{"product_id":"9781785042218","title":"Scattered Minds : The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Gabor Mate\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePopular medicine \u0026amp; health\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 3 January 2019 by Ebury Publishing (Vermilion) in the United Kingdom.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003ch4\u003ePaperback | 368 pages\u003cbr\u003e127 x 195 x 29mm | 254g\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScattered 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 Maté 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScattered Minds:-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Demonstrates that ADD is not an inherited illness, but a reversible impairment and developmental delay-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Explains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy – and why-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Shows how ‘distractibility’ is the psychological product of life experience-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Allows parents to understand what makes their ADD children tick, and adults with ADD to gain insights into their emotions and behaviours-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Expresses optimism about neurological development even in adulthood-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Presents a programme of how to promote this development in both children and adults\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gabor Mate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64838702498141,"sku":"9781785042218","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1074\/9358\/9341\/files\/9781785042218.jpg?v=1780056474","url":"https:\/\/adventureintobooks.co.uk\/products\/9781785042218","provider":"Adventure Into Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}