Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

Publisher : Vermilion (3 January 2019)
Language : English
Paperback : 368 pages
ISBN-10 : 1785042211
Item Weight : 250 g
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12.6 x 2.2 x 19.8 c 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 Mat? 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