Great book if you want to understand ADHD.. The author makes Nuanced points about the influence of Nature and Nurture on the developing brain and how both of these factors together cause ADHD. He also specifies which things one should focus on to get better in the long term and gives strategies to maximize possibility of improvements.
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A physicist with ADD interested in Hard Sci-Fi, Dystopian fiction, Psychology and Philosophy
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