Description
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