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
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