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Scattered Minds
- Author
- Gabor Maté
- Narrator
- Daniel Maté
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Publish Date
- 6 July 2023
- Run Time
- 11 hours 23 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Coping with / advice about chronic or long-term illness or conditions, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Popular medicine and health
- Rating
- 4.3 (3 reviews)
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What to expect
FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTELLING AUTHOR OF WHEN THE BODY SAYS NO
The groundbreaking guide to Attention Deficit Disorder, challenging conventional myths around ADHD and providing practical guidance for children and adults.
Struggling with focus, impulsivity, or emotional overwhelm?
Looking to better understand ADHD in yourself or your child?
In his empowering and accessible bestseller, celebrated clinician Dr Gabor Maté seeks to dispel the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.
Drawing on decades of experience in psychology, neurology and child development – as well as his own lived experience with ADHD - Dr Maté offers a compassionate and insightful approach to understanding attention difficulties.
In Scattered Minds, you’ll discover:
- A new understanding of ADHD and neurological development in both children and adults
- Why challenges with focus, impulsivity and emotional regulation develop
- How early experiences can shape the developing brain
- Practical insights to help parents better understand and support their children
- Tools for adults with ADHD to make sense of their behaviours and emotions
Blending science, compassionate insight and real-life examples, Scattered Minds is an essential read for parents of children with ADHD, or for adults navigating neurodiversity and attention difficulties.
‘A healer to be cherished and this exciting book arrives at just the right time’ Naomi Klein, bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine
©2023 Gabor Maté (P)2023 Penguin Audio
Critics Review
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Gabor Maté’s connections—between the intensely personal and the global, the spiritual and the medical, the psychological and the political—are bold, wise and deeply moral. He is a healer to be cherished and this exciting book arrives at just the right time
Naomi Klein, author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine
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His medical background and lucid writing style make complex biological processes accessible to non-scientific readers.
The Gazette (Montreal)
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Rare and refreshing. . . . Here you will find family stories, an accessible description of brain development and sound information. You will also find hope.
The Globe and Mail
User Reviews
Book 4.3
Narration 4.7
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4.0 4.0
Rating a non-fiction book - especially one with a subject matter so personal - is particularly tricky, but I will say that, although I wasn't sure about everything in this book, it was certainly an thought-provoking read. As someone with ADHD myself, I I found it to present an interesting new perspective on the disorder. My only real complaint was that I felt the author often presented the ideas that inform his understanding of ADHD as the be-all and end-all: while I am no expert, I'm always wary of people making massive blanket statements about ADHD, especially given how widespread misunderstandings are about it, and how little of the psychology actually seems to be universally agreed upon. Interestingly, what I really came away with from this book was not so much the advice for adults with ADHD, but more the insights it shared on how we can best promote children's healthy brain development (regardless of "neurotype"). While the book isn't written as a guide for educators or childcare workers, I would wholeheartedly recommend it to people who work with young children!
The narration was solid and it was a nice touch that it was done by the author's son (whom I believe also has ADHD?)eleanorf 2024-12-08
Details
- Author
- Gabor Maté
- Narrator
- Daniel Maté
- Duration
- 11 hours 23 minutes
- Release Date
- 6 July 2023
- ISBN
- 9781529913354
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Ebury Publishing
- Genre
- Coping with / advice about chronic or long-term illness or conditions, Mind, body, spirit: thought and practice, Popular medicine and health
- Rating
- 4.3(3 reviews)
- Narration
- 4.7(3 reviews)
Synopsis
FROM THE MULTI-MILLION-COPY BESTELLING AUTHOR OF WHEN THE BODY SAYS NOThe groundbreaking guide to Attention Deficit Disorder, challenging conventional myths around ADHD and providing practical guidance for children and adults.Struggling with focus, impulsivity, or emotional overwhelm?Looking to better understand ADHD in yourself or your child?In his empowering and accessible bestseller, celebrated clinician Dr Gabor Maté seeks to dispel the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based – and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.Drawing on decades of experience in psychology, neurology and child development – as well as his own lived experience with ADHD - Dr Maté offers a compassionate and insightful approach to understanding attention difficulties.In Scattered Minds, you’ll discover:A new understanding of ADHD and neurological development in both children and adultsWhy challenges with focus, impulsivity and emotional regulation developHow early experiences can shape the developing brainPractical insights to help parents better understand and support their childrenTools for adults with ADHD to make sense of their behaviours and emotionsBlending science, compassionate insight and real-life examples, Scattered Minds is an essential read for parents of children with ADHD, or for adults navigating neurodiversity and attention difficulties.‘A healer to be cherished and this exciting book arrives at just the right time’ Naomi Klein, bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine©2023 Gabor Maté (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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