Description
This book challenges the belief that attention deficit disorder is genetically based and offers hope and practical advice to children and adults living with the condition. Gabor Mate is a physician specializing in neurology, psychiatry and psychology who also has ADD. Drawing on years of medical practice and research, the book examines how experiences in infancy shape the biology and psychology of the human brain. It argues that ADD is not an inherited illness but a reversible impairment and developmental delay, explaining why the brain circuits responsible for emotional self-regulation and attention control may fail to develop in infancy. It also explores distractibility as a psychological product of life experience, helps parents understand their children with ADD, and gives adults insight into their emotions and behaviour. The book expresses optimism about neurological development even in adulthood and presents a programme to promote this development in children and adults.
Information
Author: Maté Gabor
Language: English
Publication date: January 3, 2019
Manufacturer: The Book Service Ltd (Penguin)
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Psychology in english, Non-fiction literature in english
Type: Books - paperback
Pages: 368
ISBN/EAN: 9781785042218