Compassionate Mind Center

ADHD isn't a character flaw—it's a different type of brain organization that affects executive functioning. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a broad term for a type of brain that is organized in a manner different from what society expects. Scientists don’t have the full picture yet, but what they have discovered so far, is that brains with ADHD generally show: Delayed cortical maturation — parts of the brain develop slower, meaning children/adolescents/youn

We’ve all been there at some point in our lives.  One  minute we’re laughing so hard our sides ache, the next we’re crying at the dead ladybug on the sidewalk. In the morning we feel ready to take on the world, in the afternoon one look from our coworker leaves us doubting our own self-worth. If we think of our psyche as a thermometer, there’s a temperature range at which we can comfortably live and function. Then there’s a low point where things become too cold and we might