Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder 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.
He is an Adjunct Professor in the Faculty of Criminology, Simon Fraser University..
For his ground-breaking medical work and writing he has been awarded the Order of Canada, his country\'s highest civilian distinction, and the Civic Merit Award from his hometown, Vancouver.
The bestselling author of four books published in twenty-five languages, including the award-winning In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts: Close Encounters with Addiction , Gabor is an internationally renowned speaker highly sought after for his expertise on addiction, trauma, childhood development, and the relationship of stress and illness.
Scattered Minds: &bull
Demonstrates that ADD is not an inherited illness, but a reversible impairment and developmental delay &bull
Explains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy and why &bull
Shows how "distractibility" is the psychological product of life experience &bull
Allows parents to understand what makes their ADD children tick, and adults with ADD to gain insights into their emotions and behaviours &bull
Expresses optimism about neurological development even in adulthood &bull
Presents a programme of how to promote this development in both children and adults Gabor Mate is a retired physician who, after 20 years of family practice and palliative care experience, worked for over a decade in Vancouver\'s Downtown East Side with patients challenged by drug addiction and mental illness.
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.
Gabor Mate is a revered physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry and psychology - and himself has ADD.
Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder 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
