional spaces is called attunement.” - pg. 72
Charli
is on page 35 of 368
Re: parenting & ADHD
“I regret what I did not do: give my children the gift of a mindful, secure and reliable parental presence. I wish I had known how to allow myself to relax […] and to fully enjoy the wonderful little persons they were.”
“Judgement or blaming is not the point. Understanding is.”
— both from pg. 32 🥲🧡
— Jun 17, 2026 03:19PM
“I regret what I did not do: give my children the gift of a mindful, secure and reliable parental presence. I wish I had known how to allow myself to relax […] and to fully enjoy the wonderful little persons they were.”
“Judgement or blaming is not the point. Understanding is.”
— both from pg. 32 🥲🧡
Charli
is on page 28 of 368
“What begins as a problem of society and human development has become almost exclusively defined as a medical ailment… Healing ADD calls for […] a process of becoming whole—which, it so happens, is the original sense of the word healing.” - pg. 7 ❤️🩹
— Jun 16, 2026 02:40PM