Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

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Because a baby’s brain is not fully developed at birth, the first few years are critical as the child attaches to their parents and copes with whatever home environment they were born into. A friend who has rampant ADHD texted me once while she was crying, saying that all she wanted was a hug. I wasn't able to do anything, but suggested she ask her parents. "That's not something they do. I'd be embarrassed." she replied. Her parents weren't abusive. They just didn't speak her love language. On the westernmost shores of Canada, on Vancouver Island, one sees scruffy and twisted little conifers, stunted relatives of the magnificent fir trees that dominate the landscape just a short distance inland. We would be wrong to see these hearty little survivors as having some sort of plant disease; they have developed to the maximum that the relatively harsh conditions of climate and soil allow. If we wish to understand why they differ so dramatically from their inland relatives, we need to know under what conditions majestically tall, stout and ramrod-straight fir trees are able to thrive. It is the same with human beings. We do not have to look for diseases to explain why some people are not able to experience the full flowering of their potential. We have only to inquire what conditions sustain unfettered human development and what conditions hinder it.

Two parents that I know of, one extremely abusive, but neither with any sign of ADHD, who have 3 children with horrible ADHD and the other with major depression issues. When my son showed me decluttering helped his ADHD. I figured if it helped in his room what would happen if we got our whole house under control? The parent not judging the child to pointing out faults, mistakes, shortcomings as shame will cut off the child.Shows how “tuning out” and distractibility are the psychological products of life experience, from in utero onwards If you’re a teacher or parent of an ADHD child and don’t have time to read a whole book, READ my article on Scattered Minds to get the most pertinent information! Link below. https://theadhdminimalist.com/what-every-teacher-should-know-about-the-adhd-child/ I don't have ADD, as far as anyone can tell, but share enough of the challenges related to it that this book helped a lot.

ADD exists. I have it. It doesn't require medication but can sometimes benefit from it when skilfully applied. Its definitely a diagnosis that is being abused, like many in the DSM.Maté ran a private family practice in East Vancouver for over twenty years. He was also the medical co-ordinator of the Palliative Care Unit at Vancouver Hospital for seven years. Currently he is the staff physician at the Portland Hotel, a residence and resource centre for the people of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside. Many of his patients suffer from mental illness, drug addiction and HIV, or all three. Hi Emma! Thanks for taking the time to read my review and share your input. Given that I’m neither a doctor nor an expert on ADHD, I’ll take your word for it. For my part, I found Maté’s point of view instructive, but I certainly don’t think it’s the only (or necessarily the best) perspective with which we can productively approach the problem of ADHD.