Scattered minds : the origins and healing of attention deficit disorder / Gabor Maté, M.D.
Material type:
TextPublisher: New York : Avery, [2023]Copyright date: ©1999Edition: First American editionDescription: xix, 348 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780593714379
- 0593714377
- Scattered
- Maté, Gabor -- Mental health
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Attention-deficit disorder in adults
- Attention-deficit-disordered adults -- Canada -- Biography
- Infants
- Adulthood
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Psychological aspects
- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder -- Environmental aspects
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
New York Times bestseller!
From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based--and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.
In this breakthrough guide to understanding, treating, and healing Attention Deficit Disorder, Dr. Gabor Maté, bestselling author of The Myth of Normal, and himself diagnosed with ADD:
Demonstrates that the condition is not a genetic "illness" but a response to environmental stress 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 behaviors Expresses optimism about neurological development even in adulthood Presents a program of how to promote this development in both children and adults
Whereas other books on the subject describe the condition as inherited, Dr. Maté believes that our social and emotional environments play a key role in both the cause of and cure for this condition. In Scattered Minds , he describes the painful realities of ADD and its effect on children as well as on career and social paths in adults.
While acknowledging that genetics may indeed play a part in predisposing a person toward ADD, Dr. Maté moves beyond that to focus on the things we can control: changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices. He draws heavily on his own experience with the disorder, as both an ADD sufferer and the parent of diagnosed children. Providing a thorough overview of ADD and its treatments, without blaming anyone, Scattered Minds is essential and life-changing reading for the millions of ADD sufferers in North America today.
"Previously published in paperback as Scattered by Plume, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC, New York, in 2000. Originally published in a Dutton hardcover edition"--title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [335]-339) and index.
The nature of attention deficit disorder -- How the brain develops and how the circuits and chemistry of ADD arise -- The roots of ADD in family and society -- The meaning of ADD traits -- The ADD child and healing -- The ADD adult -- Conclusion.
"From renowned mental health expert and speaker Dr. Gabor Maté, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based--and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition." -- Amazon.com