Scattered Minds: The Origins and Healing of Attention Deficit Disorder

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My husband and I have three kids, our oldest is fifteen and our youngest is seven. I am originally from the USA but now live in Sweden. We live on a farm from the 1700s. Unfortunately, we have no animals yet, but we enjoy skiing, snowboarding, swimming, and board games together with our kids. Book Genre: Adhd, Health, Mental Health, Neurodiversity, Nonfiction, Parenting, Personal Development, Psychology, Science, Self Help

Remembering that temper in the AHDH context is an automatic anxiety response. It is the reaction of a person who cannot tolerate the feelings of anxiety. If we sooth the anxiety the temper should calm. Explains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy—and why

I am not giving medical advice. I am not a doctor. I am am merely sharing what we have experienced in hopes that it will give you a short cut. Then he shifts over to speak about epigenetics and how past history affects the genes, which in turn creates changes in the brain of a developing fetus and a child is born with ADD. 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.

What I really reflected though was that many of the suggestion for the ways you should specifically parent a child with ADHD would actually be beneficial for many children. I tried a couple of the tactics with my 5-year-old (things like instead of being nagged to join in their play actually ask if you can join in, or treating a temper tantrum as a fear response) and could instantly see a welcome change in behaviour. Explains that in ADD, circuits in the brain whose job is emotional self-regulation and attention control fail to develop in infancy – and why This means that the lion’s share of cognitive development occurs after birth. The human infant’s brain makes millions of new connections every second in her first years of life. This development is physically striking. By the age of three, an infant’s body is less than 20 percent of its adult size, but her brain is 80 percent of its adult size. The point, though, is that this development takes place in this world, among other things and other people. The symptoms are real, but they don't have to be permanent, and what is permanent can be helped and harnessed. This opening passage shows how Maté’s deep well of compassion for others draws water from the aquifer of his personal narrative. It also displays his talent as a writer (including a flair for great analogies and metaphors), creating an overall reading experience that’s engaging and inspiring.These medications work, too. They increase patients’ focus and calm them down. So it looks like pharmacological interventions are ironing out a biological kink. The ADD brain, the thinking goes, is miswired – and psychostimulants compensate for this genetic deficit. So Maté's book interested me. His thesis: genetics and childhood attachment both play a part in ADHD. He also gives readers a lot of hope that people with ADD can find peace and live wonderful lives. I've appreciated a slew of evidence-based recommendations for managing and healing my own ADD, and I had a breakthrough as a result of reading them; that's worth the price of admission alone. I haven't yet read the recommendations about children, but my guess is that there's equally helpful information about supporting a child with ADD.