• DOI:10.4172/2332-0915.1000150
Corpus ID: 56319493

Hunters in a Farmers World: ADHD and Hunter Gatherers

@inproceedings{Dein2015HuntersIA,
  title={Hunters in a Farmers World: ADHD and Hunter Gatherers},
  author={S. Dein},
  year={2015}
}

S. Dein

Published 2015

Sociology

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This paper considers the contemporary disorder ADHD as an evolutionary adaptation. After critiquing evolutionary psychology and psychiatry I discuss two evolutionary models of ADHD emphasising hyperactivity and impulsiveness and aggression respectively. I conclude by discussing the implications for child education