Introduction. A new view for our children
Part 1. The past. The world of the Edison-gene child
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
Spirituality 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.