Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based - and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.
Gabor Mate is a revered physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry and psychology - and himself has ADD. With wisdom gained through years of medical practice and research, Scattered Minds is a must-read for parents - and for anyone interested how experiences in infancy shape the biology and psychology of the human brain.
Scattered Minds:
- Demonstrates that ADD is not an inherited illness, but a reversible impairment and developmental delay
- Explains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy - and why
- Shows how 'distractibility' is the psychological product of life experience
- Allows parents to understand what makes their ADD children tick, and adults with ADD to gain insights into their emotions and behaviours
- Expresses optimism about neurological development even in adulthood
- Presents a programme of how to promote this development in both children and adults
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
ISBN: 9781785042218
Number of pages: 368
Weight: 254 g
Dimensions: 198 x 128 x 23 mm
Gabor Maté’s connections—between the intensely personal and the global, the spiritual and the medical, the psychological and the political—are bold, wise and deeply moral. He is a healer to be cherished and this exciting book arrives at just the right time - Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine
His medical background and lucid writing style make complex biological processes accessible to non-scientific readers. - The Gazette (Montreal)
Rare and refreshing. . . . Here you will find family stories, an accessible description of brain development and sound information. You will also find hope. - The Globe and Mail
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