More and more children are being diagnosed with disorders such as ADHD and autism. Dr. Gabor Maté of Canada says that the root cause is that the nurturing environment necessary for proper child development has collapsed in America, leading to children who are emotionally detached and have difficulty controlling their impulses. This 60-minute interview is fascinating—be sure to watch it all.
Or, to save time, just scroll down below the video options to read the transcript. (Thanks to Skylar for the suggestion.)
Dr. Gabor Maté on ADHD, bullying and the destruction of American childhood, on DemocracyNow.org.
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ErinBrock
Ana….yes, I can completely relate.
I also want to know where spath is……to make sure he’s not around here!
I don’t care ‘where’ he is…..as long as it’s several states away……and an ocean away gives me better peace.
When I know he’s coming this way…..I go on alert…b.ecause history tells me……it’s gonna be some sort of trouble!
I feel similar about the business spaths…..as long as they are not around here…..keep your con out of my town!
They don’t change…they only change ‘venues’……the con continues…..we just don’t want to be part of it.
I think its’ a protection.
I have a hard time at times, knowing he’s conning others…..and recently he was conning a woman who seemed very kind and nice and pure……princess leia I called her.
That bugged me….because she was vulnerable etc….
Not that it was my responsibility to take care of her…..it bugged me. So I planted seeds to her friend. She was already seeing things.
I wouldn’t do this for all his harem……but something aboutthis woman struck me……she ADORED him too……saying things like…..he’s such a perfect man, he should give lessons to other men! PUKE, CHOKE, UUUUGGGGH!
She woke up…..so now he’s off to another……
He’s now giving marital advice to other men……Marry women smarter than yourself…..and your common sense will bring a balance?!?!! WTF??????
He’s looking for a smart one…..too bad he’s got no comon sense to match her.
He want’s a smart woman because he’s an IDIOT! Really….not capable of handleing much……
That’lll be his downfall…..IRS issues! 🙂
A smart woman will always see his game….eventually…..just hope it doesn’t take 28 years like ME!
one/joy_step_at_a_time
no EB, he doesn’t WANT a smart one, he’s just spreading that rumour, so that he has the love bomb frame work in place when he catches SOME one.
…ouu you are spath’s new gf? well my, you ARE a smart one, aren’t you? Yep, like i said I wanted a smart one! (and the dumber the better!)
and Merry Towanda BTW!
Ana
Thanks EricBrock. Yes, I think it’s a protection thing too. I want to know where she is to make sure she aint around me! Of course she is still conning people, in fact she had her next victim all lined up while she was still torturing us. I’m sure she told everyone who would listen about us…the smear campaign. Twisting the truth-she’s really good at it, I was amazed and sickened at the same time.
LOL-he wants a smart one! My friend was none to bright either (sneaky, but not smart) she used the wrong words all the time in a sentence and it was embarressing, but she never noticed! I hope you get your bear problem resolved soon!
soimnotthecrazee1
Ana,
Where in the heck do they come up with the “smear” campain? Like they don’t think their actions will speak louder then their words in the future with another mate?
My xspath did his damage to my reputation. that’s one reason why I moved back home.. 700 miles away!! and to think all the good he said about me before I moved to be with him. I hope it has had alot of people scratching their heads and seeing him for what he really is!!
soimnottherazee1!
IMconfused
Skylar,
Yes, an unpredictable environment can cause anyone, let alone a young child, to cope in unpredictable ways. However, even if a person’s behaviors mimic some symptoms of some people who have ADD, they are simply acquired coping reactions, not actual ADD.
Coping behaviors are learned. People who have ADD do not have the ability to change their symptoms, because they are NOT learned behaviors. They are uncontrollable behaviors…maybe think similar to Turrets. But with help, usually including drugs, those with ADD can learn to manage their symptoms. (If you’ve only seen one person with ADD…you’ve only seen one person with ADD…because each person with ADD has unique symptoms.)
ADD is the brain’s inability to produce adequate dopamine for normal functioning. ADD is a disability that one is born with, lives with and dies with.
Crazy making does not create ADD. ADD is not the result of a reactive behavior or coping skill. If it was, every person on the site would have it!
You don’t have to agree with me, but I really believe this doc is WACKY!
one/joy_step_at_a_time
I wish my spath did her cons in plain sight. she’d be sooo much easier to catch – but she has a hardcore double life – one as the feebly talented mother and artist; ‘good friend and blind housewife – the other as …everyone else she pretends to be.
she tells on herself in some ways – when she tries to refute the accusations against her…she posts as hereself, but she posts convoluted stories of her innocence – some amazing ‘tells’ in THOSE posts. but, I have given up looking as she’s never going to physically come after me (and i wouldn’t hesitate to beat the fuck out of her if she did), so i don’t have that to deal with; and i have a lot of healing to do. and looking at what she’s doing puts the focus in the wrong place.
soimnotthecrazee1
One,
Are you watching your xspath post here? You lost me on that one!!
one/joy_step_at_a_time
no, not here…other places. and that’s past tense. ’cause i don’t want to tense in the present!
mind you she is talented enough, that she could pretend to be everyone here. sigh.
soimnotthecrazee1
OMG!!!! I agree about the pretending being a great act! That’s one reason I watch closely who the new posters are. WTF is that? I was the one abused, mislead and deceived. Why should I be paranoid!!! If he is out here….. step up to the plate buddy and take your salmon pinning as a well deserved punishment!!!
soimnottherazee1!
soimnotthecrazee1
PS> xspath, I always told you there are consequences for your actions and decisions in life!!!! Take it buddy!!!