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Scattered Minds

The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder – The International Bestseller

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Scattered Minds

By: Gabor Maté
Narrated by: Daniel Maté
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FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTELLING AUTHOR OF WHEN THE BODY SAYS NO

The groundbreaking guide to Attention Deficit Disorder, challenging conventional myths around ADHD and providing practical guidance for children and adults.

Struggling with focus, impulsivity, or emotional overwhelm?
Looking to better understand ADHD in yourself or your child?

In his empowering and accessible bestseller, celebrated clinician Dr Gabor Maté seeks to dispel the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.

Drawing on decades of experience in psychology, neurology and child development – as well as his own lived experience with ADHD - Dr Maté offers a compassionate and insightful approach to understanding attention difficulties.

In Scattered Minds, you’ll discover:

  • A new understanding of ADHD and neurological development in both children and adults
  • Why challenges with focus, impulsivity and emotional regulation develop
  • How early experiences can shape the developing brain
  • Practical insights to help parents better understand and support their children
  • Tools for adults with ADHD to make sense of their behaviours and emotions


Blending science, compassionate insight and real-life examples, Scattered Minds is an essential read for parents of children with ADHD, or for adults navigating neurodiversity and attention difficulties.

‘A healer to be cherished and this exciting book arrives at just the right time’ Naomi Klein, bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine

©2023 Gabor Maté (P)2023 Penguin Audio

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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.
All stars
Most relevant
If I resonates, will change your view on childhood and parenting. Your most important job.

Profoundly insightful

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I found this book to be amazing when listening to it. So much made sense and I implemented many changes in my life that I can see made a big difference as far as family life goes.

I did however find the narrator dry. Having ADD, I had to rewind a few times because I quickly zoned out because his voice was monotonous however the content isn’t.

Gabor Maté is extremely educated and very convincing in the way he present his work. As with all experts in the field of mental health/ illness I take their work with a grain of salt. There’s so many different views and biases when it comes to this topic. In saying that, it greatly affected the way I structure my ADL to change my environment for the better.

Good content and helpful tips

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Gabor Mate is one of a kind, as an esteemed psychiatrist openly and vulnerably sharing his own healing journey and its impact on parenting and inner peace. He does this with a deep acceptance of himself and others knowing until each of us heal the wounds of the past we will continue to enact them. A courageous journey to inspire us all to heal and raise children that are securely attached and well adjusted. Thank you Gabor.

Essential reading for us all

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I learnt so much about ADD, very clear & precise. Enjoyed the wide scope covered. Than you

Great learnings

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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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