Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

In this book, Dr. Gabor Maté explodes the myth that attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) is genetically based.

Instead, he argues that ADD is a response to environmental stress and a developmental delay caused by the failure of brain circuits responsible for emotional self-regulation and attention control to develop in infancy.

Maté provides insights into how life experiences shape 'distractibility' and offers a program to promote neurological development in both children and adults.

He draws on his personal experience with ADD and his experience as a parent of children with the condition, focusing on changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices as key factors in both the cause and cure of ADD/ADHD.