Scattered
by Gabor Maté
★ Top 25 book of 1999 · #20 on Best Books of 1999
Dr. Gabor Maté argues that social and emotional surroundings help cause and treat attention deficit disorder, even if genetics play a part. Drawing on personal experience, he covers its effects on children and adults, plus treatments.
Best for: Parents and adults seeking a thoughtful, experience-based look at ADD
Scattered is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 1999, out of 52 1999 books that cleared our data bar.
What Scattered is about
Gabor Maté takes on Attention Deficit Disorder, a subject people argue about, and offers a different view from books that treat it mainly as inherited. He allows that genes may leave some people more prone to it, but he argues that social and emotional surroundings matter greatly, both in how ADD develops and in how it can be eased. His attention goes to what people can influence: the home environment, family dynamics and parenting choices.
He describes how hard ADD can be for children, and how it can shape careers and relationships in adulthood. He writes from personal experience, as someone with ADD and as the parent of three children who have been diagnosed. Alongside that, the book gives a thorough overview of the condition and its treatments. Parents, adults who recognize themselves in the description, and teachers or clinicians will find it useful and compassionate.
Scattered on the Best Books of 1999
Scattered came out in 1999. Of the 52 books first published in 1999 that met BookWard's data bar, it ranks #20 on our Best Books of 1999 list.
Why it made the list: 333 readers have shelved it on Open Library. The list ranks each year’s books on how many readers have picked them up, how highly readers rate them, and how many are reading them right now.
Nearby on the 1999 list
- The Reptile Room Lemony Snicket, #18
- Gardens of the Moon Steven Erikson, #19
- Hannibal Thomas Harris, #21
- Code Charles Petzold, #22
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The numbers behind it
- Readers: 317 want to read it, 7 are reading it now and 9 have read it, according to Open Library.
| Signal | This book (0 to 100) | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Reach | 58 | 55% |
| Reader love | 71 | 25% |
| Being read right now | 15 | 20% |
Questions about Scattered
When was Scattered published?
Scattered by Gabor Maté was first published in 1999.
Was Scattered one of the best books of 1999?
Scattered is #20 on BookWard's Best Books of 1999, out of 52 1999 books that cleared our data bar. 333 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
Why is Scattered on the Best Books of 1999 list?
333 readers have shelved it on Open Library.
More of the best books of 1999
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban J. K. Rowling, #1
- The Perks of Being a Wallflower Stephen Chbosky, #2
- Wings of Fire A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, #3
- On Writing Stephen King, #4
- The Bad Beginning Lemony Snicket, #5
- The Coldest Winter Ever Sister Souljah, #6
See the full Best Books of 1999, the Top 100, or new books on Rising.
How we know
This page uses public data: Open Library reader counts and ratings, and Wikipedia page views for recent years. The description is paraphrased from real source text. Rankings reflect reading interest, not quality or sales, and can be affected by data gaps. Lists update monthly.
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