Scattered Thoughts From A Scattered Mind

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER From renowned mental health expert and speaker Gabor Maté, MD, Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder (ADD/ADHD) as genetically based—and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition. In 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, shares information on: · The external factors that trigger ADD/ADHD · How to create an environment that promotes health and healing · Ritalin and other drugs · ADD in adults …and much more Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD/ADHD) has remained a controversial topic in recent years. Whereas other books on the subject describe the condition as inherited, Dr. Maté shows how our social and emotional environments play a key role in both the cause of and cure for the condition. In Scattered Minds, he describes the painful realities of ADD/ADHD and its effect on children as well as on careers and social paths in adults. While acknowledging that genetics may indeed play a part in predisposing a person toward ADD/ADHD, Maté moves beyond that to focus on the things we can control: changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices. He draws heavily on his own experience with the disorder, as both an ADD sufferer and the parent of three diagnosed children. Providing a thorough overview of ADD/ADHD and its treatments, Scattered Minds is essential and life-changing reading for the millions of ADD/ADHD sufferers in North America today.

Hello. My name is Rylan. I see you''ve found your way here. That''s wonderful. I suppose you''re interested in learning a bit more about why you should buy this book, as that''s what you''ve been trained to expect. Well, I better respect the structure, and I''ll try not to waste any more of your time. In short, this book is a story of a human, alive in a place, at a time, doing things and having thoughts. This book is an attempt to put down in words the way in which my mind works, in exhaustible and sometimes excruciating detail. It''s also my attempt to try and understand the world around me, and more specifically, to find a structure to express that. Basically, this book is my attempt at writing, in the purest form--writing for the pleasure of putting one word after another, and writing for developing the skill of capturing thought, and writing as a form of creative expression, and writing as catharsis. You may find some parts humorous, others sad, some shocking, some boring, others grotesque, uncomfortable, enraging, and some probably even embarrassing. In fact, I hope you do, as I felt all of those emotions at one point or another during the process. I think we all do. I''ve been endlessly fascinated by the way in which each individual perceives reality, as we all share similarities in the stimuli we''re exposed to. I like to read books in which you feel as though you''ve lived another life. Purchasing this book is akin to wearing my skin. It''s renting my eyes and leasing my mind. Purchasing this book will also afford me time to try again. I don''t know if I succeeded this time around, and I may not ever. Art is an elusive creature. I know that I did the best I could given my current abilities and the time I was afforded. That''s all we can ever do, I suppose. But, I do hope one day to reach out on that branch and catch Art, even if only fleeting. To catch that wild beast and hold on, fist full of her mane, hoofs pounding beneath us, carrying us as far as the eye can see from blue ridged mountains over waves of amber grain... sorry. Anyway, even if the farthest you get is reading this, I thank you. If you purchase this book, I thank you most graciously. I thank you for helping me. But, more than thanks, I have hope. I hope that you enjoy getting lost in the tumultuous seas of my mind and come from the voyage a stronger sailor; having wrestled storms, and hot, lazy, hazy, calm and whatever else... it''s March, 12, 2017... I still have so much editing to do and am getting side tracked again...P.S. Wondering what this book is about caused you to read these words, which were written by this author, to try and get you to read their book. You pause, look up from your screen, and see what''s before you. Same old stuff. If you purchase this book (and read it) you may look at that same old stuff a bit different. Or, maybe not. You might be beyond help; a sad, lost, little soul idly flipping through Kindle books hoping to uncover the next sizzling, summer, bad boy next door romance "novel". Well, you''re in the wrong spot, my friend. There''s a bit of a love story tangled somewhere in this mess, but it isn''t necessarily tantalizing. I''d suggest you check out... well, I''d better not do that here. P.P.S. There were no corporate henchman looking over my shoulder. This is unedited, traditionally. It''s a bit like an unfiltered beer or sake. It''s still made with all the same love and care, more even, really; the words have been hammered into place over months of grueling labor, yet, and again, I warn you, it''s still unpasteurized; it''s still raw. It''s a living culture: a kombucha. If you don''t like it, if you prefer homogenized, corporatized, pasteurized, lifeless garbage, then don''t pay the ten dollars. I''ll be fine. But, if you want to taste something different; if you want to live another life; if you want to escape your fleshy shackles; if you want to spend some time inside my skin, then buy the ticket and take the ride.

On October 14, 2020, my loving wife of forty-one years took her last breath in this life and stepped into the waiting arms of our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is Him that we have placed our trust and hope to one day be reunited. All honor and glory and praise to His name. “Because I live, you also will live.” John 14:19

In this breakthrough guide to understanding, treating, and healing Attention Deficit Disorder, Dr. Gabor Maté, bestselling author of The Myth of Normal shares 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 more... Attention 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 that genetics may indeed play a part in predisposing a person toward ADD, Dr. Maté moves beyond that to focus on the things we can control: changes in environment, family dynamics, and parenting choices. He draws heavily on his own experience with the disorder, as both an ADD sufferer and the parent of three diagnosed children. Providing a thorough overview of ADD and its treatments, Scattered is essential and life-changing reading for the millions of ADD sufferers in North America today.

A practical, authoritative book on an increasingly talked-about condition that affects more than 8 million American adults. Dr. Lenard Adler, director of the Adult ADHD Program at New York University School of Medicine, presents the latest findings on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. In Scattered Minds, he reveals hidden warning signs, debunks common misconceptions, and offers information on obtaining an accurate diagnosis, along with treatment options that include cutting-edge medications and proven coping strategies. Includes a screening quiz.

"The man who finds a wife finds a good thing; she is a blessing to him from the Lord." - Proverbs 18:22

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David Mills was unavailable to compose the copy for this installment's back cover. Word has it he was busy riding his bike.