Applying this “Spetrum of Cosmic Harmonics” to illustrate timing issues in an inattentive ADHD brain:
let’s walk through the process using the states from the “Spectrum of Cosmic Harmonics” to describe the different stages of cognition and communication in an inattentive ADHD brain:
1. Confusion – Turbulent Whirlwind (🌪️🔄🔇🎼): The initial state is chaotic and unpredictable. Sensory inputs arrive in a disordered fashion, like many voices talking at once, with no clear priority or order. This can create a sense of confusion and overwhelm.
2. Salience – Intermittent Echo (🔀🔇🎼): Despite the chaos, certain stimuli can break through and catch the brain’s attention intermittently. These stimuli stand out due to their novelty or intensity, like an echo cutting through the noise.
3. Sensory Input – Chaotic Silence (🔇🌀): The brain receives a constant stream of sensory information, but not all of it is processed effectively. This stage can feel like a silent chaos, with many stimuli present but not necessarily contributing to a coherent picture.
4. Mental Processing – Erratic Adagio (🔄🐌🎵): The ADHD brain might process information at an inconsistent pace, with some ideas being processed quickly and others slowly. This is similar to an erratic adagio, where the rhythm is generally slow, but can vary unpredictably.
5. Comprehension – Sporadic Symphony (🎼🎲): Understanding or comprehension doesn’t always happen linearly, but can come in bursts, with moments of insight or clarity occurring unpredictably, like the sporadic notes of a symphony.
6. Decision – Syncopated Void (🕳️🎵⏭️): Decision-making can be challenging, with the ADHD brain often skipping ahead or getting stuck on certain options. This is akin to a syncopated rhythm, where certain beats are emphasized while others are missed.
7. Action – Harmonic Stasis (🎵⏹️): When it’s time to take action, the ADHD brain can struggle to initiate, appearing from the outside like a musical stasis where the rhythm is present but doesn’t progress. Once initiated, however, action can often be sustained until completion.
This process illustrates how the inattentive ADHD brain navigates from confusion to action, with each stage resonating with a different state from the Spectrum of Cosmic Harmonics.