The Edison gene : ADHD and the gift of the hunter child by Hartmann, Thom, 1951- instant download

The Edison gene : ADHD and the gift of the hunter child by Hartmann, Thom, 1951- instant download

\"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, Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and index, 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