Scattered: How Attention Deficit Disorder Originates and What You Can Do About It

Author: Gabor Maté MDPaperback:Publisher: PlumeISBN 10: 0452279631ISBN 13: 978-0452279636Hardcover:Publisher: Dutton AdultISBN 10: 9780525944126ISBN 13: 978-0525944126In this breakthrough guide to understanding, treating, and healing Attention Deficit Disorder, Dr. Gabor Maté, an adult with ADD and the father of three ADD children, shared the latest information on: ·         The external factors that trigger ADD ·         How to create an environment that promotes health and healing ·         Ritalin and other drugs ·         ADD adults …and much moreAttention Deficit Disorder (ADD) has quickly become a controversial topic in recent years. Whereas other books on the subject describe the condition as inherited, Dr. Maté 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 t