Willie: Raising and Loving a Child with Attention Deficit Disorder
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| Rating | : | 4.78 (685 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140249087 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
An inside look at life with a child with ADHD Terri Austin This was a very close-up look at the day-to-day life of a mother and her ADHD child. The author uses journal entries to track the frustration, worries, behavioral difficulties and lack of acceptance she and her son face. As the parent of a child with ADHD, I felt that this book was telling my son's story. It was very specific and accurate, not biased towards or against medication, and it presented a personal view of a very pervasive and painful disorder for both child and parent. I would recomme. Great for families who struggle with ADD I am a mom of a similar little boy with ADD and horrible experiences in "wonderful" preschools. I am so glad that Ann shared the story of Willie & his family. It is a moving, accurate and compelling story for anyone struggling to help their child feel good about themselves despite unacceptable behavior. My favorite line from the book relates precisely how I feel about my son, "buried treasure: Willie's true angelic sweetness, hidden deep under his symptoms." I am also a Pediatrician who knew how. "Great giver of information and very readable" according to A Customer. I absolutely loved this book. It gives an excellent first person view of what is it like living with a child with ADD. The reader follows the mother (the narrator) through her journal entries about coming to discover that her little boy had ADD, and finally getting a correct diagnoses, and then finally finding a school that catered to his specific learning style.
Through the insensitivity of a preschool staff to the psychologist who labeled Willie "brain-damaged," Ann and her husband searched for the key to Willie's bouts of belligerence and excitability, strengthened by their love for him, and by their belief in their son's ability to overcome these challenges. Nearly ten percent of school-aged children are diagnosed with ADD-Attention Deficit Disorder-and the condition has vaulted into the public awareness. This honest, moving, heartwrenching, and joyful account of Willie's first five years details a dizzying parade of doctors, schools, treatmen
Colin, writing from the perspective of a middle-class Manhattanite who wants Willie to achieve, moves from fear and uncertainty to finding the care and school situation that is right for him. Willie, written in the form of a journal, is an interesting and often moving story about parenting an ADD child--diagnosis problems, psychiatrists, drug trials. An estimated 10 percent of school-age boys are currently on Ritalin. At age four, Ann Colin's son Willie was charming, bright, belligerent and kicked out of preschool. Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric illness among children. She