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Scattered Minds

The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

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Scattered Minds

By: Gabor Maté
Narrated by: Daniel Maté
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Brought to you by Penguin.

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 Maté 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

©2023 Gabor Maté (P)2023 Penguin Audio

 Attention Deficit Disorders Brain & Nervous System Children's Health Mental Health Physical Illness & Disease Psychology Psychology & Mental Health Relationships Health Special Need Emotions Human Brain Inspiring

Critic Reviews

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
His medical background and lucid writing style make complex biological processes accessible to non-scientific readers.
Rare and refreshing. . . . Here you will find family stories, an accessible description of brain development and sound information. You will also find hope.
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This book is fantastic! This should be compulsory reading to all parents, doctors, psychologists and s therapists around the world. If you have ADHD ou have a family member with it, please read it. Thank you Gabor Mate 🙏🙏

AMAZING! Best book about ADHD/ADD out there

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Ultimately the book is an excellent, holistic conceptualisation of the condition of ADD and healing.

This looks at ADD from an attachment perspective -

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I like the storytelling of the author's own life experiences hidden in the research making it more personable and relatable to the reader

Great Book Great Author

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Very detailed examination on early childhood neuroscience and impacts of attachment theory in ADD origins.

Insightful and detailed.

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I have ADD children. I have to look at myself and this book has helped me see my ADD. I am a successful man with low tolerance for incompetance. Over the last number of years I am learning to be open, caring and understanding. I have a long journey and thanks to books like this I can grasp a deeper understanding.

great and informative.

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