Title: Scattered
First published: 1999
Description: Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) has quickly become a controversial topic in recent years. Whereas other books on the subject describe the condition as inherited, Dr. Gabor Mate believes that our social and emotional environments play a key role in both the cause of and cure for this condition. In Scattered, he describes the painful realities of ADD and its effect on children as well as on career and social paths in adults. While acknowledging that genetics may indeed play a part in predisposing a person toward ADD, Dr. Mate moves beyond that to focus on the things we can control: changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices. He draws heavily on his own experience with the disorder, as both an ADD sufferer and the parent of three diagnosed children. Providing a thorough overview of ADD and its treatments, Scattered is essential and life-changing reading for the millions of ADD sufferers in North America today.
Subjects: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Psychological aspects of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Environmental aspects, Environmental aspects of Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Psychological aspects, Hyperactivité, Aspect psychologique, Aspect de l'environnement, Nonfiction, Psychology, Patients, Biography, Mental health, Attention-deficit disorder in adults, Attention-deficit disordered adults, Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, Adult, Adulthood, Trouble déficitaire de l'attention, Adultes, Adults (people), nyt:paperback-nonfiction=2023-02-26, New York Times bestseller
Places: Canada
People: Gabor Maté
LC classification: RJ506.H9 M42326 1999, RJ506 H9 M42326 1999b