| Description |
xviii, 262 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm. |
| Note |
"A modified version of the chapter "Edison-gene girls and women" first appeared in the anthology Understanding Women with AD/HD, Advantage Books, 2002"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: A new view of your children -- PART 1: THE PAST: The world of the Edison-gene child -- The dawn of civilization -- Three ways humans were killed off by weather -- PART 2: THE PRESENT: Anatomy of a diagnosis -- The mystery of novelty-seeking behavior -- Genes move around and turn on and off -- Other genes and influences -- Scientists find the "adaptive" Edison gene -- The ADHD gene and the dawn of human civilization -- Brain development and the Edison-gene child -- The Edison gene, drugs, exercise, and nutrition -- Providing discipline and structure for the Edison-gene child -- Alfred Adler's principles for raising children -- Educating the Edison-gene child -- Edison-gene girls and women -- Sprituality and the Edison-gene child -- PART 3: THE FUTURE: How Edison-gene children may change the world -- Is human evolution finally over? -- One generation to save the world -- Afterword: Yesterday's child by Janie Bowman. |
| Subject |
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Attention in children.
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Divergent thinking.
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity -- genetics -- Child. |
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Psychological Theory. |
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Thinking -- Child. |
| ISBN |
0892811285 (hardcover) |
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1594770492 (paperback) |
| Standard No. |
NLM 101219421 |
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